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05/30/2008 11:47 AM ID: 71092 Permalink   

Panties Sent to Burma for Peace

 

Women around the world have launched an ambitious international program entitled 'Panties for Peace' in which they will send panties to Burmese embassies around the world.

The Burmese military junta is highly superstitious and believe any contact with women's underwear will take away their power, so hence the idea came to fruition to send a clear message to stop the abuse of Burmese women.

One Burmese activist said "I think (underwear) that has already been worn will be most effective to put them to shame." She also said she hopes Victoria Secret will get involved to increase awareness of the campaign.

 
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  They  
 
should ignore their superstition in the interest of a noble aim.
 
  by: vizhatlan     05/30/2008 01:20 PM     
  Haha  
 
That's hilarious! I wonder how many of the recipients will be more than happy to receive some worn underwear though? I mean, some people have some strange fetishes and used underwear is definitely one of them!

I've got to say though... panties? Isn't that what 5-year-old American girls call their underwear? :-/
 
  by: TabbyCool     05/30/2008 02:05 PM     
  News Just In  
 
Japan has decided to rename itself to "Burma".
 
  by: SpaceChimp     05/30/2008 02:36 PM     
  @superchimp  
 
LOL! nice one.
 
  by: VermiciousG     05/30/2008 03:51 PM     
  @TabbyCool  
 
No, "panties" is the correct term in the US for womens' underwear bottoms no matter what age you are.
 
  by: JonSmith     05/30/2008 06:17 PM     
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I haven't received a single rating yet! I'm appalled.
 
  by: keanu1982     05/30/2008 06:50 PM     
  after the last  
 
summary posted that said something to the effect that the junta was alright with its citizens just eating frogs and fish, .. does anyone think that this might just rankle the junta... maybe make them more vindictive? make them more prone to pass more rules like 'let them eat frogs' or the like?
 
  by: elijah4twenty     05/30/2008 10:46 PM     
  You know why the call it world "piece"?  
 
Because you never get the whole thing!
 
  by: luxfestinus     05/31/2008 12:36 AM     
  the = they  
 
n/t
 
  by: luxfestinus     05/31/2008 12:38 AM     
  Panties  
 
I have 3 daughters and have had two wives and at no time have I heard them say that they couldn't find their panties. I think that's how men (at least in the US) like to think of them.
 
  by: John E Angel     05/31/2008 05:48 AM     
  @John E Angel  
 
Maybe it's a regional thing like "pop" and "soda". I'm not sure I've ever heard them called anything but panties, except in a jokingly serious way.
 
  by: PeddlerOfFlesh   05/31/2008 10:21 AM     
  lol  
 
Knickers anyone?
 
  by: f33rx   05/31/2008 11:02 AM     
  Love it...  
 
I would stuff mine up their nose if it got them to take better care of their own people.

It is heart breaking seeing mothers and children split up just trying to leave that hell hole of a place.
 
  by: captainJane     06/01/2008 02:57 PM     
  What a stupid sensationalist response  
 
while not dealing with the underlying cause.
 
  by: jimmyp   06/01/2008 06:56 PM     
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  by: ixuzus     06/02/2008 03:38 AM     
 
 
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