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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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38. Arrest all these Time Square grifter assholes for vagrancy.

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 09:08 PM

Aug 2015

Treat them like any other aggressive panhandler would be. I'm not saying I liked the old Time Square, but this is not an improvement.

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Painted, near-naked ladies on the prowl for cash in Times Square angering tourists [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 OP

Doesn't hold a candle to the Times Square I remember. zappaman Aug 2015 #1

I lived there before it went all Disney... HappyPlace Aug 2015 #7

Yep! This looks pretty tame to me! RKP5637 Aug 2015 #9

I thought the same thing--I remember when Times Square made Boston's Combat Zone look tony. MADem Aug 2015 #14

I remember the Times Square of Jimmy Breslin---I preffered the hookers to Disney, too. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #22

Everything was always better in the era before I got to experience it! herding cats Aug 2015 #49

People forget because we survived it, but the crime rate was through the roof back then. MADem Aug 2015 #67

Internet not better now d_r Aug 2015 #68

Me either! What ever happened to the seedy XXX movies, the hookers, COLGATE4 Aug 2015 #74

As a big Disney fan I actually find this less offensive Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #2

oh my pintobean Aug 2015 #16

Or "Anti-Semite-Me Elmo"......!!!!! MADem Aug 2015 #21

Love the shot of him getting arrested, in the costume! nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #65

yeah, the knockoff mascots and cartoon characters are downright creepy. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #61

Looks like Carnivale in Rio spilled over to Times Square. eom Cleita Aug 2015 #3

Human bodies, colorfully painted... OH THE HORROR! nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #4

Even the Naked Cowboy has seen enough. notadmblnd Aug 2015 #25

Well, myself, the human body is beautiful nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #26

You won't get an argument from me on that notadmblnd Aug 2015 #34

I need to personally investigate this to decide if it is offensive! nt Logical Aug 2015 #5

I may need to accompany you on this investigation U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #42

A 2nd opinion would be good! nt Logical Aug 2015 #44

Pppppppppppppfffffffffffft. "Even the Naked Cowboy has seen enough". PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #8

Wondering the same TeddyR Aug 2015 #27

Maybe somebody should open a little museum there... countryjake Aug 2015 #10

I want to see them try this in January DFW Aug 2015 #11

I feel deprived, I was in Times Square in January.... steve2470 Aug 2015 #80

Only about 16500 miles to go! DFW Aug 2015 #83

Thread is useless without pics LittleBlue Aug 2015 #12

grumblegrumble what's become of DU grumblegrumble THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #13

KICK THIS POST! Lochloosa Aug 2015 #18

Now this is something I can agree with Stuart G Aug 2015 #19

PI-CHERS (lol)!!!!!!! Courtesy of those class acts at the NY POST... MADem Aug 2015 #20

Are those TeddyR Aug 2015 #28

OMG! You're right! countryjake Aug 2015 #36

Of course! Because girl-ones have to be fuzzed!!!! It's the POST! MADem Aug 2015 #52

I'm guessing Tyler George wasn't all that upset melman Aug 2015 #15

Fall and winter are coming FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #17

Mommy! That girl doesn't have some clothes on! MineralMan Aug 2015 #23

So, I take it these tourists have never been to NOLA during Mardi Gras liberaltrucker Aug 2015 #24

Or NOLA TeddyR Aug 2015 #29

Or the DU Lounge on jambalaya day. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #33

! Kali Aug 2015 #51

Or to Vegas beveeheart Aug 2015 #53

Where in Las Vegas are there living topless women on the strip approaching tourists? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2015 #64

Last Feb I saw a pair dressed like 'island girl' characters-- grass skirts and tiny pasties. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #69

Fremont Street and the Strip beveeheart Aug 2015 #71

OH, hell, they never even noticed how tight some of those jeans are getting Warpy Aug 2015 #66

Obscenity is all those mommies teaching their kids Warpy Aug 2015 #30

Oh noes! Think of the childrens!!! Protect them from the Boobs! cheapdate Aug 2015 #31

oh bloody hell .... V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #32

We were warned about them painted up city women. cloudbase Aug 2015 #35

With the hitches in their getalongs. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #40

she's about to vamp him! nt U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #43

Ha ha! You've got quite a hitch in yer get along! DawgHouse Aug 2015 #81

I'm not a prude and I am definitely not a non-fan of 'near-naked women,' but Times Square... onehandle Aug 2015 #37

Before it got gussied up with franchises and billboards, it was a cesspool of a different sort...! MADem Aug 2015 #54

Arrest all these Time Square grifter assholes for vagrancy. Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2015 #38

Ha, they should take it a step further if anything Reter Aug 2015 #39

There are usually 1 or 2 girls in front of the Hard Rock. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #41

Painted Ladies pintobean Aug 2015 #45

And then, there's this Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #55

Gentrification will come... pipoman Aug 2015 #46

Funny story alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #47

lol. poor thing. did you get him into therapy? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #48

I'm sure he's been traumatized for life alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #50

Anyone who exposes a child to a woman's unclothed breasts Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #56

Uh-oh. We know what happens when boys start noticing these things... Buns_of_Fire Aug 2015 #70

Some of the women are accompanied by male muscle Quackers Aug 2015 #57

"New York City is the place where they say; 'hey babe, talk a walk on the wild side'." nt lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #58

So what do the bodyguards do if someone takes a picture from across the street? RandySF Aug 2015 #59

the Elmos and fake Obamas try not to let you get pics, but sidle up and try to get you to pose with bettyellen Aug 2015 #60

I hate to be a Negative Nancy, but those tourists in the pictures don't look angry at all. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #62

I'd get my picture taken with one of those gals Skittles Aug 2015 #63

Your neighbor might like it...they're very patriotic brooklynite Aug 2015 #79

LOL Skittles Aug 2015 #84

You should put a SPOILER ALERT in the title. I think this is the plot of NBC's new show "Blindspot" Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #72

Nothing wrong with teats on the street - Just don't give them money seveneyes Aug 2015 #73

We are the job creators. n/t Orsino Aug 2015 #75

And now, on to REAL problems... valerief Aug 2015 #76

But they are wearing all America red white and blue stripes! Who could complain about that? Kablooie Aug 2015 #77

Really? this is what we are using electrons for? Android3.14 Aug 2015 #78

I was just in midtown a couple of weeks ago KamaAina Aug 2015 #82