Monday, June 25, 2007

Trivia Pur$uit

In the 1850s, a Parisian newspaper was printed on rubber for the first time - for the benefit of people who enjoyed reading the latest news in the bath.

5 comments:

Papoosue said...

I've dropped books in the bath quite a few times - not sure about the rubber though!

Bart said...

Man, I used to read in the bath like a fiend when I was a kid. I still read in the restroom, but now it's while occupying a different part of the room...

david mcmahon said...

Hi Papoosue,

Guess it wasn't a good business proposition, or else they'd still be printed on rubber.

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Nice one, Bart-Man!

Brian in Oxford said...

What kind of ink? Would the bather find himself in a ring of ink after?