Comments by Ermita_Nights (page 23)

I used to frequent the Combat Zone in the 1970s. Unshaved bush and no lap dances, as others have said. The "shows" were more elaborate than today, the girl might have a theme, something like "Victorian" or "French Maid" and have costume and props to go with it. Streetwalkers were thick in those days. I think it was standard to get warmed up in the club, then hire a professional to take back to the hotel.

That place was fantastic 20 years ago. These days I don't bother going when I'm in town.

I don't care if it's fake or real as long as it's convincing. I don't like a bad fake.

I've been to Russia a few times but not recently. It's $300 now? Things have really changed. When I first went, during the cold war, all you needed was a tube of West German toothpaste or some flashlight batteries.

People actually read Yelp reviews? I thought everyone knew most of them are fake.

What was the name of that place before it was the Pantheon? I used to like it back then. I think it was the first place I ever had a "modern" lap dance. Now I don't care for it.

No but I did get picked up by a to-be bride at her bachelorette party in New Orleans. She took me back to her place. I sometimes wonder how that marriage turned out.

Another interesting question is how much could you spend. I don't think I could spend more than $2000 in one day at the club. If I were there every day, that would be $700,000 a year, and I'm sure I'd be burned out. Still well under the Powerball earnings.

God damn lying politicians.

There's a Wikipedia article for that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet-related_injuries_and_deaths Famous people who have died on the toilet: King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia King George II of Great Britain King Edmund II of England Elvis "The King" Presley Lenny Bruce The crew of U-1206

My phone is the last thing I want with me in the club. I leave it in the car. If I want time with a particular dancer I give the waitress a few bucks and ask her to go find the dancer.

30 minutes. On my last trip, at Scarlett's in Toledo, I was in VIP with my favorite dancer and noticed we'd been in there 40 minutes. She said if the floor guy didn't notice, we should just keep going, so we did. After an hour I'd had enough and left. I suspected a scam but there was no demand for more money. I did tip well.

Well duh, of course the coin will be a failure if you don't get rid of the bill. As for pennies, at least in some areas they're already obsolete. I don't accept them in change or carry them. There are several businesses I frequent that don't give them in change or keep them in the register. One thing I find annoying is that no two coins look alike any more. Take two quarters out of your pocket, and they'll have two different things on them. I guess this is an attempt to push more coins on collectors.

Chinese people are genetically intolerant of lactose. While turning milk into cheese reduces the lactose content, it does not eliminate it.

That's odd. She didn't say why she wants to go, or why she wants you to go with her? Without more information it's impossible to know what's going on. Could be anything from making her boyfriend jealous to checking out possible employment to simple curiosity.

I would say if you pay the cover, sit at the bar or a table (not the stage), buy drinks and tip normally, and let the girls know you're not buying dances, you're ok. Depends on the place and how busy it is.

Yes, that will show the club owner who is boss. I bet the club will now apologize, buy the guy a new car, and give him a year of free lap dances. They'll see the error of their ways now.

It's rough but somehow we manage.

My profile photo is an exact likeness of me.

Hey, I resemble that remark. Stop insulting me or I'll secede.

For those who think he's a moron, I think he sounds more like an opportunist. I doubt he really wants Alabama to secede. I bet he's building publicity ahead of his next big (or big-breasted) business venture.

I would think a bikini car wash would do almost as well and be legal, even (almost) family friendly.

We should have a mud-wrestling match between Doug and Drac to settle this once and for all. On second thought, we should have them each bring their favorite dancer as proxy wrestlers.

The government intrusion into his life is the price he pays for his position of trust. I got a glimpse of this life years ago and decided I wanted no part of it. What he should have done, what the people I knew did, is find a high priced escort. This method can blow up in your face too, but in spite of the headlines, it's really very safe.

I'm glad I live in the Land of the Free. I'd have to be pretty desperate to take a job that requires drug testing.