So, I got a copy of “Roller Coaster Tycoon” out of a cereal box about two weeks ago, and I have to warn everyone: this thing is addictive!
I’ve become quite the king of Roller Coaster Tycoonery, but I’m having trouble stopping. It’s 3am, and I’m actually considering whether or not to build a Corkscrew Rollercoaster or a Log Flume Water Ride… something ‘aint right with this picture.
And while I’m here, let me tell you why I hate strip joints. Now, I’m a healthy, red-blooded, heterosexual male, and I like naked women just as much as the next dude. I just got back from a stag party at a strip joint… and let me tell you why I’m just not a fan.
First, I call it the “Mona Lisa Affect:” You’ve heard about it, you’ve seen it on TV, and you know it’d be kinda cool to see it in person. Once you get there, you can stare at her for five, ten, maybe even fifteen minutes. But eventually, you start to realize that it’s the same old, same old. Sure, it’s great and all… but once you’ve looked once… you’ve seen it. “Oh, you’ve got a pair? Well, so did the first twelve chicks.”
Second, the “Pan Handler Affect:” You ever walked down Elgin St., Younge St. or (Insert major drag in your town here) and had the street folks hit you up for cash? Well, the strippers manage to convert that charming “Spare some change?” appeal into a sexy look that says: “Oh, you’re sexy. I wanna sleep with you… spare some change?” Look honey, I know you’re after my cash, I know you look that way at all the marks, I aint buying: can you play the harmonica or write a funny sign?
Strip joints are like listening to TheoryOfaNickleCreed: just a waste of time and money.
Thank You and Good Night.
how about the hooker harvey's near Seaton House?
Thehip21 Wrote:how about the hooker harvey's near Seaton House?
I usually buy whichever of the two is less greasy at that moment...
The art of combining two threads into one...very nice...
topic 1: Roller coaster tycoon is addictive, but play it for a month and you'll never touch it again.
topic 2: Same response...play with it for a month and you'll never touch it again.
"when she saw my nickel stack, I whistled hard, and she whistled back...great stripper reference.
Stephen Dame Wrote:Thehip21 Wrote:how about the hooker harvey's near Seaton House?
I usually buy whichever of the two is less greasy at that moment...
haha good one. You're pretty whitty..no wonder you post so much :lol:
Just busting your balls ofcourse.
I hear you on both counts. I was a world class Airport Tycoon for months before hanging up my boots (my multibillion dollar entrepreneur boots) because it was just taking up too much time. And don't even get me started on Sim City 2000...I lived and died with those people. :mrgreen:
As for strip clubs...been in a few, doubt I'll ever go back. They're just plain disgusting...all of the ones I've been in, anyhow. Never been in one of those posh "gentlemen's clubs" so I can't speculate on them...perhaps they're tasteful enough to actually enjoy it in there...but if I'm going to pay $5.75 for a single beer, it better be in the company of a really good loud band!
This was interesting to read, I just home from Paris. A few days ago I saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, and the night before I had a terrible experience at a strip joint.
Actually, I thought it was a strip joint, but it turned out to be a brothel. I tried to get the hell out of there, but the bouncer wouldn't let me leave, I was robbed of $500, a pimp threatened to punch me, a hooker tried to steal my wallet, and I wound up running from the bouncer through the streets of Paris in the middle of the night. It's a great story, I'll type it up later when I'm not so tired.
Look forward to hearing it!
Welcome "home", hope you had a great trip overall!
Strip joints are simply asinine (that word is getting lots of “run”on this forum).
The bulk of their patrons are societal degenerates. The owners are creeps, by-and-large. The “dancers” often fail to be exemplary specimens of female beauty or sexiness, whose sagging mammaries are outdone only by a plunging self-esteem.
And even even when the ‘talent’ is erotic enough to elicit the slightest degree of arousal, the patron leaves penniless and insanely frustrated.
I don’t get it. I’d feel better about myself if I shagged a hooker. Then I might walk away feeling like I got at least something for my hard-earned money. :roll:
BulletRiddled Wrote:I saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
Was she looking at you as you walked by? :lol: Kinda eery no?
I was surprised by how tiny the painting actually is although maybe it just seemed that way from 10 meters distance - couldn't really get any closer due to the hord of tourists crowding the area.
I was there in Nov 2003 - isn't the Louvre one of the most amazing museums? It completely blew me away.
The Horrible Esthete Wrote:Strip joints are simply asinine (that word is getting lots of “run”on this forum).
The bulk of their patrons are societal degenerates. The owners are creeps, by-and-large. The “dancers” often fail to be exemplary specimens of female beauty or sexiness, whose sagging mammaries are outdone only by a plunging self-esteem.
And even even when the ‘talent’ is erotic enough to elicit the slightest degree of arousal, the patron leaves penniless and insanely frustrated.
I don’t get it. I’d feel better about myself if I shagged a hooker. Then I might walk away feeling like I got at least something for my hard-earned money. :roll:
I dont know about the hooker part, I've never understood guys who can do that but then again, I'm a girl - I've given up trying to understand the male sex. :lol:
As for the strip joints, I agree. I went to a strip joint once in the USA (Missouri) with my ex-boyfriend and two of his friends and it was crap. I have to admit I was curious - I'd never been to a stripjoint before and I really wanted to see for myself what the whole fuss was about but when I finally got there it was...just... I don't know.. dissapointing really. The ladies were unattractive and couldn't dance and the men were all middle-aged, drunk and downright freaky. I had a good time observing everybody there and I can understand it being fun for one night but to go on a regular basis? Maybe not.
Kim Wrote:I dont know about the hooker part, I've never understood guys who can do that but then again, I'm a girl - I've given up trying to understand the male sex. :lol:
As for the strip joints, I agree. I went to a strip joint once in the USA (Missouri) with my ex-boyfriend and two of his friends and it was crap. I have to admit I was curious - I'd never been to a stripjoint before and I really wanted to see for myself what the whole fuss was about but when I finally got there it was...just... I don't know.. dissapointing really. The ladies were unattractive and couldn't dance and the men were all middle-aged, drunk and downright freaky. I had a good time observing everybody there and I can understand it being fun for one night but to go on a regular basis? Maybe not.
Ahh, the "Show-Me" state :lol: :lol: I once had a wedding to attend to in St Louis, an old college friend of mine, and for our stag party we went to a local strip joint. The bride decided to hold her own bachoerlette (sp?) party at a Chippendale's club a few blocks down the road! Strip joints are weird, no doubt about it.
Kim Wrote:Was she looking at you as you walked by? :lol: Kinda eery no?
I was surprised by how tiny the painting actually is although maybe it just seemed that way from 10 meters distance - couldn't really get any closer due to the hord of tourists crowding the area.
I was there in Nov 2003 - isn't the Louvre one of the most amazing museums? It completely blew me away.
Yeah, I had no idea I'd enjoy the Louvre that much. I've never been lost in a museum before, but at least there's lots to look at while you're trying to get yourself oriented. Seeing the Mona Lisa was really, really cool, although I still can't figure out why it's so famous - it was weird to see one Da Vinci recieving so much attention, and another Da Vinci recieving none. Some other great paintings, like the famous one of Louis XIV, had no one around, yet people were trampeling each other to get a picture of the Venus de Milo. My favorite area, the Messopotamian sculptures and writings, were so empty I was usually the only person in the room.
I love it when that happens. During the Impressionist Masters tour through the AGNS here in Halifax (which despite our size and location is a very highly respected art gallery) I had the rest of the entire gallery, two whole buildings, virtually to myself. I took time to enjoy the "rest" of the sights like never before.
Back to the topic at hand :thumb: ...either certain members of the hip often frequent strip joints or Gord likes the tragic element of those that do...try to list all the stripper refferences you can.... I had that one earlier in the post.