Thousands of Mizzou fans showed their spirit cheering for the Tigers at the Edward Jones Dome Saturday. In this week's edition of Blumberg Off The Bench, learn the story of a Mid-Missouri man who shows his Tiger spirit standing and sitting.
Fred Rosslan's remodeling company was stopped up.
"You get a feeling whenever the phone's not ringing and everything's not happening like it did the year before," said Rosslan.
So, he started using his head. Rosslan became an artist and his paintings now sell for hundreds of dollars.
"There's a lot of opportunity out there. You just have to think outside the box of where everybody else is at," said Rosslan.
Rosslan hand paints Tiger Toilets.
"Yeah, very crappy," said Rosslan.
He says he spends about four hours on each throne.
"Actually I spend about twelve hours a day on toilets, six days a week. I spend a lot more time on toilets than anyone else does. I'm sure," said Rosslan.
Teresa Tolksdorf is a die-hard Tiger fan. Her daughter is a former Golden Girl. Tolksdorf recently purchased a piece of porcelain pride. She had a Tiger Toilet tightened down this week.
"I can't wait to have people come over and watch MU games, football games, basketball games, and come over and enjoy the ambiance of the Tiger Toilet," said Tolksdorf.
Rosslan started marking the Tiger Toilets three months ago, and he has sold 75. Each is one of a kind.
"We do the striping by hand. None of these toilets is ever the same," said Rosslan.
"Everyone knows that I have a Tiger Toilet now and everyone says, 'When can I come see it?' See it or use it," said Tolksdorf.
Rosslan is flush with pride about the privy. He says the latrine is licensed, and 10 percent of each loo goes to Mizzou.
"We would never take any marketing strategy that takes away from the university's name, and everyone loves them," said Rosslan.
The Tiger commodes cost between 400 and 600 hundred dollars each. You might even look for something special to put inside the Tiger Toilet. How about a Jayhawk? Now that's one bowl you can bet their going to be in this year.
"It gives them something to aim at and they never miss," said Rosslan.
A can't miss concept to make sure Mizzou is always number one.
"Yes, number one and two. Hopefully more number one than two," said Tolksdorf.
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