LOL! Dirty Text Collectors Strike it Rich

3.5M hits daily lands Michigan grads in the money

By Mat Probasco, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 24, 2009 3:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Raunchy and funny text messages about love and lust have rocketed two recent college grads to easy street, reports the Detroit Free Press. Michigan friends Ben Bator and Lauren Leto loved their pals' outlandish texts so much they launched a Web site to share the fun. It was an instant hit, to the tune of 3 million daily visits. The two are now sifting through thousands of texts a day to pick the funniest and naughtiest.

The pair have put off law school to sort through T-shirt and book deals. Most of the posts on textsfromlastnight.com are too dirty to publish on a news site. Leto's mom has been pressuring her to tone down the offerings. "Is this the first thing that we say to someone we're sitting next to on a plane with a Bible in hand? No," Leto said. "But we're really proud of it."

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Recycling pals' raunchy texts is paying off big time for a couple of Michigan grads. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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Snarfeh

Aug 25, 2009 4:37 AM CDT

Ah, not me, Mad. I free PR'd Stumble Upon, but I like this one, too. I found it through SU, actually, but musta been Jenna or someone else talking it up here...and while I'm here, seriously..try Stumbling...you'll like it...

Gooner82

Aug 24, 2009 5:49 AM CDT

this website is great... no doubt it's not one for your grandmother, but very entertaining!

2-bits

Aug 24, 2009 1:47 AM CDT

Man, why can't I come up with ideas like this. Okay, I'll try one. I'll take pictures of people swimming in our school fountain and upload them to a site call Idiots in Fountains Daily or ifd.com. Recipe for success? Either that or I will make a YouTube series predicated entirely on the new Taliban leader's resemblance to an Arab Jack Sparrow.

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LOL! Dirty Text Collectors Strike it Rich