[Aberlour10]

fred, on Mar 23 2008, 09:02 AM, said:

kenberg, on Mar 23 2008, 01:53 PM, said:

fred, on Mar 23 2008, 08:21 AM, said:

jtfanclub, on Mar 23 2008, 12:42 PM, said:

Hiring a prostitute in the U.S. is only legal in Nevada (but not Los Vegas).

Fortunately you can hire a bridge pro is Las Vegas

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

Some years back a non-bridge playing friend asked how bridge players could earn a living since, unlike poker, there is no pot to win. I explained about bridge pros, she listened carefully, and said "I see, sort of a bridge gigolo".

I am trusting that you take this with the good humor that is intended.

Of course - I was the one who started the hooker/bridge-pro analogy.

But for the record I do believe that many bridge pros are more like teachers than they are like hookers and that hiring such pros is a fun and effective way to learn and improve.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

In the early days of online bridge, I think it was in winter 2001 I started to play at the first polish bridge site owned by a local software company. They sponsored at that time the league team of the actually best WBF ranked polish professionals, He went several times a week online, and everybody had the possiblity to play for free a few hands with the Champion. He was very patient with all us rookies players and kibbers had so much fun.. I can't remember since that to join to the table "loaded" with so much humor ... hah good old days

Robert

[blackshoe]

jtfanclub, on Mar 23 2008, 12:35 PM, said:

A police woman is OK...you're talking a few days in jail, a big fine, and probably get sent home. It's embarrassing, but you'll survive it.

On the other hand, being a foreigner in the U.S. accused of attempted rape of a minor is, well, that could ruin your life pretty fast.

Being an American in the US in that situation will do the same thing. Unless you have enough political pull to get it swept under the rug, which few do.

[Al_U_Card]

Not swept under the rug! Never REVEALED!!! They are all inebriated on the power that they wield. They all do pretty much whatever they want to. Only when they "endanger" the established order or are being a "bother" do they "suddenly" get caught.

[blackshoe]

You have an interesting world view, Al. Is there anything that isn't a conspiracy? :-)

[jtfanclub]

blackshoe, on Mar 23 2008, 06:55 PM, said:

Being an American in the US in that situation will do the same thing. Unless you have enough political pull to get it swept under the rug, which few do.

Well, I can't say I've tried it. But I don't think there are too many locals spending 3 to 5 years in jail for soliciting an underage prostitute. I'd think that'd hit the papers.

[Al_U_Card]

blackshoe, on Mar 23 2008, 11:45 PM, said:

You have an interesting world view, Al. Is there anything that isn't a conspiracy? :-)

Well...now that you mention it....who told you?!

No conspiracy, just human nature and our usual dose of passivity and nonchalence towards things that we feel are too complicated for us to understand or get involved with. These failings mean that we will be taken advantage of over and over again.

It pisses me off that these people operate with virtual impunity.

btw as social animals, we never operate alone so, ergo, EVERYTHING we do is a conspiracy....rofl

[kenberg]

Our prostitution laws resemble our marijuana laws and our traffic laws. A great deal of violation, occasional prosecution. In all of these, it is possible for someone with a grudge to use these laxly enforced laws to get someone. But it is not the usual reason.

Around here I can be going 70 in a 55 mph zone and be passed by people going 80 or more. Every once in a while they set up some radar and some few get caught. If it's me, I don't take it personally.

Mr. Spitzer did something that seems to me to be stupid beyond belief but it is also something done often and by more than a few guys, or their would be no prostitution business. Of course the consequences for him are much higher than having to pay a speeding ticket but my guess is that the mechanism of his undoing, namely someone gets caught and his number came up, is similar. He apparently aggravated a lot of people so other explanations are of course possible, but the simplest explanations are usually the correct explanations.

[blackshoe]

jtfanclub, on Mar 24 2008, 01:08 AM, said:

Well, I can't say I've tried it. But I don't think there are too many locals spending 3 to 5 years in jail for soliciting an underage prostitute. I'd think that'd hit the papers.

The charge would not be "soliciting an underage prostitute" but "statutory rape". I would guess that when the papers report such cases, they often neglect to mention that the girl was hooking.