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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 11:16 AM Mar 2013

Amsterdam prostitute twins retire at 70 after 50 years and 355,000 men

Two twin sister pensioners have decided to retire as prostitutes after half a century in the sex trade, having slept with 355,000 men between them.

Louise and Martine Fokkens, both 70, say they are finding it a ‘painful’ struggle to go on working in Amsterdam’s notorious ‘red light zone’.

They claim to be the oldest prostitutes in the Dutch city and last year starred in a documentary film named Meet The Fokkens.

Mother-of-four Louise admitted, though, that her arthritis means some positions are now ‘too painful’ – while mother-0f-three Martine complained about a drop in custom.

Only one elderly man addicted to his weekly S&M sessions remains a regular, she said.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/14/amsterdam-prostitute-twins-retire-at-70-after-50-years-and-355000-men-3542030/

I hope they got a golden watch or something for working that many years for the same company

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Amsterdam prostitute twins retire at 70 after 50 years and 355,000 men (Original Post) The Straight Story Mar 2013 OP
Pretty high mileage jsr Mar 2013 #1
No pension, either... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #2
Did they have a steady stream of customers, or was there a drop off with age? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #3
Curious? GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #4
quitters. Schema Thing Mar 2013 #5
And this is worth bragging about? duffyduff Mar 2013 #6
Have you been to Amsterdam? TrogL Mar 2013 #8
What??? NO PICTURES???? (Safe for work)... madinmaryland Mar 2013 #7
"Meet the Fokkens." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #9
Wow...were it not for the proceeds from the documentary film Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #10

TrogL

(32,822 posts)
8. Have you been to Amsterdam?
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:16 PM
Mar 2013

Prostitution is legal and the Red Light District is a tourist attraction. Establishments are clean and well maintained.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
10. Wow...were it not for the proceeds from the documentary film
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:20 PM
Mar 2013

they might not have had enough savings to retire on?

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