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To: Neeka who wrote (356035)	3/27/2010 12:17:44 PM
From: Geoff Altman	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793846

That reminds me of a story, not sure if it's true or not: During the war, Russian soldiers would place condoms over the barrels of their rifles to prevent water damage. As the war grinded on, condoms were in short supply, leading Stalin to send a request to president Roosevelt for a shipment of “standard small U.S. condoms.” Roosevelt agreed, with one request of his own: The condoms were to be extra large in size and stamped with the words “Standard U.S. Size.”