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Kapok beats denim

For this mornings entry in our competition we have to revisit the original post & in particular, this 2007 contestant

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The nautical theme is ever popular as is seen by this militiaman wearing a stylish Kapok life jacket. It wont stop a bullet but it sure looks Boo-yaa!

Indeed several readers were moved to comment on the lack personal protection from small arms fire that a Kapok life vest affords. Oh ye of little faith. What probably none of us realised at that time was that said garment had clearly had the full Ju-Ju man treatment, because our hero is just fine, dandy & giving it rockall, where as his oppo who made the typical rooky militiaman’s error of eschewing the Kapok & instead going into combat in designer denim. He got shot…

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So there you have it ... Kevlar ... Kapok... its all pretty much the same: But for goodness sake, nobody tell those nangers at the Defence Procurement Agency because you just know what will happen next, dont you!

Comments

It does make for a superior point of aim.

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