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Inhospitable

An unidentified man had a complaint about a merchant in the London, England, borough of Harrow, and complained to the borough Council. The merchant: an illegal brothel, and the hooker he chose refused to have sex with him. “The gentleman seemed very aggrieved,” a borough spokesman said. “The man said he had traveled from a neighboring borough in north London so was obviously a bit upset by his wasted trip. He filled in the form pretty seriously and gave us his contact details.” Officials took quick action: they shut down the illegal business. “A complaint of this sort is a new one on us,” said Councillor Susan Hall. “I would like the gentleman involved to visit Harrow again,” she said, “like our wonderful open parks, leisure centers, and historic churches.” (RC/LBC London) ...Oh — do they have more accommodating prostitutes?