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http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-11-29T131055Z_01_SIB947442_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-SEX.xml

Prostitutes as old as 70 continue to work in rural Australia, pushed out of the cities due to strong competition from younger and more attractive sex workers, the author of a study said on Tuesday.

I don't know why, but this just made me laugh. Actually, I do know why.

Ew

Omg that makes me laugh too :p Imagine old ladies getting all dressed up and made up as whores...eww, but funny :p

"Prostitutes as old as 70 continue to work in rural Australia."

That's just ... sad.

And to any of you who favor legalizing prostitution ... think again! :p

"Prostitutes as old as 70 continue to work in rural Australia."

That's just ... sad.

And to any of you who favor legalizing prostitution ... think again! :p

The Whores Local 138 would see them put out to pasture years ago, probably with a good package for retirement too.

that bit at the end of the story where they 'just want a bit of a cuddle' is actually kind of cute in it's weird sickness, it made me laugh.

this is still sick though, old prostitutes should be able to retire or go into teaching, after all, those who can't 'do', teach.

"Prostitutes as old as 70 continue to work in rural Australia."

That's just ... sad.

And to any of you who favor legalizing prostitution ... think again! :p

How often to 70 year old NON prostitute women get to get sex? How many have a source of income?

It's only sad if you think sex is inheritly degrading.

Still...ew.

The Whores Local 138 would see them put out to pasture years ago, probably with a good package for retirement too.
:rolleyes:

Nice to know Australia's senior population gets their exercise...

-Asylum Nova

How often to 70 year old NON prostitute women get to get sex? How many have a source of income?

It's only sad if you think sex is inheritly degrading.

Still...ew.
No, what's degrading is having to perform an act which should be one of joy as a way to earn a living. And if you think most prostitutes enjoy sex, I've got some ocean-front property in Arizona you're gonna LOVE! :rolleyes:

The Whores Local 138 would see them put out to pasture years ago, probably with a good package for retirement too.
ha ha; "package"!!!! it took me a second to get that one.

And I thought 1984 was bad... Ugh.

that bit at the end of the story where they 'just want a bit of a cuddle' is actually kind of cute in it's weird sickness, it made me laugh.

this is still sick though, old prostitutes should be able to retire or go into teaching, after all, those who can't 'do', teach.
Yeah, imparting the young girls (and guys now) of Australia with their wisdom :rolleyes: :p

No, what's degrading is having to perform an act which should be one of joy as a way to earn a living. And if you think most prostitutes enjoy sex, I've got some ocean-front property in Arizona you're gonna LOVE! :rolleyes:

No, most prostitutes don't enjoy sex because in a society where sex is considered dirty and degrading, engaging in prostitution is usually an action of last resort. Those who engage in it are desperate and generally psychologically fragile.

On the other hand, having personally known some "dancers" who dabble on the side, many of them enjoy it quite well or simply see it as a job. It's the stigma of social disaproval that gets them down, not the act itself.

Don't construe this as a advertisement for prostitution. Then again, I think de-criminalizing prostitution would go far in improving a prostitute's lot in life.

People are too freaking puritanical.

One of my favorite bars here in Osaka is in a seedy neighborhood called Tennoji. The back streets of the area are the haunt of the likes of this story. You don't know how weird it is to be walking down a back street with a Japanese friend, and pass by a granny in a schoolgirl uniform haggling with a dirty old man over her price.

On the other hand, having personally known some "dancers" who dabble on the side, many of them enjoy it quite well or simply see it as a job. It's the stigma of social disaproval that gets them down, not the act itself.

I bet they also enjoy their pimp, the drug and alcohol abuse, the wondering if they will meet a john who might kill them and of course often dying young.

Ew
I'll have to agree with you.... :eek:

I bet they also enjoy their pimp, the drug and alcohol abuse, the wondering if they will meet a john who might kill them and of course often dying young.

You watch too many movies. And you don't listen. Visit Amsterdam.

You watch too many movies. And you don't listen. Visit Amsterdam.
When I was growing up, my grandmother in Myrtle Beach, SC ran a run-down motel. In the winter, old prostitutes used to hang out in the lobby and talk.

Two things they didn't like:

1. Johns who were assholes
2. Young women who weren't prostitutes who, in their words, were "giving it away for free".

They must have been pretty warped :confused:

They must have been pretty warped :confused:
Nope. Most of them didn't have a pimp, either.

Most prostitutes in the US today don't have pimps - they run their own web pages, chat forums, and manage contacts through IM and email.

I mean their statement that women should charge for sex. Men could start charging too even.

I mean their statement that women should charge for sex. Men could start charging too even.

They felt it was unfair that since they charged for it, the young women were undercutting their business.

They saw it as business - they couldn't see it as something that you might like to do for fun.

Okay, that is indeed warped...:rolleyes:

Okay, that is indeed warped...:rolleyes:
There are many women who are not prostitutes who still can't figure out why anyone would want to have sex - there are a substantial number of women who have NEVER been sexually satisfied even though they have had "sex" many times.

I mean their statement that women should charge for sex. Men could start charging too even.

Supply and demand. We men wouldn't survive. :D

There are many women who are not prostitutes who still can't figure out why anyone would want to have sex - there are a substantial number of women who have NEVER been sexually satisfied even though they have had "sex" many times.

Yeah, just ask any who have had sex with me! Uh...er...I mean...

There are many women who are not prostitutes who still can't figure out why anyone would want to have sex - there are a substantial number of women who have NEVER been sexually satisfied even though they have had "sex" many times.
I realise what you are saying, its just somewhat disturbing.

Yes, we are a neglected species Gymoor :p

Supply and demand. We men wouldn't survive. :D
A year or so ago, a man in Germany was running a house that provided male prostitutes for women - he went out of business rather rapidly.

Seems that a lot of men are just giving it away...

As our only option :p

As our only option :p

Hell, it's enough of a challenge to get women to go for it when we provide dinner and drinks!

What we men SHOULD charge for is cuddling and bug extermination.

Trust me, women would find a way around that even :p

Hell, it's enough of a challenge to get women to go for it when we provide dinner and drinks!

You surprise me Gymoor - that sounds like prostitution to me.

You surprise me Gymoor - that sounds like prostitution to me.

It's all prostitution, all that's left is the haggling. :D

You surprise me Gymoor - that sounds like prostitution to me.
Depends on your view of it. Guys take women out to dinner and still get nothing. :p

Who would pay to have sex with a 70 year old?

Who would pay to have sex with a 70 year old?
You never know - some guys might have a grandma fetish...

And think of the things that a 70 year old woman knows...

especially when she takes her teeth out...

Who would pay to have sex with a 70 year old?

A 90 year old with a fresh viagra prescription?

You never know - some guys might have a grandma fetish...

Bad mental images!!!

*kills self with pointy object*

Haha that is sick! :p

Haha that is sick! :p

"Am I in, or is that just a wrinkle?"

Supply and demand. We men wouldn't survive. :D

Get good and they will pay. ;)

"Am I in, or is that just a wrinkle?"

No. Bad. You are forbidden to speak of sex ever again, by world order.

"Am I in, or is that just a wrinkle?"
This is really where you wanted the thread to go. Are you as bored as I am with arguing politics this week?

No. Bad. You are forbidden to speak of sex ever again, by world order.

You sound like my ex.

"Am I in, or is that just a wrinkle?"
Really, know when to stop :p

Get good and they will pay. ;)

Be bad, and they'll pay more!

Really, know when to stop :p

You too sound like my ex...

Seriously folks, you have to stop feeding me such good setups. :D

This is really where you wanted the thread to go. Are you as bored as I am with arguing politics this week?

I'm in a constant state of disgust with politics.

It's refreshing to talk about something else that is disgusting!

I'm in a constant state of disgust with politics.

It's refreshing to talk about something else that is disgusting!
So, she pulls out her dentures, and says,

"Stho, thew ew wanth a fthlow thob?"

You too sound like my ex...

Seriously folks, you have to stop feeding me such good setups. :D
I assume your ex is a woman though :p

So, she pulls out her dentures, and says,

"Stho, thew ew wanth a fthlow thob?"

So I ask her what kind of underwear she's wearing...

Oh, you all probably know the punchline.

I assume your ex is a woman though :p

She was last time I checked.

She was last time I checked.
The question is, do we know her? I'm pretty sure that some of you know my first wife.

Hah, I am not into women anyway, so I doubt it.

The question is, do we know her? I'm pretty sure that some of you know my first wife.

She did get around...

(realizes the phrase is ambiguous enough to apply to either of the women in question.)