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To: Kirk © who wrote (8246)	8/30/1999 2:48:00 PM
From: Digger Sacket	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

HOUSTON, Aug 30, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Romayne B., an executive assistant in a large Chicago company was causing severe distress to her boss and coworkers. She suffered from severe intestinal gas odor (flatulence) until she found a filter Cushion that saved her career. "I was diagnosed with colon cancer and rushed into surgery. After the surgery, complications caused the doctors to go back in and remove over one and one-half feet of my intestines. Now, I can't control my gas. Everywhere I went: the doctor's office, church and especially my office, it was embarrassing," said Romayne. It was so bad she considered quitting her career. Then one day she saw Regis and Kathie Lee on TV discussing a new product called the Toot Trapper (now named the Flatulence Filter(tm)). "It was a life saver," according to Romayne. "I take it everywhere." The Flatulence Filter is a one-inch thick seat cushion impregnated with activated charcoal and covered in a gray fabric. The manufacturer has had great response to the product. In fact, they guarantee that it immediately absorbs the odor or the customer gets her money returned. "We give the customer three months to prove it works." According to Wayne Story, President of UltraTech Products Inc., "Two out of three cushions are ordered by women. They usually tell us that it's for someone else. Often they say it's for a man. But when they call back and order a second one, we find out it's really for them. This problem is embarrassing for so many people that we are constantly getting calls from customers who are worried that we might stop producing the product." UltraTech's biggest problem is getting the public to believe it's a real product. When they first hear about the Flatulence Filter(tm) most people think it's a joke. But it is very real. In fact, an independent research group in Minneapolis tested the cushions as part of a scientific study of flatulence. "The charcoal-lined cushion effectively limits the escape of these sulfur-containing gases into the environment, " chronicled Dr. F.L. Suarez and associates in 'GUT' a British medical journal. I guess this is not UTEK??? <gggg> DS