Oden, Durant, and strip clubs
This seems like a nice parallel seeing how most of us are in Portland...
Lets say you're the kind of person who enjoys strip clubs. And lets say you visit your local Acrop or equivalent one fine afternoon to find two stages. A dance is starting at either stage. What do you do? Do you:
- Go to the stage where our lady friend is immediately removing all costume apparel in the first song? That would be instant gratification. As the last item goes flying off into the front row, you sit and smirk at the unfortunate patrons at the other stage who are subjected to the still partially clothed (although maybe more attractive) entertainment. Those suckers may never see the goods, and it's obvious to you that you made the right choice before the first song even ends.
- Or perhaps you prefer to visit the stage where a garment comes off early, then another in the next song, and although you had to wait for it, it just keeps getting better and better right up to the final song. Now instead of seeing the same routine over and over (with the exeption of the occasional added titillating move in later songs), you've had a significant improvement to look forward to for each number played. And if you sized up the talent correctly while they were clothed, the last song was worth waiting for since you positioned yourself front and center for a mind blowing acrobatic performance.
Oh, and the idea was not to actually picture Durant and Oden as the strippers. That kind of ruins the whole concept. Good luck shaking that visual.
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trojanskier
by fatty on Jul 23, 2007 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
darn it fatty, this little story was just for you
by shralpster on Jul 23, 2007 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
strip clubs rule
by Jumbo on Jul 23, 2007 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A FIRST ! ! !
by Dr Dave on Jul 23, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
As for the analogy. Guess it depends on what you are goong to the club for. My guess is that a majority of patrons are there exactly for immediate gratification.
by timg56 on Jul 24, 2007 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But what if...
I suppose you also have to consider that Stripper 2 needs a tonsillectomy...
by Champs2009 on Jul 23, 2007 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What if
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 23, 2007 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The important question is...
...is the steak any good? :)
by EngineerScotty on Jul 23, 2007 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Steak bites at A Crop
by mjm6783 on Jul 24, 2007 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhh!
by TP43 on Jul 23, 2007 5:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Acrop
As for the instant gratification/long term satisfaction argument, I think this is an excellent analogy for the bandwagon vs. hard core fan mentality.
A bandwagon fan would be the person who would go to the strip club in the first place, seeking a quick peek of something flashy and guaranteed to please, uninterested in long term satisfaction.
The hard core fan would skip the stage and greased up poles in favor of a long term relationship. They'd go through all the steps; the flirting, courting, anticipation and let-down. They'd understand that there will be moments of exhilarating success and that there will also be times of confusion, regret and failure. They will take their lumps and understand that in the end they will be a better person, a better fan because of it.
BTW...this is my first post. I love the fact that it took a diary about strip clubs to get me to stop lurking and speak up.
by The GOden Child on Jul 23, 2007 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Depends
by drawingjeremy on Jul 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you go with stripper 2
by TimG on Jul 23, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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