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Israeli combat pilots may soon fly high on Viagra
yahoo ^ | 2/7/2008

Posted on 02/09/2008 4:34:55 PM PST by shove_it

It might harm their reputation, but Israel's air force is considering giving its combat pilots Viagra to improve their performance -- in the air.

A recent study conducted by Israeli doctors among mountain climbers in Africa found a link between erectile dysfunction drugs and improved performance in high altitudes, the mass-selling Yediot Aharonot reported on Thursday...

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airplanes; cockpit; flyinghigh; pilots; viagra
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Oops, wrong stick.
1 posted on 02/09/2008 4:34:58 PM PST by shove_it
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To: shove_it

Dagnabbit — you were s’posed to save that line for me!


2 posted on 02/09/2008 4:35:45 PM PST by r9etb
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To: shove_it

I ain’t touchin’ this one with a 10 foot pole.


3 posted on 02/09/2008 4:35:46 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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To: shove_it

The tailors will be busy adjusting inseams for awhile.


4 posted on 02/09/2008 4:37:59 PM PST by manic4organic (Send a care package through USO today.)
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There will be stiff penalties for pilots who refuse the drug.
5 posted on 02/09/2008 4:38:14 PM PST by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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There will be stiff penalties for pilots who refuse the drug.
6 posted on 02/09/2008 4:38:19 PM PST by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope they have enough clearance if they have to eject.


7 posted on 02/09/2008 4:39:07 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: shove_it

New memembers of the mile high club??


8 posted on 02/09/2008 4:40:46 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: shove_it

Nope. Too easy.


9 posted on 02/09/2008 4:40:53 PM PST by Billthedrill
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“The better to screw the Arabs with, my dear.”


10 posted on 02/09/2008 4:41:27 PM PST by RichInOC (KATZ: HA HA HA HA....)
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To: shove_it

You can kill arabs, get tons of isreali ladies AND free Viagra?? to hell with this country sign me up!


11 posted on 02/09/2008 4:41:52 PM PST by utherdoul
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To: shove_it
A recent study conducted by Israeli doctors among mountain climbers in Africa found a link between erectile dysfunction drugs and improved performance in high altitudes...

Most times, the guy at the higher altitude has the advantage in a dog fight, but six inches?

12 posted on 02/09/2008 4:42:00 PM PST by Doctor Raoul (Fire the CIA and hire the Free Clinic, someone who knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: shove_it

Gives new meaning to “he’s a stick and rudder man”.


13 posted on 02/09/2008 4:42:21 PM PST by HardStarboard (Take No Prisoners - We're Out Of Qurans)
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To: shove_it

I’m sure this will improve their ability to hit hard targets.


14 posted on 02/09/2008 4:43:57 PM PST by Inyo-Mono (If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

I guess term ‘stick and rudder’ could take on a new meaning!


15 posted on 02/09/2008 4:44:04 PM PST by Chieftain (RIP Texas Cowboy, 68-69 TonkinGulfYachtClub and Chief Negotiator, we miss you all.)
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It's all about the plane...

"Da plane Boss, da plane"

You just gotta keep it up

16 posted on 02/09/2008 4:44:53 PM PST by Syncro
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To: shove_it

A new definition of a real high.


17 posted on 02/09/2008 4:45:25 PM PST by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
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To: shove_it

Just the thing for those long, hard missions.


18 posted on 02/09/2008 4:45:33 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: shove_it

Nope again. I know what you’re thinking, but I’m not going to make juvenile references to joysticks, cockpits, and, ah, ejection seats...


19 posted on 02/09/2008 4:46:40 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: shove_it

So that’s why they call it a ‘’joystick’’.


20 posted on 02/09/2008 4:48:30 PM PST by Lexington Green (Philandeering John Seeks Reconciliation With Cuckolded Conservatives.)
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