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Thai worker-owned brothel turns 1

Stilgherrian — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:40:37 +0000

Something I didn’t see in Thailand, because we didn’t go to Chiang Mai, but worth mentioning. Thailand’s first worker-owned sex bar, fully compliant with local labour laws, has just celebrated its first birthday.

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“Billionaire denies building secret sex lair”

Stilgherrian — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:12:14 +0000

Yep, that’s got to be the headline of the day, and I don’t understand why the Snarky Platypus didn’t find it first.

America’s 160th richest person, a billionaire who made his money from the 1990s hi-tech boom, has been accused of planning to build a “secret and convenient lair” underneath his California mansion dedicated to drug-taking and sex with prostitutes…

Kenji Kato worked for Mr [Henry] Nicholas as an assistant for seven years and alleges the tycoon ordered him to provide balloons filled with the laughing gas nitrous oxide for guests at parties held by the businessman. Guests’ drinks would be spiked with powdered ecstasy pills, he alleges.

Well, there goes my plan to write a couple of serious essays today… Thanks to Marc Andreessen for the tip.

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Quote of the Day, 14 May 2007

Stilgherrian — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:49:57 +0000

Thanks to Memex 1.1, I’m reminded of a wonderful quote from Dorothy Parker which will help start a Monday morning. She was challenged to come up with an interesting sentence with the word “horticulture” in it: “You can bring a whore to culture, but you cannot make her think.”

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Escort agency for virgins

Stilgherrian — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:44:37 +0000

The Dutch have launched an escort service especially for virgins. Sociology student Zoe Vialet, who set it up, says most of them work in IT. “They are very sweet… but very scared… You better practice before having a girlfriend. Woman expect men older than 30 having had some experience.”