‘Applications’ for dating
NZPA-AAP London Lovesick British soldiers on the Falkland Islands are trying to catch the local girls by giving them a naughty questionnaire. The men are handing out printed forms headed, “Application to Date a British soldier,” to Falklands girls who attract their attention.
The potential girlfriends have to answer more than 50 highly personal questions
and then put their “applications” forward for consideration, the London “Sun”
reported. Some of the cheeky questions are:
What kind of kiss do you have — motherly, sloppy, cold, hot, passionate? Have you ever been kissed in these places — nose, lips, cheek, neck, ears? What size nighties do you wear?
Does your father have a gun? 13 he a good shot?
The form was compiled by sappers of the Royal Engineers 39th Field Squadron.
It ends: “On behalf of the Army Association of Comforters of Women, I wish you luck with your application.”
One soldier said: “It’s all a bit of fun, but some of us have had a good response.”
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