July 20, 2009

Underwear in the Hood

Postcard picked up at my neighborhood liquor store
I needed to break a 20 to do laundry yesterday; I went across the street to the liquor store, got a soda, and found a stack of these postcards (pictured above) by the register. In case you don't understand the purpose of the undergarment, they're designed to take advantage of the fact that cops patting you down for drugs usually avoid touching your penis. The picture below from Safetyz website shows the pocket in action.

Stash pocket (with plastic zipper) in action
From the war on drugs to the war on terror, these briefs are the tactical equivalent of those fabled stories of Saddam Hussein stashing WMDs in elementary schools, purportedly to save them from the destruction of U.S. bombing runs. If your enemy is more powerful than you, take advantage of his cultural taboos--whether they be against killing children or touching another man's penis. For those who don't use drugs, the 4x7 inch pocket would be useful for smuggling larger bottles of shampoo through airport security.



The last time I got roughed up and patted down by the police was while I was chatting up a hustler in a bad part of Caracas. The police were pretty thorough, emptying out all my pockets, taking off my belt; my shoes and socks came off, insoles taken out of my shoes, and plenty of squeezing and patting around my crotch (but not directly on it). They still got me hard though. It's an ingenious product--but not foolproof--as the video above shows.

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1 comment:

  1. wow thats funny i saw these in an ad in high times. I bought a pair for kicks. pretty damn cool. and very practical.;o)

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