Does the term ask-public stand for a treasure and other ill-gotten gains used for the purposes of purchasing an evening with a prostitute?

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Amusing in a way, but I find the Wikipedia vandalism to be highly annoying most of the time. I mean, people use it to find legitimate information for reports, school work, personal information, etc. Damn griefers. :P

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