The German lender, Deutsche Bank, opened its Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas casino on the Strip this week at a huge unveiling party. I know that statistics out of Las Vegas show that things are improving and that business is picking up slightly, but I hope that the opening of the Cosmopolitan wasn’t done too much in haste. I mean, we’re talking about a $3.9 billion resort that has opened just at a time when Vegas is still trying to rebound from a battered economy that took a terrible toll on tourism. Although more visitors have come to Vegas than 2008 and 2009, the addition of an extra casino makes competition tougher. But – in true pre-Christmas cheer – I’m sending my best wishes to the new Cosmopolitan and hope that it does extremely well in 2011 and beyond.
After 25 years of marriage, William and Mildred take a trip to Vegas to celebrate. As they walk into the hotel lobby, they are approached by a young woman in a short skirt. William brushes her off rudely. Mildred whispers: “That wasn’t very nice. What did that sweet young woman do to deserve that?” William sighs and says: “She was a prostitute.” Mildred doesn’t believe him, so William decides to prove it to her.
They go up to the room and he makes Mildred hide in the bathroom to hear the conversation. He then asks for the young woman to be sent up to his room.
“I see you’re interested after all,” she said.
“We’ll see,” said William. “But first, tell me how much you charge.”
“$125 for basic, $200 for extras,” she said.
“That’s too much,” said William. “I thought somewhere around $25. Sorry. Not interested.”
The young lady leaves and William says to Mildred, “You see, I told you.”
They go down to dinner and are sitting at the bar, when the young woman sidles up to William, points to Mildred and whispers in his ear: “See what you get for $25?”
