why haven't they ever tried this before?

Oct 06, 2007 11:23

My LJ presence over the past two months has been sporadic, but I couldn't resist posting when I saw this today:

The U.S. Air Force won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize this year for its proposal to develop a "gay bomb" - a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers want to make love with each other, not war with the enemy.

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mantaraggio October 6 2007, 18:06:58 UTC
Hahahaha. Aren't soldiers all fucking each other anyway?

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dathon October 7 2007, 00:51:42 UTC
Members of the armed forces engaging in homosexual conduct? I'm shocked!

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badtyler October 7 2007, 01:56:15 UTC
"Don't ask, don't tell... oh, don't STOP!"

Boy, can I amuse myself or what?

:)

That sort of reminds me of the last book written by Ken Kesey-- 'Sailor Song'-- where science had come up with an AIDS vaccine-- but the 'side effect' was that the drug removed any urge to have sex.
Totally OT, but it was a great book.

RIP, Merry Prankster.

Oh, and... WOO! Go, Air Force!
Can I fly in the plane that drops the camo-colored condoms? Pretty please?

:)

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dathon October 9 2007, 14:59:39 UTC
Boy, can I amuse myself or what?

Luckily for all of us, you do, because we all reap the benefits. ;)

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badtyler October 9 2007, 17:10:42 UTC
Aw, shucks... t'wasn't nothin'...

*blushes, scuffles feet*

*g*

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theholyinnocent October 7 2007, 21:58:54 UTC
Can we drop the gay bomb on Mariska?

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dathon October 9 2007, 15:02:33 UTC
Please. All we have to do is program it to seek out ridiculously frilly shirts.

And did you see her hair in the previews for tonight? When the heck was that ep filmed? Her hair is 3 feet longer than it was last week.

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teh Rogaine... badtyler October 9 2007, 17:12:43 UTC
You know, the stuff in the PINK package, as opposed to the stuff for men in the BLUE package?

*bg*

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oh noes! not teh gay! macayagirl October 8 2007, 15:22:56 UTC
great. is it encased in a glitter ball? upon impact, instead of just going "boom" does it go "boom boom tss boom boom..."

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Re: oh noes! not teh gay! dathon October 9 2007, 15:05:33 UTC
"boom boom tss boom boom..."

Hee! That's awesome.

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sravenk October 9 2007, 21:01:01 UTC
Wait.... Are you sure this story didn't originate in The Onion?

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dathon October 10 2007, 00:28:09 UTC
I don't think so. It's a silly thing that appears to be real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners

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