Things To Never Say To A Strip Club Performer

Things To Never Say To A Strip Club Performer

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To help you avoid coming off like a desperate or insensitive fucking creep, The Onion provides this handy guide to the things you should never say to a strip club performer.

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“Can you turn down the music while I call my wife?”

“Can you turn down the music while I call my wife?”

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If you’re looking for a quiet place to make a call, that’s what the expensive back rooms are for.

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“Do you know what time the bouncer is performing tonight?”

“Do you know what time the bouncer is performing tonight?”

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The black polo shirt stays on, buddy.

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“I acknowledge your personhood and recognize that you are providing a service that is deserving of my respect.”

“I acknowledge your personhood and recognize that you are providing a service that is deserving of my respect.”

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All of us, from the richest aristocrat to the poorest pauper, are just meat.

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“I bet you make a lot of money.”

“I bet you make a lot of money.”

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Not if you keep running your mouth instead of tipping them.

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“Oooh, I wonder what’s under there!”

“Oooh, I wonder what’s under there!”

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It’s a naked body. Don’t be dense.

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“Can you climb up the wall like Spider-Man?”

“Can you climb up the wall like Spider-Man?”

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While strip club dancers may be able to climb up poles, scaling walls with nothing but their bare feet and hands is a different story.

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“Egad! Do mine eyes deceive me, or be it two massive bazonkers!?”

“Egad! Do mine eyes deceive me, or be it two massive bazonkers!?”

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This is not the first place you should’ve shown up to after stepping out of a time machine.

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“I’d like you to take me in the back, paint my face, and make me a balloon animal.”

“I’d like you to take me in the back, paint my face, and make me a balloon animal.”

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Not that kind of performer.

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“You must be chilly not wearing any clothes. Here, let me give you my jacket.”

“You must be chilly not wearing any clothes. Here, let me give you my jacket.”

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While a nice gesture, they don’t know where your jacket has been and will likely not accept it.

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“Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! Find me a find! Catch me a catch!”

“Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! Find me a find! Catch me a catch!”

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She’s a stripper, not a matchmaker.

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“But aren’t you worried that a union will only come in the way of the relationship you have with your boss? ”

“But aren’t you worried that a union will only come in the way of the relationship you have with your boss? ”

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Nice try, but strippers know better than to fall for union-busting talking points.

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“Who’s this—can you guess?”

“Who’s this—can you guess?”

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The dancers see hundreds of Martin Short impressions a day. You’re not special.

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“My younger brother has special needs, and my dad died when we were very young, so I’ve always felt like I was responsible for him.”

“My younger brother has special needs, and my dad died when we were very young, so I’ve always felt like I was responsible for him.”

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Well, what are you doing in here, you piece of shit?

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“Faster! Spin faster!”

“Faster! Spin faster!”

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Stop, she’s going to get dizzy!

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“Now I get to give you a lap dance as payment for your services.”

“Now I get to give you a lap dance as payment for your services.”

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This is punishment, not payment.

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“Watch me do a backflip.”

“Watch me do a backflip.”

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There’s a time and a place to show off your backflip, and right in the middle of a striptease is not one of them.

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“Don’t you feel like the club’s all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is a little degrading?”

“Don’t you feel like the club’s all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is a little degrading?”

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Many women find loading up their plates with unlimited french toast sticks quite empowering.

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“Zounds! My difficulties with premature ejaculation have emerged yet again.

“Zounds! My difficulties with premature ejaculation have emerged yet again.

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Better to use an exclamation like “’sblood!” or “gadzooks.”

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“Very nice performance! Here’s a $10,000 bill featuring the portrait of Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase.”

“Very nice performance! Here’s a $10,000 bill featuring the portrait of Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase.”

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Everyone knows this bill was discontinued in 1969.

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“Garlic is part of the nightshade family.”

“Garlic is part of the nightshade family.”

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Garlic is an allium, not a nightshade. Don’t insult a stripper’s intelligence, especially if you yourself know nothing about botany.

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“You’re my wife now.”

“You’re my wife now.”

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Better to take it slow and start by telling her she’s your girlfriend first.

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“Let’s swap places for 48 hours, so I can see what it’s like to be a stripper, and you can see what it’s like to be a hedge fund manager.”

“Let’s swap places for 48 hours, so I can see what it’s like to be a stripper, and you can see what it’s like to be a hedge fund manager.”

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Your identical twin estranged herself from you for a reason.

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“Skiddly-dood-da-da-da-da, ha-rump-dumply-dee-da-da, shee-bop-a-roo-a-dee-da-dang!”

“Skiddly-dood-da-da-da-da, ha-rump-dumply-dee-da-da, shee-bop-a-roo-a-dee-da-dang!”

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Sorry, this was supposed to go in the “Things To Say To A Strip Club Performer” slideshow. Exotic dancers love scatting!

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“I’d like a moment of your time, Destiny—or should I say Alyna Petrikova!?”

“I’d like a moment of your time, Destiny—or should I say Alyna Petrikova!?”

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You’ve blown her cover, and now you must be eliminated.

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