Thursday, June 24, 2010

'Tis pity she's not a whore


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For the benefit of gentle readers in the provinces, I should explain that the Pelican Club is a well-known brothel. So, what is going on? Has demand outstripped supply? Is the world's oldest profession short of professionals? I only ask because I recall all the jeremiads that were written when the Prostitution Reform Bill was before Parliament, which predicted the the luring of disco dollies to a life of vice on an unprecedented scale. We were told that respectable young women from the suburbs would be ensnared by the brothel-keepers, that Auckland would become Sin City, that morality and decency would be no more. Yet, five years later, the brothel-keepers have a tart shortage.

Funny old world, isn't it?

3 comments:

Robyn said...

Do you think prostitutes are like hairdressers, that when they leave one workplace, their clients follow them to the next?

(Public notice: CRYSTELLE IS NOW AT THE HOUSE OF DESIRE. "I look forward to seeing all my old clients there, and welcome new clients!!!")

And what are these sins that presumedly triggered a "Get out! And never come around here again!" moment?

Russell Brown said...

And what are these sins that presumedly triggered a "Get out! And never come around here again!" moment?

Methamphetamine addiction?

Paul said...

Oh. All of a sudden it is not so funny.