so im 18....

**drone** · 02-12-2010, 00:46

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

ill be 18 in a few hours, but i have yet to discover the advantages of being 18. besides being regarded as really old.
can i go to strip clubs yet?

If I remember correctly, there are a few clubs in Atlanta that are BYOB or completely dry, which means you can go in. If the club has a liquor license, you are out of luck.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 02-12-2010, 01:31

Originally Posted by drone

If I remember correctly, there are a few clubs in Atlanta that are BYOB or completely dry, which means you can go in. If the club has a liquor license, you are out of luck.

Strip clubs without liquor...never heard of such a animal. What's the point of a lap dance with no alcohol?

Apart from the fact that you have to be 18 to get to 19 and so on....sorry Charlie. Once you hit 19 you can go to the Canadian ballet and get drunk legally. Or do what the rest of us did...get drunk illegally now.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 02-12-2010, 02:11

Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito

Strip clubs without liquor...never heard of such a animal. What's the point of a lap dance with no alcohol?

Sweet Jitters, is it just me who believes that alcohol combined with provocatively-dressed (hell, or even naked), presumably attractive women who are paid to do their best to seduce men and yet are not allowed to engage in any sort of sexual intercourse is a bad idea? Strip clubs with liquor? What's next, LSD dens with guns? Auto racing with sleeping pills?

**drone** · 02-12-2010, 05:27

Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito

Strip clubs without liquor...never heard of such a animal. What's the point of a lap dance with no alcohol?

Not sure about today, but in the 90's it was fairly common in the ATL. It might be a southern/Atlanta thing, it's probably due to the mix of Deep South religious influences and Atlanta's hedonism. Atlanta (or rather Fulton County) had lots of strip clubs, some high class (the infamous Gold Club being one) along with some not so high class. Atlanta is/was a convention town, so this isn't too surprising. As the sprawl expanded, proprietors tried to open up clubs in the suburban counties (DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett). The more conservative/religious residents of these counties fought with the only legal avenue available to them, the liquor licensing process. Some clubs decided it wasn't worth the effort to fight the legal battle to get a license, so they went without. This had the added side-effect of lowering the minimum age requirement of their customers to 18, which was a nice middle finger to the prudes. Depending on the county, these clubs could either be booze-free, or BYOB (with carding on entry and high "cover charges" on booze brought in). The dancers weren't as "talented" since the money draw was less, but beggars (and high school seniors) can't be choosy.

Atlanta is what a hundred thousand Confederate soldiers died to prevent.

Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus

Sweet Jitters, is it just me who believes that alcohol combined with provocatively-dressed (hell, or even naked), presumably attractive women who are paid to do their best to seduce men and yet are not allowed to engage in any sort of sexual intercourse is a bad idea? Strip clubs with liquor? What's next, LSD dens with guns? Auto racing with sleeping pills?

Large bouncers and Mafia ties keep the peace. Liquored up customers spend and tip more.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 02-12-2010, 05:37

Originally Posted by drone

Large bouncers and Mafia ties keep the peace. Liquored up customers spend and tip more.

Huh, how right you are. Especially the latter part. Wow, I am genuinely impressed with their business model. What better way to extract money than with a nude beauty caressing the dough out of a male drunk on ethanol, genetics (the visual clues of a desirable mate), testosterone, serotonin and dopamine... A bleeping monkey on crack will have better judgement...

**A Very Super Market** · 02-12-2010, 05:43

At which point someone gets thrown out, and you still have whatever they spent.

But who needs a strip club, where you can't even go about primal business? Celebrate your birthday by casting your genes off into life. And any crevice that comes with it.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 02-12-2010, 06:08

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

But who needs a strip club, where you can't even go about primal business? Celebrate your birthday by casting your genes off into life. And any crevice that comes with it.

But who needs the primal business itself when there are no desirable mates of the opposite sex to stimulate and fulfil such desire? Two forks of a tongue, as Centurion1 would surely understand