Five Square Centimetres

January 23, 2012 4:01 PM

Dog Poop Insurance is a product that would potentially be available for a single-premium at the time of purchasing your new shoes.
posted by gman (14 comments total)

No thanks, my umbrella policy covers that.
posted by michaelh at 4:07 PM on January 23, 2012 [1 favorite]

Finally!
posted by Ron Thanagar at 4:08 PM on January 23, 2012

I'd be more interested in a Dog Poop Hit Squad that tracks down the negligent owner who didn't pick it up, and crams the turd right into their face. Heck, I'd pay extra for a video.
posted by xedrik at 4:11 PM on January 23, 2012 [3 favorites]

Step 1: Take out Dog Poop Insurance
Step 2: Poop all over new shoes
Step 3: Profit
posted by hamandcheese at 4:32 PM on January 23, 2012 [3 favorites]

This could be auto inserted into most MeTa threads at the very beginning with a small adjustment to the subtitles to reflect the issue at hand.
posted by lampshade at 4:32 PM on January 23, 2012

There are always dog laxatives if it's such a problem, xedrik, fairly indiscriminate, but if enough people won't clean up, then you'll probably get one.
posted by jeffburdges at 5:25 PM on January 23, 2012

But do they cover Poo Sticks?
posted by marchismo at 6:05 PM on January 23, 2012

Someone should just invent teflon soles.
posted by arcticseal at 6:38 PM on January 23, 2012

I can't tell if this is a joke or Japan.
posted by desjardins at 6:42 PM on January 23, 2012 [1 favorite]

At the beginning of that video, did the guy have to smell his shoe?

Twice?
posted by not_on_display at 7:46 PM on January 23, 2012

Just give Avalon Bay a call, xedrik.
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 8:10 PM on January 23, 2012

Sealing it in an airtight bag will just saturate the shoe worse.
posted by BurnChao at 8:19 PM on January 23, 2012

What about Cat Pee Insurance? Can we get that too?
posted by anthom at 5:51 AM on January 24, 2012

"I'd be more interested in a Dog Poop Hit Squad that tracks down the negligent owner who didn't pick it up, and crams the turd right into their face."

As a daily San Francisco runner I heartily approve of this suggestion.
posted by Blue Meanie at 2:39 PM on January 24, 2012