Posted on 04/19/2012 1:59:06 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Mel Brooks movies were as cheezy as can be, but I couldn’t help myself, I always thought they were a hoot! :o)
BTW it has been documented that the term "hooker" predates Maj. Gen. Hooker.
During the Civil War, it was not unusual for “camp followers” to accompany their men during a campaign. Wives, children and girlfriends were common in the field and they helped with cooking, laundry, etc.
I understand that General Hooker was known for being lax about camp followers, and the term “Hooker’s Women” arose because there were ... ahem ... more girlfriends than wives, so to speak.
At least, that’s the way I heard the origin of the word “hookers.”
Prostitutes are like car salesmen. They see the mark and adjust to make the sale.
I once was on a 3 month job in New Orleans in the downtown area. I’d visit the Harrah’s casino there once in a while and had a “girl” that wasn’t gorgeous but not bad offer me 30 minutes for $250.
Are you kidding me? And she didn’t even care to haggle! lol
Stars & Stripes has an interesting article on the origin of the term “hooker” in which at least partial credit is given to the General...
Yeah, I used to work at a pair of casinos in LV; went to one of the bars on-property after finishing work one day, and a woman walked up to me, takes a seat, and starts talking.
I wasn’t sure why she picked me out of the other people in the bar, so I tried to keep the conversational ball rolling:
Me: “So what do you do here in LV?”
Her: “I’m a prostitute”
I think the property’s policy was “You don’t advertise and we don’t prosecute”; I let Security know what had happened and she was escorted off the property...
I assume you're single?
No, but I've dealt with plumbers before.
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