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rampartd

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8. thanks, reminded me of a local story

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:33 AM

Jun 10

jeanette maier had an old fashioned establishment in new orleans. her customers are said to have included family values champion senator david vitter and the usual collection of local elites who enjoy ragtime piano and cordials in the parlor.
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only 2 of jeanette's customers were sentenced in that case , a couple of suburban businessmen who had taken a few of the girls on a boat trip to mississippi, a violation of the mann act. their sentence = house arrest.

https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the-case-of-the-canal-street-madam/article_6855ee9b-42f4-545c-a4ed-281a97bcd803.html

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Thinking about robbing a bank? [View all] spooky3 Jun 9 OP

definition of hell .... ( you're right - this is just too rich! ) - - - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Jun 9 #1

Dope could have just left her if she was that bad. johnnyfins Jun 9 #2

Did he hear of the concept of divorce? OAITW r.2.0 Jun 9 #3

I fully understand the sentiment. Aussie105 Jun 9 #4

And he thought it was bad enough before. Could this be considered cruel and unususal punishment for both of them? marble falls Jun 10 #5

While I can understand the glee, that sentence may have put his wife niyad Jun 10 #6

My first thought Orrex Jun 10 #10

You forgot The Onion link. This is Irony Deficient. n/t aggiesal Jun 10 #7

In the first reply there's a link to the full story, which is real (!). Nt spooky3 Jun 10 #12

But the link was not from The Onion. ... aggiesal Jun 10 #14

Then put a /s or :sarcasm: label there to clarify. Nt spooky3 Jun 10 #15

thanks, reminded me of a local story rampartd Jun 10 #8

Shockingly enough, this is a true story Tasmanian Devil Jun 10 #9

The story as presented in the linked article is a sad commentary niyad Jun 10 #13

Dumb ass malaise Jun 10 #11

THAT one... some_of_us_are_sane Jun 10 #16

Ha! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 10 #17

The guy robbed the bank, then sat down in the bank lobby & told a security guard "I'm the guy you're looking for." red dog 1 Jun 10 #18

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