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March 15, 2007 |

Brothel Discounts 'Matinee s-x' for Pensioners

Mar 14, 2007 11:57 AM Reuters News Agency

BERLIN — A brothel in Germany hopes to capitalise on the growing number of pensioners interested in "matinee" s-x by offering them a 50 percent discount during the afternoon hours.

The "Pascha" in the western city of Cologne has introduced reduced rates for s-x sessions for clients aged 66 and above — provided they can prove they are old enough.

"All clients need to do is show us some proof of age," said a spokesman for the brothel's managing director Armin Lobscheid. "A 'normal session' costs 50 euros with us — and we're now paying 50 percent of that for these older guests."

"Life begins at 66!" it says in an advert for its "senior citizens afternoon" next to a picture of a motorcycle rider.

Brothels have Managing Directors? Wow, I bet those MDs at Morgan Stanley feel super-special now.

Gordon Haave replies:

And I'd bet the "talent" are all vice-presidents.

Roger Arnold queries:

How does this get accounted for in GDP? Is it a deflationary indicator or indicative of an increase in productivity? Are there any hedonic adjusters that need to be accounted for? Looks like free market animal spirits are beginning to reawaken in Europe!

George Zachar responds:

Simplistically, I'd say it would show up as a decline in productivity, as seniors will simply shift their s-x purchases to the earlier time slot, with the establishments earning only half their prior revenue per session. GDP would similarly take a hit, and assuming quality remains constant, this would show up as a price decline.

So look for Trichet, at his next press conference, to be asked about stag-de-flation.

Marion Dreyfus explains:

George's explanation is a wrong take entirely. The early bird special is income that would be extra, since these are men who would not be coming in at all, short of lowered price per assignation. These are men who are thus providing income in the slow early afternoon hours when nothing much else is happening. Since the wear and tear on the females is supposedly less (I don't know from experience what the difference is in men from 20s, 30s, to 70s, etc.) than from the younger males that give them a harsher workout, maybe the lower price is fair, since they are not working as hard for the money.

Thus it seems like a win-win, actually. Management is selling product in normally slow hours, and the clientele will be doubly pleased at low-priced but professional action and can get a workout without having to be especially nice to their wives. Or if single, they can feel manly again, despite not being able to date perhaps, at their age or with a paucity of date-objects around. And likely as not, some of the men will use the opportunity to simply talk, as a surrogate for therapy, and bloviate on topics they can't share comfortably with their wives or friends without censorious responses.

I think the whole thing a fit subject for a PhD, actually, when one considers all the ramifications.

Adi Schnytzer adds:

I agree entirely. This is very definitely a topic for a PhD in sexual economics, a field I will be delighted to pioneer if anyone wants me as a supervisor and who isn't scared of fieldwork. Marion's gritty microanalysis makes a lot of sense and an econometric analysis of the wear and tear caused by different age males on working females is long overdue.

Comments

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lw on March 15, 2007 4:54 pm
Since elderly women outnumber elderly men, it would be genuinely interesting if elderly men were willing to pay for a listener this particular way. Even the least perceptive must recognize that the younger a person is, the less likely they are to listen.
Wouldn’t younger men be more likely to produce short sessions? Older men are likely less prone to violence, maybe that’s worth a discount.

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