From Sluts to Milk


Sluts. The steakhouse we visited recently is on Washington Avenue. To Saint Louisans of a certain age, Washington Avenue means “hookers.” No hookers anymore. I don’t know when they left. However, after some research I see on March 24, 1987, Washington from 12th to the river was declared a historic district. Maybe the hookers didn’t like wearing period costumes. My question is: where have all the hookers gone?

Milk. Or, the Great Milk-Off. Milk vs. Milk. Dean’s 2% vs. supermarket organic 2%. Each taste is unique, but the difference is very subtle. One is not better than the other. Dean’s is brighter, organic is more mellow. OF COURSE now I have to go by Trader Joes so it’s a three-way milk-off. Sounds so dirty after all the hooker talk.


7 responses to “From Sluts to Milk”

  1. Aren’t they sluts only if they don’t charge?The three way milk-off sounds like some kind of lactation consultant showdown (with Medelas in hand?)….or something that happens at a Dairy Expo, and causes cows fear. Either way, I think there needs to be a stopwatch, and proctor, or judge involved – maybe Gary could oversee?

  2. Everybody knows the cheap hookers are on the Illinois side….
    Try Reduced Lactose milk. It has a very creamy taste and a much longer shelf life too.

  3. I was so surprised when I moved back here almost 5 years ago and found out that Washington Ave was the new hot district. Kind of like Laclede’s Landing was when I was in highschool. The first time an old friend invited me to go someplace on Washington, I about fainted – until she told me the hookers had left years ago.

  4. Benchmark, reduced-lactose milk is high in fat, hence, the creamy taste. I missed the hookers. Stupid small town upbringing…

  5. Mare – I had to look up Medelas. I’m not up on my breastpump manufacturers.Benchmark – Well, yes, but it was more convenient nothaving to go to East St. Louis where you would be killed. Amy_in_StL – I know! I guess the really old people feel that way about Gaslight Square now that it’s being gentrified.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_Square,_St._Louis Hot Mom – I never saw them either. Just heard about them. I imagined two of them at every corner, though.

  6. You can now be propositioned while sitting at the light at Grand and Gravois. They also troll Cherokee St amidst the Mexican bogegas and antique shops. I’ve also seen a few at my neighbor’s house — something has to pay for the drugs they’re selling.

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