I really hope to have the opportunity to work the coinage “pole vulture” into conversation this week.
Apparently, they’re a serious problem at Jessica’s pole dancing studio of choice in Sydney, Australia.
related: Yo, sweaty beasts!
Women: Have your pole dancing classes empowered you too much?
January 31st, 2011 · 50 comments
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#1
Jessica
The bottle of hand sanitizer is a nice touch.
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:15 pm rating: 10
#2
Danny
I’ve been missing out – the part of the “real world” I generally hang out in doesn’t even have poles, let alone poles with bearings. :/
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:17 pm rating: 36
#3
anglophile
I bet the designer of that clip art never knew what heights his little vulture would achieve out there in the real world.
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:18 pm rating: 28
#4
shwo!
Which pole is spinnier: North or South?
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm rating: 7
#5
shwo!
I choose Lech Walesa, if the working class is done with him.
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm rating: 37
#6
Seth
The bottle of hand-sanitizer makes this picture
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:24 pm rating: 1
#7
maxe337
Maybe I am dense. I have just got in from a monotonous job but how is this PA?
I like it though, Maybe I could be the first male pole dancer yay!
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:25 pm rating: 4
#8
Hawley
Because everyone enrolled at the pole dancing school is there to prepare for the real world. Or are they referring to “The Real World” on MTV? Because that would probably be accurate…
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:31 pm rating: 27
#9
Turd Ferguson
Hmm….Pole Vulture…sounds like the new Pickle Sniffer
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm rating: 5
#10
aaa
Why does that vulture’s gut look like a hairy ass?
Jan 31, 2011 at 1:42 pm rating: 12
#11
CuriousDuckling
You see, that’s precisely what makes the real world so damn scary: non spinny poles.
Jan 31, 2011 at 2:36 pm rating: 9
#12
Crisp Flows
Spinny poles are the best!
Jan 31, 2011 at 2:44 pm rating: 0
#13
TippingCows
And to think that there’s a Vulture Crew, as well. Or is it just a new band from L.A. that spells it “Vulcher Crue”?
Jan 31, 2011 at 4:21 pm rating: 2
#14
Quite Contrary
Sadly, the only person I know who takes pole dancing classes looks a little bit too much like the vulture clip art. You are welcome for that image.
Jan 31, 2011 at 4:26 pm rating: 4
#15
Nunavut Guy
Pole vultures…….the new cougars.God bless ‘em.
Jan 31, 2011 at 5:46 pm rating: 10
#16
Canthz_B
Don’t choose a pole until the previous class is complete. Just circle them greedily like a good little buzzard.
Jan 31, 2011 at 6:44 pm rating: 13
#17
Canthz_B
While I know it’s wrong, that vulture puts me in mind of a Republican Senator.
Well, that and pole dancers both make me think of Republican Senators.
Jan 31, 2011 at 6:57 pm rating: 13
#18
Divvitar
I just had a thought how they could liven up mass transit…those poles are usually empty, afterall!
Jan 31, 2011 at 8:17 pm rating: 3
#19
Clevegal42
I can see why they would want the spinny poles. I hear the tips are better on the spinny poles.
Jan 31, 2011 at 8:18 pm rating: 0
#20
lupanime
To Do List:
- attend pole dancing classes (checked)
- get a non spinning pole (cheched)
- thank the Lord for getting more workout (checked)
- being better prepared for the real world (checked)
- find a pole with ball bearings (pending)
- taking grandma to church AND pole dancing classes (pending)
Jan 31, 2011 at 9:06 pm rating: 2
#21
Canthz_B
In the real world, all “dancers’” poles should have ball bearings.
After all, there’s nothing easier than a dizzy slut.
Jan 31, 2011 at 11:16 pm rating: 7
#22
coffee yogurt
I so have seen poles in real life bearing balls. Yes, I have.
Jan 31, 2011 at 11:34 pm rating: 7
#23
CincyCapell
When and how did it become acceptable, much less desirable, to use a stripper pole? The hillbillies and ghetto-ites have turned our nation into a true Idiocracy.
Feb 1, 2011 at 1:41 am rating: 4
#24
Grant
Wow. They really take fireman training seriously over there.
Feb 1, 2011 at 4:15 am rating: 34
#25
GhostWriter
Why do they even have the non-spinny poles? Every time I get stuck with one, the top skin layer on my palms peels off like a slice of cheese. Thank the Lord for dermis, I guess…
Feb 1, 2011 at 12:54 pm rating: 0
#26
punkypower
“Dear Slut, I give thee thy gift of the non-spinny pole and therefore, better abs. This will surely lead to better tips from fat, sweaty old men in the future. Love, The Lord.”
Feb 2, 2011 at 7:58 pm rating: 1
#27
A Former Entertainer
Gee, could have fooled me. Multiple places I’ve worked had spinny poles.
One even had a spinny pole by dint of it being loose in its housing, not on purpose.
But several poles ‘pon which I doffed my clothes had a proper spinning mechanism. Maybe it’s a West Coast thing. Or maybe the management of this particular pole dancing studio just want to appear more clueful about the real strippa life than they are, which I hear is standard for pole dancing studios. Snerk.
Feb 3, 2011 at 12:39 am rating: 2
#28
sdf
do strip clubs in montréal count as “real world”? because some of them actually DO have spinning poles…
Feb 7, 2011 at 6:57 am rating: 0
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