Local grads turn texts into gold with web site

Two local grads are turning the drunken escapades and the texts that they produce into Internet — and comedic — gold. In fact, so much of their time has gone to their website texts from last night (viewer discretion is advised), that they are foregoing law school at the moment.Their parents might not be too happy about that but, damn, is that web site funny — as long as you’re over 18, or accompanied by a parent.Excerpt:Ben Bator, 23, of Royal Oak and Lauren Leto, 22, of Grosse Pointe Woods often found their friends’ messages so funny that they started a Web site where people could share texts with the world.The site is a runaway hit that’s launched a book deal, T-shirt sales and mobile-phone applications.It’s so successful that it has interrupted law school plans for Bator and Leto, who now sift through 10,000 to 15,000 messages a day, deciding which ones to post. Contributors are identified by area code.Read the entire article here.