Even less funny gay bomb, circa 1945. Photo: Getty Images.
There was a lot going on yesterday, but apparently not so much that 20 of you couldn't take the time to ask why I wasn't writing about the Gay Bomb. Mostly I had heard the story two years ago (a decade in gay time) and thought you'd all cry old news!
In case you actually missed it:
"The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly attractive to one another," Hammond said after reviewing the documents.
"The notion was that a chemical that would probably be pleasant in the human body in low quantities could be identified, and by virtue of either breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical, the notion was that soldiers would become gay," explained Hammond.
I already made a three-beer queer joke last week, and being gay in the military is a dangerous enough proposition. Luckily, the Pentagon apparently had sticker shock (the proposal asked for $7.5 million, but what's money when you're talking about making people gay?!?) but I think we all know some probably still think it sounds like a great idea.
Because they've never seen a pissed off queen ready to throw a punch when somebody looks at his boyfriend the wrong way.
7.5 million for a gay bomb?
Hell... the cost of the new uniforms alone would eat up that budget.
Posted by: Meowzer | June 12, 2007 at 03:58 PM