# Las Vegas: the people in orange with the escort cards **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518 "2015-01-11T01:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subtlety_Wrecks)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/1 "2015-01-11T01:45:48Z")
They wear orange t-shirts and almost force cards featuring mostly naked women in your hand. I realize that prostitution is illegal in Clark County. So what is being offered exactly? I suppose I’m naive but I don’t understand what “escort” actually means. Before anyone asks, I don’t need an answer all that fast. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/2 "2015-01-11T03:14:42Z")
Well, some of the snap cards just say “Girls direct to you” and you’re left to deduce for what is it they are getting sent to you. (Ironing? Setting up your WiFi?) Never mind Las Vegas, the Manhattan (NY) yellow pages last time I looked at one had like 20 pages of large ads for outcall/incall escorts/entertainers, and prostitution is outright illegal everywhere in the state of NY. But we know what that really means, don’t we? Well, then how come? Neither the NY Code nor the Code of Nevada define the term “escort” as meaning prostitute. _Just saying that “everyone knows what they mean” does not cut it, legally._ And the escort/entertainer agencies DO provide the perfectly legal services of hiring a stripper to give you a private show, or in some cases even a “true” escort, someone hired to be Arm Candy for you to show off at the club. The legal conceit is that they only hook you up with the advertised ladies for one of those two legit purposes, and that anything else that happens is something you two arrive at and agree to as independent adults once her private show/social event duties are done, or in lieu therof. Which often is what happens five minutes after she walks in the door once she verifies the credit card cleared or the full amount is in the envelope on the dresser 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/3 "2015-01-12T14:19:06Z")
By the way, if you call, just to be funny, they will not talk to you unless you give an address/hotel room number. When you’ve gotten your questions answered and then tell them, “No, thanks,” they will STILL send a whore to your room. We didn’t let her in, but I was shocked by her arrival, nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/4 "2015-01-12T14:24:16Z")
Oh, and they did NOT send the leggy blonde on the card. They sent a 4’6" Filipina with horrific teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/5 "2015-01-12T14:30:51Z")
Apropos of nothing: my company often has its yearly sales convention in Vegas, which I oppose. Every year, it seems, some idiot gets fired for doing something inappropriate with a hooker. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/6 "2015-01-12T14:33:01Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Apropos of nothing: my company often has its yearly sales convention in Vegas, which I oppose. Every year, it seems, some idiot gets fired for doing something inappropriate with a hooker. What are the appropriate things to do with a hooker? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/7 "2015-01-12T14:36:20Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Apropos of nothing: my company often has its yearly sales convention in Vegas, which I oppose. Every year, it seems, some idiot gets fired for doing something inappropriate with a hooker. Sounds like an excellent way to cull the herd. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/8 "2015-01-12T14:40:31Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What are the appropriate things to do with a hooker? Crochet? Fly fishing? ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/9 "2015-01-12T14:44:58Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Every year some idiot gets fired for doing something inappropriate with a hooker. Off topic, but now I’m curious…why is your company worried about what people do in their private lives? It’s not a case of sexual harrassment of co-workers, I assume. So if a guy wants to cheat on his wife with a Vegas hooker, why does the company care? ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/10 "2015-01-12T14:48:59Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What are the appropriate things to do with a hooker? If you haven’t found out by now, it’s probably going to be an uphill battle to educate you. Oh, and: > [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Crochet? Fly fishing? Well played, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/11 "2015-01-12T15:02:06Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > So if a guy wants to cheat on his wife with a Vegas hooker, why does the company care? Ross Perot’s answer to that question was “If his wife can’t trust him, why should I?” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/12 "2015-01-12T15:06:58Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Off topic, but now I’m curious…why is your company worried about what people do in their private lives? > It’s not a case of sexual harrassment of co-workers, I assume. So if a guy wants to cheat on his wife with a Vegas hooker, why does the company care? Condoning illegal activities on your employees’ part has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Then again, this could all be the 20/70/10 principal in action: they’re only firing the one guy who got caught. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/13 "2015-01-12T15:36:03Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Ross Perot’s answer to that question was “If his wife can’t trust him, why should I?” The retort is simple, “do you expect the same things from your employee that a wife does from her husband?” Ross Perot is such a fucking moron. He was always full of idiotic non sequiturs. But anyway, I’ve read that, while escorting is not legal at all anywhere in the U.S. if sexual services are rendered, it’s relatively tolerated owing to being difficult to get convictions without setting up stings, and doesn’t involve scantily-clad women loitering on street corners. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/14 "2015-01-12T16:06:09Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Off topic, but now I’m curious…why is your company worried about what people do in their private lives? > It’s not a case of sexual harrassment of co-workers, I assume. So if a guy wants to cheat on his wife with a Vegas hooker, why does the company care? It’s not so much what but [where](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071230/quotes?item=qt0371641). The middle of the awards ceremony (or in the Vatican), not so much. :o > [@Knorf](#): > > The retort is simple, “do you expect the same things from your employee that a wife does from her husband?” > > Ross Perot is such a fucking moron. He was always full of idiotic non sequiturs. While adultery isn’t illegal in most places anymore, it is still a morals violation for many people. Especially having your company be complicit (you were only in Vegas & away from the spouse because of company travel) in something that is seen as an integrity issue is not a bright idea. If you’ve proven you can’t be trusted in one area & will take advantage of the situation, why should I trust you in a different one? As with anything else like this, if you’re gonna do it, keep it on the DL. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/15 "2015-01-12T16:15:06Z")
Yes, they’re hookers and everyone in Vegas knows it, down to the last man, woman, and child. It’s theoretically illegal, but it doesn’t seem like anyone is going to any great efforts to enforce the law. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/16 "2015-01-12T16:30:04Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Off topic, but now I’m curious…why is your company worried about what people do in their private lives? > It’s not a case of sexual harrassment of co-workers, I assume. So if a guy wants to cheat on his wife with a Vegas hooker, why does the company care? It might not even be because he cheated on his wife but rather that he hired a hooker to do it. It’s illegal and the fact that his coworkers know what he’s up to demonstrates some poor decision making on his part. ---
**Author:** ![slash2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@slash2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slash2k)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/17 "2015-01-12T16:46:41Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > The retort is simple, “do you expect the same things from your employee that a wife does from her husband?” Honesty, integrity, good decision-making … yes. ---
**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/18 "2015-01-12T16:48:33Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > The retort is simple, “do you expect the same things from your employee that a wife does from her husband?” > > Ross Perot is such a fucking moron. He was always full of idiotic non sequiturs. +1. Having said that, if you do want to sleep with a prostitute, you should probably go somewhere where it’s actually legal. A flight to the Dominican Republic isn’t that much more expensive than one to Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/19 "2015-01-12T16:58:53Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What are the appropriate things to do with a hooker? That’s the thing, isn’t it? Everyone knows what the “appropriate” things are, so what are the inappropriate things that gets you fired? Cutting them into little pieces? Giving them lobotomies? Killing them and dressing them up like dolls? Sorry…I suffer from exposure to excessive levels of CSI! ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518/20 "2015-01-12T17:10:53Z")
> [@Hector\_St\_Clare](#): > > +1. > > Having said that, if you do want to sleep with a prostitute, you should probably go somewhere where it’s actually legal. A flight to the Dominican Republic isn’t that much more expensive than one to Las Vegas. Or a rental car to about 60 miles from Vegas [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518.md?page=2)