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Topless clubs feel the economic squeeze
Toronto Star ^ | 12/10/08 | Jim Irwin

Posted on 12/11/2008 7:30:09 PM PST by T-Bird45

DETROIT – How bad are things around the Motor City? So bad that even Jon Jon's Cabaret is offering half-off deals.

The topless club in the suburb of Warren – where General Motors and Chrysler employ upwards of 20,000 people – cut the cost of a table dance in half, from $20 to $10, in mid-November. The dancer gets all the money plus any tips, while food and drinks generate the club's income, general manager Kelly Sander said Tuesday.

Jon Jon's has lowered prices on drinks, but business is still down 50 percent from a year ago, Sander said. She now opens the club at 6 p.m. instead of 11 a.m.

(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: aflcio; motorcity; pinkslips; pricecuts; sleaze; tabledance; uaw
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To: T-Bird45

a bail out program without the need for cover up.

talk about transparency...


41 posted on 12/12/2008 11:37:16 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: T-Bird45
....So bad that even Jon Jon's Cabaret is offering half-off deals.....

Half off topless .....mastectomy EEO

42 posted on 12/12/2008 11:41:30 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin (it's working))
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To: Slings and Arrows
You gotta admit: That's one great title.
43 posted on 12/12/2008 12:22:15 PM PST by Titan Magroyne ("Drill now drill hard drill often and give old Gaia a cigarette afterwards she deserves it." HerrBlu)
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To: Titan Magroyne; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
This is a serious topic - no tittering.


44 posted on 12/12/2008 1:24:08 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("If one cannot learn from the mistakes of others, one might as well become a Democrat."--E. Friesner)
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To: Slings and Arrows
I suspect you've been *this way* for a very long time ...


45 posted on 12/12/2008 1:31:29 PM PST by Daffynition ("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
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To: Bender2

"Ooh...I sure hope things don't get that serious around here."


46 posted on 12/12/2008 1:31:53 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (Gen. George S. Patton to Michael Moore... American Carol: "I really like slapping you.")
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To: Slings and Arrows
I suspect you've been *this way* for a very long time ...


47 posted on 12/12/2008 1:32:40 PM PST by Daffynition ("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
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To: T-Bird45

I’m surprised that a topless bar in Detroit gets any business at all- most folks around there go to the “Windsor Ballet”.


48 posted on 12/12/2008 1:38:13 PM PST by Squawk 8888 (TSA and DHS are jobs programs for people who are not smart enough to flip burgers)
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To: max americana
reminds me of the literal meaning of “nickel and dime the strippers”.

Giving a whole new meanintg to the term "coin slot".

49 posted on 12/12/2008 1:43:19 PM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
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To: Koblenz

ROFL!!!!!!!!!


50 posted on 12/12/2008 1:45:27 PM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
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To: Koblenz

You made me laugh so loud my cat woke up and gave me a dirty look.


51 posted on 12/12/2008 1:46:07 PM PST by muggs
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To: Slings and Arrows

This thread desperately needs more pics.


52 posted on 12/12/2008 1:46:18 PM PST by day10 (Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense.)
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To: T-Bird45; Slings and Arrows; All
I have a concern that this thread may not be taken seriously by some, and so I wanted to add a bit of intellectual sobriety to the matter.

 

 shaker

53 posted on 12/12/2008 1:47:13 PM PST by Stoat (Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: big'ol_freeper

54 posted on 12/12/2008 1:49:24 PM PST by TonyStark
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To: day10
One for my fellow dogs:

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55 posted on 12/12/2008 1:49:40 PM PST by IrishPennant (Patriotism is strongest when accompanied by bad politics, loyal FRiends and great whiskey)
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To: IrishPennant; Stoat

Bless you both.

It’s been a long day.........


56 posted on 12/12/2008 1:50:59 PM PST by day10 (Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense.)
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To: day10
Then you deserve a combination Girl/Gun:

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57 posted on 12/12/2008 1:52:33 PM PST by IrishPennant (Patriotism is strongest when accompanied by bad politics, loyal FRiends and great whiskey)
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To: IrishPennant

That’s like the Old Milwaukee slogan - it doesn’t get much better than that........


58 posted on 12/12/2008 1:55:15 PM PST by day10 (Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense.)
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To: Stoat

Some may call you a boob for doing so, but your video is appreciated by those of us who are trying to stay abreast of these important developments.

I just had to get that off my chest.

We have to nipple these things in the bud.

Before it devolves into a tit-for-tat situation.

Some might knocker your efforts, but it is humor in a jug-ular vein.


59 posted on 12/12/2008 1:55:44 PM PST by exit82 (It's all Obama's fault. And Biden is still a moron. They are both above their paygrade.)
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To: day10; IrishPennant; All
Bless you both.

It’s been a long day.........

You're quite welcome; it has indeed.

This recent thread may also be of interest to discerning, intellectual and thoughtful readers:

 

In photos 'South Africa Miss World' (Beachwear competition 2008)

60 posted on 12/12/2008 1:56:33 PM PST by Stoat (Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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