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Celebrities Will Sign Anything by alice gray

October 24th, 2006 9:32 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Obtain one of those paper toilet seat covers they have in public restrooms "for your protection" and have someone famous autograph it.

Jack actually wanted to be part of this task, but I'm pretty sure my famous guy thought I was weird enough asking him to sign a paper toilet seat cover without my also pulling a knife on him. Sorry, Jack.

As mentioned in Restroom Photography, the hardest part of this task was finding a paper toilet seat cover. Midwesterners are either too Rockwellian or too cheap to supply them. The only place I found any was in the airport.
1Only-Airports-have-seatcov.jpg

I was in the airport because we were bringing Danger Hotbod to his flight to Samoa. He has joined the Peace Corps and we won't see much of him for the next two years.
1Danger&duffletoSamoa.jpg

Having finally found one, I stashed it away until I could convince Bruce Schneier to sign it.
1toilet-seat.jpg 1toiletseat-autograph.jpg (detail)

For further evidence that this is actually Mr. Schneier's signature, I offer a comparison:
1verified-autograph.jpg, 1book-cover.jpg

I didn't feel comfortable asking him if I could take his picture signing it. I did tell him about SF0. He was not at all sure he was famous enough for this task. I said I thought it'd be okay.

I really don't know what to do with the darn thing now, though. Ideas welcome.

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1verified-autograph.jpg

1verified-autograph.jpg

the encrypted message here, in case you want to try uncoding it: OHOE OEYN KBTJ




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posted by Britt ++ on October 24th, 2006 11:13 PM

Could it be converted into a book jacket?

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posted by Raymond Luxury Yacht on October 25th, 2006 12:15 PM

I'd like to see that end up back in a dispenser.

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posted by alice gray on October 25th, 2006 12:53 PM

did you not like the last book, or is it your sense of fitting thrift that urges you to recommend such an action, Connor? I suppose I could make tissue paper roses, or something. Or use it for giftwrap.

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posted by Britt ++ on October 25th, 2006 2:40 PM

Tissue paper roses would be great, especially if the signature were visible on a petal.

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posted by Raymond Luxury Yacht on October 25th, 2006 4:54 PM

I mean to say that I like the idea of going into a bathroom stall, pulling out a toilet seat cover, and getting one that has been signed. It would be awesomenss.

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posted by anna one on October 28th, 2006 1:20 AM

How about putting it into one of his books at the local library? An unsigned book with a signed toilet seat cover inside? I'd be confused.

In the book!
posted by Raymond Luxury Yacht on October 28th, 2006 9:13 PM

Yesss!

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posted by alice gray on November 2nd, 2006 10:49 AM

this exchange made Bruce Schneier fame-itude more futuristic, I thought.
http://433.livejournal.com/378770.html?view=2101906#t2101906

today I seriously considered returning the seat cover to the airport dispenser, but just didn't feel good about it. Slipping it inside the dust jacket of his books in the library is the best idea. Thanks, Ana.