Only in America
Nevada’s legalized sex workers say that, so far at least, the pandemic has been good for business. Roxanne Price, 25, theorized that coronavirus fear is reminding people that “life is short” and causing those with “sexual goals to visit sex workers like me sooner rather than later.”
An Oregon police department is asking the public not to dial 911 just because they’ve run out of toilet paper. In a post on its Facebook page, the Newport PD warned citizens that “we cannot bring you toilet paper” and reminded them that “history offers many other options for you in your time of need.” Among the historical examples cited: the ancient Mayans, who “used corn cobs,” and seamen of yore, who “used old rope and anchor lines soaked in saltwater.”
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March 20, 2020 THE WEEK
