Dumbest ever business venture? - GoFuckYourself.com

kunttv · 02-25-2003, 05:29 AM

Venture 1)

Started a mowing business years ago - just in time for a drought...!

Venture 2)

Spent four months in India, threw a grand into building a porn site targeting local Indians. Market potential was huge - 500 million sex starved males. It couldn't miss.

Unfortunately no bastard has a credit card...!

Venture 3)

Today I just copped a $75 fine for wearing an offensive t-shirt... I shit you not... but get this, I own the goddamn company that makes em! Now how the hell am I gonna sell em?!

$19.95, plus shipping, plus possible fines for offensive behaviour... good business, huh?

Know anyone stupid enough to buy, what could end up being a $100 t-shirt...?!

Send em to http://www.kuntz.tv

I swear I'm fucken jinxed - anyone else out there under the same spell...?

twistyneck · 02-25-2003, 05:31 AM

How do you get fined for wearing an offensive t shirt? I know Australia frowns upon civil liberties but that seems a bit much.

stocktrader23 · 02-25-2003, 05:31 AM

Elaborate Spam?

Voodoo · 02-25-2003, 05:33 AM

Mr.Fiction · 02-25-2003, 05:43 AM

He should win an award of some sort. I actually read the whole fucking thing.

kunttv · 02-25-2003, 05:43 AM

If only

kunttv · 02-25-2003, 05:51 AM

I'm #3... so much for freedom of speech.

The Courier Mail: Week ending December 8 [ 03dec02 ]

... From: Allan McDonald, Townsville, NQ, Australia. ... From: Shelley Watson. Comment:
x-rated t-shirt causes uproar. ... if his t-shirts were offensive -. ...

www.couriermail.news.com.au/printpage/ 0,5942,5599264,00.html - Similar pages

Mind you, I really do need to sell some stock...

Daen · 02-25-2003, 05:55 AM

I had a friend who started a turkey farm in Thailand breeding turkeys for Christmas. Thailand is about 95% Buddhist and 4% Muslim. He did not sell a single turkey.

Scootermuze · 02-25-2003, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by twistyneck
How do you get fined for wearing an offensive t shirt? I know Australia frowns upon civil liberties but that seems a bit much.

I know a gal that bought a t-shirt at a local event and put it on..

It said, "God of Fuck" on it..
The cops took her home to change because lots of folk in the little hick town were freakin out.. So she put on a Charles Manson shirt, which was acceptable.. go figger..

BRISK · 02-25-2003, 08:15 AM

Why is the word "Kuntz" illegal?

BRISK · 02-25-2003, 08:18 AM

Did you really spend 4 months in India making porn? Isn't porn illegal there?

Snake Doctor · 02-25-2003, 08:19 AM

Yes I've had a few failed busines ventures myself.

There was the pig farm in Jerusalem.......

The steak house in India.......

and the Big and Tall shop in Tokyo.....

some_idiot · 02-25-2003, 08:26 AM

I'm kinda confused by the "We're not alternate."

Are kids these days worried about being a second choice,
or did someone not check copy before the screen printer
started. I may be showing my age, but as it's stated on
the shirt, I'm fairly sure that "We're not alternative." fits
the statment being made.

Good spam though, I went through the whole site and
even considered buying the "Abolute" shirt.

gothweb · 02-25-2003, 09:09 AM

I would think the fact that the shirt is illegal in some places would be a selling point.

Ironhorse · 02-25-2003, 09:23 AM

Yeah hitting up a lucrative venture can be a hit and miss experience. They say 3rd time's a charm though so hang in there. Sucks about getting hassled over Kuntz, seems to me spelling difference alone should make you immune but wtf do I know about Australia..good luck!

traffictrader · 02-25-2003, 11:22 AM

good spam, you should sell spamming templates i think 80% of us were dumb enough to read that whole post.

skazzel · 02-25-2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gothweb
I would think the fact that the shirt is illegal in some places would be a selling point.

Definately, he just needs to get some banners drafted up saying "Outlawed in 42 countries!" - "The T-Shirt your mom warned you about" - "The T-Shirt George Bush doesn't want you to have!". Damn, on a roll.

Interlude · 02-25-2003, 11:45 AM

I once started a "suck my dick - $10" booth at the county fair, didn't do so well

-=HOAX=- · 02-25-2003, 12:04 PM

I started a "TRUE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC" band back in the late '90's we specialized in the true alternative to music...which is silence...got a few gigs, but when we just stood there on stage for an hour people stopped coming...it was fun while it lasted, we even had alternative roadies...which was just a hand full of lube.

02-25-2003, 05:29 AM	#1
kunttv Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7	Dumbest ever business venture? Venture 1) Started a mowing business years ago - just in time for a drought...! Venture 2) Spent four months in India, threw a grand into building a porn site targeting local Indians. Market potential was huge - 500 million sex starved males. It couldn't miss. Unfortunately no bastard has a credit card...! Venture 3) Today I just copped a $75 fine for wearing an offensive t-shirt... I shit you not... but get this, I own the goddamn company that makes em! Now how the hell am I gonna sell em?! $19.95, plus shipping, plus possible fines for offensive behaviour... good business, huh? Know anyone stupid enough to buy, what could end up being a $100 t-shirt...?! Send em to http://www.kuntz.tv I swear I'm fucken jinxed - anyone else out there under the same spell...?

02-25-2003, 05:33 AM	#4
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02-25-2003, 08:18 AM	#11
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02-25-2003, 08:19 AM	#12
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02-25-2003, 05:31 AM	#2
twistyneck So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hanging by the neck until dead. Posts: 4,660	How do you get fined for wearing an offensive t shirt? I know Australia frowns upon civil liberties but that seems a bit much.

02-25-2003, 05:31 AM	#3
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02-25-2003, 05:43 AM	#5
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	He should win an award of some sort. I actually read the whole fucking thing.

02-25-2003, 05:51 AM	#7
kunttv Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7	I'm #3... so much for freedom of speech. The Courier Mail: Week ending December 8 [ 03dec02 ] ... From: Allan McDonald, Townsville, NQ, Australia. ... From: Shelley Watson. Comment: x-rated t-shirt causes uproar. ... if his t-shirts were offensive -. ... www.couriermail.news.com.au/printpage/ 0,5942,5599264,00.html - Similar pages Mind you, I really do need to sell some stock...

02-25-2003, 05:55 AM	#8
Daen Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 177	I had a friend who started a turkey farm in Thailand breeding turkeys for Christmas. Thailand is about 95% Buddhist and 4% Muslim. He did not sell a single turkey.

02-25-2003, 08:26 AM	#13
some_idiot Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Doesn't matter, I'm not buying you another pint! Posts: 1,511	I'm kinda confused by the "We're not alternate." Are kids these days worried about being a second choice, or did someone not check copy before the screen printer started. I may be showing my age, but as it's stated on the shirt, I'm fairly sure that "We're not alternative." fits the statment being made. Good spam though, I went through the whole site and even considered buying the "Abolute" shirt. __________________ This AVS pays my mortgage!

02-25-2003, 09:09 AM	#14
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	I would think the fact that the shirt is illegal in some places would be a selling point. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

02-25-2003, 09:23 AM	#15
Ironhorse Pixel Pusher Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,093	Yeah hitting up a lucrative venture can be a hit and miss experience. They say 3rd time's a charm though so hang in there. Sucks about getting hassled over Kuntz, seems to me spelling difference alone should make you immune but wtf do I know about Australia..good luck! __________________ [email protected]

02-25-2003, 11:22 AM	#16
traffictrader Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ICQ# 93507395 Posts: 1,331	good spam, you should sell spamming templates i think 80% of us were dumb enough to read that whole post. __________________

02-25-2003, 11:45 AM	#18
Interlude Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: State of Denial Posts: 1,147	I once started a "suck my dick - $10" booth at the county fair, didn't do so well

02-25-2003, 12:04 PM	#19
-=HOAX=- Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CrackYaMental Posts: 4,365	I started a "TRUE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC" band back in the late '90's we specialized in the true alternative to music...which is silence...got a few gigs, but when we just stood there on stage for an hour people stopped coming...it was fun while it lasted, we even had alternative roadies...which was just a hand full of lube. __________________ Insert Value Here.