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August 18, 2004
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD 'EM... AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA BAN 'EM??
You know, living in the New York area, I'd like to think I've seen just about anything there is to be seen. But every now and then, something comes along that had escaped my attention or experience. I ran across one such story today: there is such a thing as motorized pole dancing. That's right... a pole dance in a limousine.
And just when I learn of this -- and have time to ponder the dazzling logistics of how that would work -- the Welsh are banning the practice!
Councillors from the mountainous Welsh county of Gwynedd said many limousine hire companies were providing erotic dancers as entertainment for clients, but agreed in-car striptease was "inappropriate."
"Lately, stretch limousines have been used more and more," said the report prepared for the council's licensing committee. "Some operators are providing entertainment to clients within the vehicle which may involve inappropriate activities such as lap dancing, giving rise to concerns about indecency."
The report did not make clear how many companies were offering motorised pole dancing in North Wales.
Okay, first of all... did I really read that right? An official government report said that lap dancing is giving rise to concerns? Cue Beavis and Butthead... "Heh heh huh heh hee hee huh huh he huh heh huh... he said, 'rise.'"
Secondly... doesn't it strike you that these council folks might have just a little not enough to do, for them to be worried about what goes on inside limousines? (Thank god these guys weren't around on my prom night!)
