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Friday 9th January, 2009

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“Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation’s most important businesses, and we feel we deserve the same consideration.”

- porn baron Larry Flynt, who is seeking a $5 billion bailout from Washington to rejuvenate the industry, which he says is suffering because of the economic downturn.  He has asked the 111th Congress, which convened on Tuesday with the economy at the top of its agenda, “to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America”.



5 Comments

  1. patently January 9th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Well, deflation would be a particular problem for them.

    (I’ll get my coat…)

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  2. LFAT January 9th, 2009 at 9:33 am

    Excellent, Patently.

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  3. Bill Quango MP January 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Patently
    I don’t get it?
    {luckily}

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  4. Shaun Pilkington January 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Surely a combination of Viagra and more sexy women could combat any deflationary effect in the adult entertainment industry?

    Joking aside, this is another example of a shaky industry going to the wall in the recession; porn revenues have been flatlining since the Internet and the departure from paid-for content towards free-for-all piracy.

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  5. LFAT January 9th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    …so you’ve heard.
    :-)

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