Before you read any farther, put your cup down and swallow any food or liquid in your mouth.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
A friend of mine sent me a story from the San Francisco Chronicle business section about a certain "military procurement" on the theory that it is (ahem) my day job. Yep, I do 'procurement,' but no, not *THAT KIND*. Only Army trucks and not "Class VI" military supplies, please. And while this story is more Dawn Olsen's, the Asparagirl's or even the Vodkapundit's area of interest, why should they have all the fun.
In Iraq, the fun also rises
David Lazarus
Friday, May 2, 2003
©2003 San Francisco ChronicleConquering a foreign country is hard, stressful work. But some of our men and women overseas made sure they'd be as loose and tension-free as possible.
Two San Francisco companies specializing in adult merchandise -- Good Vibrations and MyPleasure -- saw online orders from military personnel abroad surge during both the troop buildup in the Persian Gulf and the outbreak of hostilities in Iraq.
MyPleasure said it normally receives a couple of orders a week from military personnel. But between November, when the troop buildup began in earnest, and this week, it said shipments to military addresses abroad climbed to several a day.
Good Vibrations said it usually sends a few dozen shipments to military addresses each month. But after combat erupted in March, orders from overseas soared, including a 900 percent increase in condom sales and a 600 percent jump in sales of naughty videos.
"These people were doing a difficult job, and, like anyone else, they wanted to take care of themselves," said Thomas Roche, marketing manager of Good Vibrations. "They clearly wanted a little pleasure while off-duty."
A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment.
>Ahem<
I can't resist this thought: Look out, Arab world, the US Military has arrived! And it's bringing more than just Abrams tanks, baby wipes, good hygene and sexy women to rock your world. There is more than one way to sap the male sexual frustration in your culture that Al-Qaeda and the Mullahs prey upon.
The rest of the story can be found here.
i'll bet you that the orders are coming from lonely wives back in germany and not folks in the sand.
But Trent, you missed the best quote of all:
"...there were occasional purchases of more exotic wares.
Several orders were placed for ankle and wrist cuffs, Garcia said, and a few requests were made for what he called "spankers."
One can assume that either some of our soldiers were getting a little kinky out there in the desert or that Saddam Hussein is in for one heck of a surprise when we finally track him down. "
Scarlet - the zip codes are pretty definitive; I sent a bunch of gun cleaning supplies to a Marine unit in Iraq...they apparently had their own zip code.
A.L.
Hey, maybe we should have just done supply drops of vibrators and lube to rebel factions - let the Baathists draw their own conclusions about America's fighting strengths.