Posts Tagged ‘prostitution’

Eliot Spitzer’s Hooker Habit: Bad for the Environment?

eliotspitzer2.jpgBad for his marriage and his political future? Definitely. But the environment? Can’t be… right? Jonathon Morgan at Green Daily begs to differ, though, and comes up with five ways that Governor Spitzer’s expensive habits are bad for the planet. Shame on you, Governor!

Image credit: Governor Photo Gallery, New York Governor’s Office

Korea vs. Japan: There’s No Sex In Whaling

whale-fluke.jpg“Are you Russian?” asked a middle-aged Korean man hopefully to an American English teacher. Translation: are you a prostitute?

“Are you Japanese?” she retorted. And that was that.

It’s the best rebuff I’ve heard to the bevy of Korean men who equate blonde hair with instant gratification. But why did it repel him with such shear efficiency? Or, put another way, what’s so bad about being called Japanese?

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