Ooh, ahh, yes! LOVE AFFAIRS OF THE FORK - MEN IN UNIFORM
published: Thursday | February 13, 2003
They make you melt, turn your knees into jello, and cause your heart to flip flop.
These were but a few of the comments from women
working at The Gleaner Company who were willing to put
up whole pay cheques or small fortunes to be wined and
dined by officers and soldiers of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). (Alas, Gleaner staffers were not eligible to enter
our competition.)
When we first put out the call inviting women to tell us why they like men in uniform (and to win a chance to have a Valentine's meal prepared by the soldiers themselves), we weren't sure what to expect. Well, the ink was barely dry on that edition of The Gleaner when the e-mails, faxes and phone calls started rolling in. The letters came later. Some readers faxed, e-mailed and hand delivered their entries, just to make sure we got them.
We did, and boy, did you tell us what you think of men in uniform? "They have bow legs and are handsome," wrote one reader. "Men in uniform exude an air of power, confidence and control like a sports car with a VTEC engine (unlimited horse power) under the hood waiting for the right driver," said another. "They are the modern day knight in shining armour," said another. "They have an electrifying effect on my body," commented one of our eventual winners. They are polite, intelligent, courageous and make us feel safe, said others.
With so much passion pouring out of the pages and from the e-mails, we at Food fanned ourselves and then decided that this could be no ordinary judging. So after weeding out some of the epistles (the word limit was 50) and indecipherable entries we turned the matter over to reporter Petulia Clarke who is unrepentant in her liking for men in uniform. She picked our five winners, so please don't blame us.
