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(Dutch News)   Amsterdam wants to replace the women in the windows of the red-light district with QR codes, which means there's now another way to pick up a virus when visiting a prostitute   (dutchnews.nl) divider line
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8 inches [TotalFark]
2022-12-16 5:18:46 PM  
CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).
 
FormlessOne
2022-12-16 6:36:03 PM  
Could be worse. Scratch and Sniff technology has progressed quite a long way from its infancy...
 
Aardvark Inc.
2022-12-16 6:38:04 PM  
So, it has come to this...


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\pun very much intended
 
the_rhino
2022-12-16 6:39:05 PM  

FormlessOne: Could be worse. Scratch and Sniff technology has progressed quite a long way from its infancy...


Be still, my beating heart...
 
6nome
2022-12-16 6:39:22 PM  

8 inches: Some of them have enormous bowls


I read that as enormous bowels.
 
dbirchall [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-16 6:41:07 PM  
I do hope they'll at least be those clever QR codes that are arranged to include something resembling a picture, or at least some information about the link destination.  Otherwise I feel sorry for the people who have to scan every single farking code and then decide which one they liked best.
 
8 inches [TotalFark]
2022-12-16 6:45:22 PM  

6nome: 8 inches: Some of them have enormous bowls

I read that as enormous bowels.


They did after I was done with them.
 
gameshowhost [OhFark]
2022-12-16 6:46:11 PM  
( -_-)
 
chitownmike
2022-12-16 6:46:49 PM  

6nome: 8 inches: Some of them have enormous bowls

I read that as enormous bowels.


I think you have to pay extra for that kind of thing
 
iheartscotch
2022-12-16 6:49:40 PM  
In Germany (at least) they check you before you do the dew and condoms, always utilized and the ladies get regular health checks because they live in an actual first world country, or so I've been told.
 
Stud Gerbil
2022-12-16 6:51:37 PM  
3D women are still a thing?   Gross.
 
foo monkey
2022-12-16 6:52:46 PM  
'Do sex workers feel respected by being gawped at?,' Rooderkerk said. 'You can also ask how treating sex work as a [tourist] attraction is helping improve the position of women in the 'me too' era.'

This person is a moron.
 
Dwedit
2022-12-16 6:54:36 PM  
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blackminded
2022-12-16 6:55:05 PM  

8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).


This is Fark. You can just say "hey guys once I paid for sex." It's not even that cool of a story.

A cool story around here would need to involve a Doctor Who cosplay and Tara Strong doing voiceover for no reason.
 
foo monkey
2022-12-16 6:56:00 PM  

blackminded: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

This is Fark. You can just say "hey guys once I paid for sex." It's not even that cool of a story.

A cool story around here would need to involve a Doctor Who cosplay and Tara Strong doing voiceover for no reason.


Oh, there was a reason...
 
mistahtom
2022-12-16 7:01:24 PM  
Fraudulent QR code stickers should be outlawed.
 
I dont want to be on this planet anymore
2022-12-16 7:02:25 PM  

Dwedit: [Fark user image 750x1000]


                                                  French Freedom kiss *
 
AuralArgument
2022-12-16 7:02:28 PM  
blackminded:

So you've been told.
 
TWX
2022-12-16 7:03:42 PM  

Aardvark Inc.: So, it has come to this...


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\pun very much intended


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Bslim [TotalFark]
2022-12-16 7:06:56 PM  
*Thanks, moderate spender. Please select erotic transaction*
 
Miss_Dorothy_Kilgallen [TotalFark]
2022-12-16 7:11:47 PM  

Dwedit: [Fark user image image 750x1000]


That's hot.
 
LordOfThePings [OhFark]
2022-12-16 7:16:47 PM  

Aardvark Inc.: So, it has come to this...


[Fark user image 682x197]

\pun very much intended


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AbuHashish
2022-12-16 7:17:19 PM  

6nome: 8 inches: Some of them have enormous bowls

I read that as enormous bowels.


Two bowels, one cup
 
Frenchtoast Mafia
2022-12-16 7:18:06 PM  
Problem solved. Duh.
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BigKaboom
2022-12-16 7:30:17 PM  

dbirchall: I do hope they'll at least be those clever QR codes that are arranged to include something resembling a picture, or at least some information about the link destination.  Otherwise I feel sorry for the people who have to scan every single farking code and then decide which one they liked best.


Do they have a rating systems like Uber and Door Dash drivers? I'm just asking.
 
8 inches [TotalFark]
2022-12-16 7:33:03 PM  

blackminded: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

This is Fark. You can just say "hey guys once I paid for sex." It's not even that cool of a story.

A cool story around here would need to involve a Doctor Who cosplay and Tara Strong doing voiceover for no reason.


Once?
 
TWX
2022-12-16 7:33:25 PM  

BigKaboom: dbirchall: I do hope they'll at least be those clever QR codes that are arranged to include something resembling a picture, or at least some information about the link destination.  Otherwise I feel sorry for the people who have to scan every single farking code and then decide which one they liked best.

Do they have a rating systems like Uber and Door Dash drivers? I'm just asking.


"ten out of ten, would come again"
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2022-12-16 7:34:50 PM  
"You'll need to download our app to get the best rates."
 
TWX
2022-12-16 7:35:27 PM  
It sounds like Amsterdam is trying to nag its red light district into nonexistence.
 
FormlessOne
2022-12-16 7:38:53 PM  

BigKaboom: dbirchall: I do hope they'll at least be those clever QR codes that are arranged to include something resembling a picture, or at least some information about the link destination.  Otherwise I feel sorry for the people who have to scan every single farking code and then decide which one they liked best.

Do they have a rating systems like Uber and Door Dash drivers? I'm just asking.


"A++ would ride again"
 
Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient
2022-12-16 8:05:11 PM  

SBinRR: "You'll need to download our app to get the best rates."


Jeez, if you thought Bonzai Buddy slowed down your computer ...
 
dbirchall [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-16 9:04:03 PM  

8 inches: blackminded: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

This is Fark. You can just say "hey guys once I paid for sex." It's not even that cool of a story.

A cool story around here would need to involve a Doctor Who cosplay and Tara Strong doing voiceover for no reason.

Once?


Those of us who've been married can talk about ongoing costs...
 
overthinker
2022-12-16 11:05:33 PM  

TWX: It sounds like Amsterdam is trying to nag its red light district into nonexistence.


Non-existence is what they proposed last year:
Amsterdam red-light district will close and relocate from city center - The Washington Post

And that isn't the first attempt, either. I remember stories going back to 2004 over it, buildings being bought out and shut down due to all sorts of issues, and even talks of limiting coffee ships to locals only.

At the end of the day, they have a hard time fighting a staple of the experience people have gotten used to. To cut it off or even make it less visible is going to cause pains for local businesses that thrive on the increased traffic it brings to them. It won't be easy to change the image and history. If they really want to eliminate it, they need to make small changes over time to make it happen.

Another upside beyond hiding the women from street view: the QR-code thing is that it could tie to a site that confirms last STD testing date, if they are registered/known (to help protect trafficked women), age, spoken languages, etc. and so forth.
 
Prof. Frink [BareFark]
2022-12-16 11:25:04 PM  

Dwedit: [Fark user image image 750x1000]


Sailboat? Dinosaur? I can't really tell.
 
Prof. Frink [BareFark]
2022-12-16 11:26:16 PM  

BigKaboom: dbirchall: I do hope they'll at least be those clever QR codes that are arranged to include something resembling a picture, or at least some information about the link destination.  Otherwise I feel sorry for the people who have to scan every single farking code and then decide which one they liked best.

Do they have a rating systems like Uber and Door Dash drivers? I'm just asking.


Do'er, dash.
 
TWX
2022-12-17 12:03:19 AM  

overthinker: TWX: It sounds like Amsterdam is trying to nag its red light district into nonexistence.

Non-existence is what they proposed last year:
Amsterdam red-light district will close and relocate from city center - The Washington Post

And that isn't the first attempt, either. I remember stories going back to 2004 over it, buildings being bought out and shut down due to all sorts of issues, and even talks of limiting coffee ships to locals only.

At the end of the day, they have a hard time fighting a staple of the experience people have gotten used to. To cut it off or even make it less visible is going to cause pains for local businesses that thrive on the increased traffic it brings to them. It won't be easy to change the image and history. If they really want to eliminate it, they need to make small changes over time to make it happen.

Another upside beyond hiding the women from street view: the QR-code thing is that it could tie to a site that confirms last STD testing date, if they are registered/known (to help protect trafficked women), age, spoken languages, etc. and so forth.


Fundamentally that only works if the both the brothel supplies the same individual as advertised, and that the customer particularly cares enough to object if there's a discrepancy.
 
The_Sponge [TotalFark]
2022-12-17 3:01:59 AM  

8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).


Were you living in Europe at the time?  Because of you were living in the U.S., that is an epic bachelor party.

If I ever get married, I wish I could have mine in Prague.

But it will likely be in Portland.

Vegas is played out and too clichéd....and Seattle SUCKS for bachelor parties.
 
FormlessOne
2022-12-17 4:28:37 AM  
I hope that the same folks who provide QR codes for Amsterdam's red light district also provides the QR codes for restaurants in Utah.

"Let me just scan the QR code for this menu... whoa. Huh. You're damn right I'm having that."
 
8 inches [TotalFark]
2022-12-17 10:46:41 AM  

The_Sponge: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

Were you living in Europe at the time?  Because of you were living in the U.S., that is an epic bachelor party.

If I ever get married, I wish I could have mine in Prague.

But it will likely be in Portland.

Vegas is played out and too clichéd....and Seattle SUCKS for bachelor parties.


I was living in the U.S and had a buddy going through a divorce (he actually lived in Seattle at the time).  Because of his divorce, he wanted to spend all of his frequent flier miles before his wife got half, so he spent them all on us.

And yes, it was epic.
 
groverpm
2022-12-17 11:04:12 AM  

overthinker: TWX: It sounds like Amsterdam is trying to nag its red light district into nonexistence.

Non-existence is what they proposed last year:
Amsterdam red-light district will close and relocate from city center - The Washington Post

And that isn't the first attempt, either. I remember stories going back to 2004 over it, buildings being bought out and shut down due to all sorts of issues, and even talks of limiting coffee ships to locals only.

At the end of the day, they have a hard time fighting a staple of the experience people have gotten used to. To cut it off or even make it less visible is going to cause pains for local businesses that thrive on the increased traffic it brings to them. It won't be easy to change the image and history. If they really want to eliminate it, they need to make small changes over time to make it happen.

Another upside beyond hiding the women from street view: the QR-code thing is that it could tie to a site that confirms last STD testing date, if they are registered/known (to help protect trafficked women), age, spoken languages, etc. and so forth.


The only businesses that will lose out are bars and tourist traps. They decided against banning tourists from coffeeshops. The purpose built brothel on the city outskirts will get built, but they don't know where yet. It will include a small police station and should make trafficking more difficult, but won't stop it. It will just be more hidden than before. I hope the cops stationed in the building are women. Male cops aren't known for their hand-off approach to prostitution.
 
stuffy
2022-12-17 4:22:39 PM  
Has anyone talked to the women affected by this? Because I doubt it.
 
morg
2022-12-17 5:47:55 PM  
Weed is becoming legal everywhere and mushrooms are close. The only thing the Netherlands will have left are diamonds, cheese, and canals. I hope their innovations in tulips are panning out.
 
The_Sponge [TotalFark]
2022-12-17 8:47:13 PM  

8 inches: The_Sponge: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

Were you living in Europe at the time?  Because of you were living in the U.S., that is an epic bachelor party.

If I ever get married, I wish I could have mine in Prague.

But it will likely be in Portland.

Vegas is played out and too clichéd....and Seattle SUCKS for bachelor parties.

I was living in the U.S and had a buddy going through a divorce (he actually lived in Seattle at the time).  Because of his divorce, he wanted to spend all of his frequent flier miles before his wife got half, so he spent them all on us.

And yes, it was epic.


Speaking as someone who loves racking up airline miles, I farking love it.

Did you guys fly in first or businesses class?
 
8 inches [TotalFark]
2022-12-17 9:09:51 PM  

The_Sponge: 8 inches: The_Sponge: 8 inches: CSB:  I went to Amsterdam for my bachelor party and the women in the windows are absolutely beautiful.  Some of them have enormous bowls of condoms next to their beds (I've been told), charge about $100 a romp (I've been told), and supposedly find hideously looking men attractive (I've been told).

All in all, some people are still checking their junk nightly for diseases all of these years later (I've been told).

Were you living in Europe at the time?  Because of you were living in the U.S., that is an epic bachelor party.

If I ever get married, I wish I could have mine in Prague.

But it will likely be in Portland.

Vegas is played out and too clichéd....and Seattle SUCKS for bachelor parties.

I was living in the U.S and had a buddy going through a divorce (he actually lived in Seattle at the time).  Because of his divorce, he wanted to spend all of his frequent flier miles before his wife got half, so he spent them all on us.

And yes, it was epic.

Speaking as someone who loves racking up airline miles, I farking love it.

Did you guys fly in first or businesses class?


Nope, all coach.  But it was free, so we didn't complain!
 
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