Subject: RE: BS: Third Joke Thread for 2005
From: GUEST,Roger the cookieless Skiffler - PM
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 09:21 AM

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There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time. Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
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I have heard this same thing from many different sources. It seems to be a very popular myth. In fact there was a writer for ESPN who made the mistake of believing it and mentioning it in a column on the internet. He got into big trouble with the Government of Guam. The senatorial representative wrote to ESPN and demanded an apology. She got it. Believe me, this one is a myth.

How do I know? I live on Guam. I have friends in the community. Some of those friends are experts in the history and culture of the island, past and present. This was never the case and it certainly would not be allowed now. Guam has been a Christian society, mostly Catholic, since the 18th century. The priests would be horrified and the parents on this island would be outraged at the idea.

Makes a good story but be careful who you repeat it to.