Don’t look now, but Ontario just legalized prostitution, sweeping aside the country’s anti-prostitution laws. No word yet about whether Canadian prostitutes take Canadian Tire money.
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
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on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForReally well written and well done. Good work DavidTC.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsBrief review of A Working Man: It's Stallone saying "Yeah, John Wick was pretty good... here's how *… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The behavior of the administration reminds me how we've seen them (not) respond to sex criminals in… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Here's a link which talks about "Trump's war on Columbia University explained" It does a reasonably… on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsThinking about this some more. Back in the late 80s, Mom took us to see an off-Broadway Big River. I…
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsOK, that sounds a lot less interesting. Perhaps even less so than actual musical theater.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsIf there were money in it, they'd be doing it.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25It occurs to me that, presuming the isn't bending the knee, what he might be doing is trying to pres… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Indeed.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsIt would be if it was like a movie theater, but it's more like a computer room (24 monitors, people…
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Bowling — Balling Up the Score
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Perhaps the better news is that this is not a brand new decision, this is (I believe) the apellate court upholding a previous ruling.
Now we just have to wait until it goes to the Supreme Court.Report
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Right, that’s true. I was intrigued by the defense- that the law prevented them from taking basic safety precautions. Of course that’s probably true, but I’d never really thought of it that way.Report
My blog is called the Bawdy House Provisions, named after that law. Does this mean I have to stop blogging?Report