A very odd IDF pic...

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Posted: 10/1/2004 8:25:02 PM EDT

Israeli soldiers evacuate a wounded fellow soldier from Gaza at a staging area along the northern border with the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Friday Oct. 1, 2004. On Thursday Israel began a large-scale military operation in Gaza codenamed 'Days of Penitence' leaving 34 Palestinians and 5 Israelis killed so far. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Is this a "Dont ask, dont tell" moment?

The guy on the left sure looks like it is...

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:26:07 PM EDT

[#1]

Damn Palestinians are bombing screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show now. Is nothing sacred?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:27:51 PM EDT

[#2]

Woah! Check out the nylons on the guy on the gurney!

Might be a circulation thing................

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:29:18 PM EDT

[#3]

ETA: Hey, my new avatar finally is workin... Fuckin A!!!

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Damn Palestinians are bombing screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show now. Is nothing sacred?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:33:34 PM EDT

[#4]

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:34:43 PM EDT

[#5]

I've heard nylons can keep you warm in the cold, underneath your pants!

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:35:25 PM EDT

[#6]

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I've heard nylons can keep you warm in the cold, underneath your pants!

Yeah, but he's got a thingy w/straps to hold them up!

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:39:44 PM EDT

[#7]

--Yeah, but he's got a thingy w/straps to hold them up!--

Only a queer would wear pantyhose.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:41:33 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
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I've heard nylons can keep you warm in the cold, underneath your pants!

Yeah, but he's got a thingy w/straps to hold them up!

Well, nylons, like other things (knee braces, for starters), tend to ride down on men's legs because of the mass of their thighs.

Perhaps it's a simple case of nylons with something to hold them up? Other than that, it is fairly odd.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:41:39 PM EDT

[#9]

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I've heard nylons can keep you warm in the cold, underneath your pants!

Yeah, but he's got a thingy w/straps to hold them up!

Yeah, that's called a GARTER.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:42:44 PM EDT

[#10]

I can understand him dressing up as a woman to infiltrate enemy territory but nylons? Who the hell is going to look?

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:43:22 PM EDT

[#11]

Go tell your opinion about wearing panty hose to some of our U.S. Special Forces troops.

They keep you warm and they are lightweight.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:44:48 PM EDT

[#12]

Just a joke, no offence meant.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:45:02 PM EDT

[#13]

Not to poke fun, him being hurt sucks, but having a picture taken of you while wearing pany hose. LMAO.

Hope he is going to be fine.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:45:30 PM EDT

[#14]

Looks like a bandage/turnicate (sp) to me. That plus a hary leg.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:49:27 PM EDT

[#15]

I thought I heard that they keep sand from tearing you up also.
Sure looks gay, but hey, if something works, fuck what anyone else thinks.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:52:44 PM EDT

[#16]

Its not uncommon to see soldiers wearing nylons during long road marches, keeps blisters from forming.

Posted: 10/1/2004 8:57:17 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Looks like a bandage/turnicate (sp) to me. That plus a hary leg.

yeah

Posted: 10/1/2004 11:44:18 PM EDT

[#18]

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Its not uncommon to see soldiers wearing nylons during long road marches, keeps blisters from forming.

Well, ok, but fishnets??

Posted: 10/1/2004 11:51:22 PM EDT

[#19]

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Its not uncommon to see soldiers wearing nylons during long road marches, keeps blisters from forming.

Well, ok, but fishnets??

Don't intertwine your fantasies with facts.

Posted: 10/1/2004 11:56:13 PM EDT

[#20]

They also help with chafing, Im not sure what the use is but wed wear dress socks over the GI socks to prevent blisters.....even though they looked gay.

Posted: 10/1/2004 11:56:22 PM EDT

[#21]

... I've seen pics before (some posted by you Lumpy) of Israeli soldiers in pink tu-tu's with their lady friends. IIRC it was some kind of weird tradition having nothing to do with fags

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:07:00 AM EDT

[#22]

Looks like a tourneqet to me…

BTW; British Royal Marines and Paratroops keep pairs of nylons in their kitbags… they do keep your leggies very warm for very liittle weight, they also make an excellent tourneqet.

ANdy

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:08:30 AM EDT

[#23]

Press Release: Battling sand flies: Soldiers in pantyhose! Seriously?
Date: Monday, September 13 @ 14:37:03 PDT
Topic: Soldier Technology and Future Infantry

by Steven Katz
[email protected]
Dealing with a Serious Problem...

Americans respect their men in uniform, but should their uniforms include women's nylons? Indeed, during the Gulf War and the current War on Terror, our fighting forces discovered that their legs needed protection from nasty, disease-carrying sand flies. Letters home to wives, girlfriends, sisters, and mothers pleaded, "Please send pantyhose! Seriously!"

These strange and unexpected requests made headlines around the United States, and patriotic, understanding, community groups of yellow-ribbon-wearing supporters heeded the call. Along with air conditioners and less-extravagant sundries and necessities, thousands of pairs of pantyhose were shipped to the Middle East in "care packages." Unfortunately, nearly all styles of pantyhose sold in supermarkets and department stores just are not designed for the male anatomy. The legs are too short, the waistband is too high on the torso, and there is insufficient room for "male anatomy."

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:22:54 AM EDT

[#24]

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Looks like a bandage/turnicate (sp) to me. That plus a hary leg.
yeah

Its a tournouquet, and his leg is kinda hairy. The position on the leg and not to mention one guy wearing BSI and another guy holding up an IV are a bit of a giveaway....

Lumpy... Is there something we should know about you bro?

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:37:41 AM EDT

[#25]

don't ask, don't tell.

why do you think the guy on the left looks so worried about the camera?

Posted: 10/2/2004 12:40:39 AM EDT

[#26]

You guys aren't all that bright are you?

Its a tourniquet and the dude that your making fun of leg has turned blue from a lack of blood.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:37:09 AM EDT

[#27]

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You guys aren't all that bright are you?

Its a tourniquet and the dude that your making fun of leg has turned blue from a lack of blood.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/RicArmstrong/IDF/903ace54.jpg

Actually he has tourniquets on BOTH lets and a bandage on his stomach

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:58:53 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Its a tournouquet, and his leg is kinda hairy. The position on the leg and not to mention one guy wearing BSI and another guy holding up an IV are a bit of a giveaway....

+1

But a bonus to the Rocky Horror comment. pretty damned funny.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:02:47 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
You guys aren't all that bright are you?

Its a tourniquet and the dude that your making fun of leg has turned blue from a lack of blood.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/RicArmstrong/IDF/903ace54.jpg

+1

I don't see a foot below the left ankle

Posted: 10/2/2004 4:31:09 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
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You guys aren't all that bright are you?

Its a tourniquet and the dude that your making fun of leg has turned blue from a lack of blood.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/RicArmstrong/IDF/903ace54.jpg

+1

I don't see a foot below the left ankle

You can see a foot-shaped shading against the stretcherbearer's side. My guess is they cut his pants off but left his boots on.

So that's a tummy bandage, huh? I thought it was a pair of gold lame' briefs.