In article , Captain
William Collin, Master of the barque Grimenza wrote:

On 20 Dec 2003 17:12:51 -0800, (Joe)
scribbled thusly:

Peter Wiley wrote in message ne

Yeah, prostitution is legal in Australia, sailors have money to spend,
little time to spend it and aren't real discriminating. Tell us
something new. Ship visits are real good for the local economy and the
vast majority of Australians are happy to see US ships arrive. We get a
lot in Hobart - USCG Polar Star was in port when I flew out, IIRC.
Planeloads of prostitutes fly in to supplement the local talent.

Geee peter how do your whores stay in biz without charging. Im mean
the hookers in the phillipens, hong kong, singapore, tiawan, ect...
they all charge. Your oz girls were paying us and buying us drinks.

Joe

Yeah, lots of drinks..I hear Tequila makes you forget stuff if taken
in large enough doses.

I don't remember that happening to me, must be a myth.

Anyway, maybe Joe's thinking of WW2 when most of the Aussie males had
been off fighting for a couple years already by the time the Americans
got here. World's changed since then.

Peter Wiley