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Amran Gowani's avatar

You might think this idea is an April Fools' prank, but I just registered an LLC in Malta.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Such a shame you didn't think to trademark your name...

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

LOL

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PHYLLIS MEYERS's avatar

Good one! It took me 2/3rds of the way through the article to realize it was a spoof. Particularly love the line about AirBNB users already used to getting screwed!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Hehehe

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Yeah, that line's been popular!

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Laura | Sunhats and Chardonnay's avatar

This is hilarious!

I figured out the joke right away but it got me thinking.

Is it plausible? Yes...

Would people go? Yes...

Would it open up a huge can or worms? Yes...

Would the ethics, legal, moral, government police want to get their hands on it? Absolutely!!

There would be so much paperwork and protests that it would never see the light of day.

With so many gender possibilities, how long would the questionnaire need to be to satisfy both parties. And then, what if they are not satisfied?

Oh boy!

Well done guys!!

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Michael Jensen's avatar

"What if they are not satisfied?"

This made me choke imagining the calls to Airbnb customer service! Imagine the things that folks would complain about! LOL LOL

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Reinny Almonte's avatar

hahaha you completely got me until the very end - this doesn't seem like a far fetched reality.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Scary, isn't it!

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Joe Prince's avatar

10/10, no notes

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Michael Jensen's avatar

That's fun to hear!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Thank you!

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Colleen's avatar

I just read this and almost died of laughter.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Our work here is done!

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Michael Young's avatar

Hook, line and sinker 😅🤦‍♂️

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Michael Young's avatar

*shakes fist*

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Michael Jensen's avatar

We have to entertain ourselves somehow!

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Michael Young's avatar

You're doing a good job!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Incidentally found a great young artist for the graphic novel 🙂

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Michael Young's avatar

Hey, that's great news! Congrats!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Thank you 🙂

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

[evil supervillain cackle!]

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Beth Marik's avatar

Oh My Word........Thank goodness I read the full article and also checked the date it was published! BUT I do have an AirBnB horror story that almost become true like this article. Last year my friends and I almost rented a " Lux" AirBnB near Country Club Hills, IL. After a few conversations my friends and I had about all the bedrooms/bedding situation in the photos looked " janky" I turned on my detective skills and went down the rabbit hole. Low n behold, this property IS a swingers club house and AirBnB knew NOTHING about it. When you read the reviews shoved ALL the way down to the bottom of the AirBnB host's site...you then learned all the dirt. Plus the simple fact that they used the same photo's for AirBnB and also for their swingers club advertisement pages....SMH.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Oh, dear....

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Beth Marik's avatar

Yep. It was so "classic" for the type of stuff my friends and I encounter when we plan each year. We will remember it for years to come! I even made a beer koozie for us to remember the occasion by hahahahah. Good times!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

😂😂😂

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

OMG hilarious.

We stayed in a former sex club too (on Malta) but it had since been renovated, wasn't still in operation as a sex club 😂😂😂

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Beth Marik's avatar

OH? Please tell me the name ( so if I send my travel clients to Malta I know what to tell them when planning). I'm not offended by folks lifestyles, just some of my friends (or clients) are.

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

It was a hostel called Cocohub but they've since closed down.

I wrote about it here:

https://www.brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.com/p/that-time-we-stayed-in-a-medieval-20c

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David Clarke's avatar

Love it!🤣🤣🤣

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Thank you 🙂

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Liz Haywood's avatar

You totally got me! But in my defence it's already the 2nd of April in Australia so it wasn't on my radar :)

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Michael Jensen's avatar

We shall allow that excuse!

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Molly Ringle's avatar

Well done! 😆 I think I've met too many members of GRUMP in my life...

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

You n me both 🙄

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Thanks! Next up we'll write about the members of HARRUMPH!

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Ali Griffin Vingiano's avatar

LOL i was reading this like "i wonder if their stock went up or down from this"

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Does sex ever NOT sell?

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Honestly, I'd invest! lol

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Bill Strong's avatar

Thanks for my first April Fool of the day. Better than my grandmother switching the salt and sugar!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Yes but that is a classic!

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Laura Moscatello's avatar

Good one Brent! This was probably fun to write.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

We had fun coming up with this one!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

It was! But humor is honestly more difficult than the serious stuff.

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Laura Moscatello's avatar

That is true, although I’m not a writer.

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Jenn Lindemann's avatar

FINALLY a way to afford my caviar taste on my hotdog budget!

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Yes, but all of those STD screenings...

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Hehehehe

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Lol. Awesome.

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Thank you!

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