From: bosshogg1980@yahoo.com
Subject: ASSC: AFTSD: A Brief History of Strip Clubs

Ancient Mesopotamia is where most historians believe strip clubs first
developed.  Strip clubs did not work well due to the barter economy, and many
strippers were injured when livestock were placed in the g-strings.

The Romans, however, had a monetary system which eliminated this problem. 
Strip clubs flourished in the Roman Empire, and many roads, including the
great Appian Way, were built so that Romans could travel to strip clubs. 
They also built aquaducts, which carried large quantities of water for the
watered-down drinks that are still common in strip clubs today.

After the fall of the Roman Empire, there were no strip clubs for quite a
while. That's why they called it the Dark Ages.  There were, however, a few
adult bookstores in the Byzantine Empire.

During the 18th Century, several strip clubs opened up in the British
Colonies in North America.  Parliament attempted to tax lap dances, and the
colonists responded by boycotting british strippers.  They once dressed up as
Indians and threw several brittish strippers into Boston Harbor.  The British
responded by blockading the harbor and forbidding the colonists from watching
Cinamax after 10 PM.  This lead to the American Revolution.

During the 19th Century many advancements were made in the field of strip
clubs. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, so that strip clubs could stay
open after dark.  Alexander Graham Bell invented the pastie, and a stripper
named Harriet Williamson invented the couch dance.

The 20th Century also saw many advancements in strip clubs.  During the Great
Depression, the federal government built many strip clubs around the country.
This did not help the economy much, but people were less depressed.  World
War II also occurred, but that had nothing to do with strip clubs.

The internet was  created in the 1970s, originally as a computer network that
would survive a nuclear war so that high-ranking military officers could still
obtain pornography.  Many individuals now use the internet to find out
information on strip clubs.

The 1990's has seen an explosion in the strip club industry, especially in the
Washington, DC, area.  The Clinton Administration refuses to comment.



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