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TODAY'S STORIES
26.03.2008
The Wages of Viagra

 From the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

MANATEE COUNTY - Prosecutors are moving ahead with a case against one of two 93-year-old men picked up during undercover prostitution stings.

In the case of Frank Milio, prosecutors have issued subpoenas and plan to take him to trial in April. Milio, according to police records, tried to pay $20 in November to an undercover officer on 14th Street West. Milio recently told the Herald-Tribune he was only flirting with the woman. "I haven't had that in years," he said. "Ninety-three is kind of old."

Carlos Underhill, 93, will not be charged, although he does not deny stopping to chat with the "good-looking girl" who made eyes at him and turned out to be an undercover officer. Police say Underhill was willing to pay $30 for sex and that he promised to come back a few hours later to consummate the deal. Prosecutors say that they cannot move ahead with the criminal case because there is no way to prove Underhill planned to come back.

(Via Balloon-Juice)  

 --Christopher Orr

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:13 PM with 17 comment(s)

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teplukhin2you said:

How did a post on Viagra with a link to a site called "balloon juice" get past the CanWest spam filters?

March 26, 2008 3:35 PM

WoodyBombay said:

Mr. Underhill certainly is tighter with a dollar than Eliot Spitzer.

March 26, 2008 3:46 PM

dubyadoubte said:

$20?  $30?  Hookers are kind of cheap in Sarasota, FL.  Lesson learned for Elliot Spitzer.

March 26, 2008 3:53 PM

blackton said:

arrest them, hell they should throw these guys a parade. beyond that, how dense is this undercover cop? Any guy who visibly looks past the age of 80 should get a pass for this kind of thing, even if they are guilty. Just smile and nod and send them on their way.

I love that line "93 is kind of old" what passes for old in this guys book?

March 26, 2008 4:00 PM

adaglas said:

What, you've never heard of a senior discount?

March 26, 2008 4:11 PM

dubyadoubte said:

Blackton - what passes for old in this guy's book?  The other 93 year old, Carlos Underhill who didn't have the moxie to come back and, to use the word in the article ,"consummate" the deal.  Probably withdrew  that $20 from the  ATM, forgot why he got it, and blew it at the Piggly-Wiggly on Grape Nuts and Postum.

March 26, 2008 4:14 PM

williamyard said:

93! The audacity of hope!

What dubya said: I'm gonna print this out, highlight the "$20" and "$30" and wave it under the Sonoma Hooker's Franklin-sniffing nose.

March 26, 2008 4:14 PM

singlespeed said:

Does working the mid-morning shuffle-board tournaments to phish for randy nonegenarians mean you're pretty much the bottom of vice dancing pole?

March 26, 2008 4:21 PM

singlespeed said:

Yard...just refrain from screaming "Down goes Fraziah! Down goes Fraziah! Down goes Fraziah!" when your Viagra runs out prematurely at the Sunrise Inn.

March 26, 2008 4:25 PM

williamyard said:

singlespeed:

Little Willie (a Cialis aficianado, for those of you keeping score at home) prefers hearing Pat Summerall's "It's up...it's good!"

March 26, 2008 4:48 PM

ironyroad said:

With a quick substitution of nationality, I think of Winston Churchill, who said when being told of a very simliar incident on a cold winter's night in a London park, "There are some things that make one proud to be an Englishman."

March 26, 2008 4:55 PM

mghogwild said:

"Give each other $20 dollars and put it on Underhill" ---- Fletch

March 26, 2008 5:03 PM

singlespeed said:

I've now got a picture of Madden doing his diagram analysis as the cheap action goes down.

"Now this is where the left tackle swings out, see, and pulls the line to create the hole for the fullback."

Meanwhile, Little Willie John sings "Fever" and the click of bocce is heard in the distance.

March 26, 2008 5:08 PM

teplukhin2you said:

Toujours de l'audace, as Napoleon would say

March 26, 2008 5:15 PM

Rhubarbs said:

This episode brings to mind two of the most important words in the American criminal-justice system: Prosecutorial discretion.

March 26, 2008 5:57 PM

lesserliz said:

"The Sonoma Hooker?" BillYard, is there only one hooker in Sonoma? You should get out more. Anyhow here is a "hint from Heloise" regarding Viagra use and hookers: When cruising for street hookers grind up the viagra with a mortar & pestle, add the powder to a preferred drink and shake(the mixture). Then while stalking keep at hand and immediately ingest if a likely prospect is sighted. If timed correctly the effects will manifest about the time the hooker is procured and brought to the location for transacting. This method prevents wasting a pill(and having to contend with the effects) if you take it before setting out only to find no quarry about.

March 27, 2008 9:24 AM

williamyard said:

lesserliz,

I'd heard that tip from a fellow 'monger a few years ago but forgot it. I won't again; thanks.

Really annoying, when coming up empty-handed (so to speak), are the side effects. The flush is what gets me--I keep a frozen washcloth in a ZipLoc bag in the freezer at all times. As the Boy Scouts taught me, be prepared!

March 27, 2008 11:54 AM