Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:11:46 -0700 To: Gypsykayak_at_aol.com From: "Fred T, CA Kayaker" <cakayak_at_mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Triple duty items Was Re: Camp Pillow AND THEN Bcc: \cakayak Another use for a condom: * Dry Bag * Paddle Float * Solar Still * Or the Forth Use: A guy from Australia we nick named Laughing Lenny due to his non stop nervous laugh flew into Paupa New Guinea to sell aircraft parts. He finished up there and hopped a ride with a Aviation Fellowship Missionary into Irian Jiya or Indonesia, but didn't clear Customs or Immigration on his way out or way in. He was arrested and ended up in jail. While being held the Chief Constable thought Lenny a bit crazy and harmless. All he did was say yes sir and laugh a lot. So, liking him the Constable said that he didn't have to stay in jail during the day, but must report back in time for dinner and spend the night locked up. Lenny was driving them crazy with all of his laughing. Lenny being resourceful began looking around for opportunities. He ran across a United Nations Development Project that was attempting to add to the local economy by growing trees started from saplings. They would place the saplings in a small tube to transport for replanting, but left in the sun they would immediately be scorched and die. Lenny was struck with an idea. Place the saplings in the tube and place a slightly inflated condom over the sapling and tube. The sun and heat would expand the condom and created it's own little green house. The saplings were saved. The UNDP project was moved forward and Lenny sold thousands of condoms. Why or how he ever came up with his idea is still a mystery. Lenny made it back to Aussie land after a week of running the red tape. A true story from the Land Down Under! And another use for a condom! At 05:43 PM 8/15/2000 -0400, you wrote: In a message dated 08/15/2000 9:37:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, kolsen_at_imagelan.com writes: << Condom usage - turniquet, small water flask, band for a slingshot. >> Surely there's a fourth use? :) sandy kramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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