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[–] YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip 244 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I love everything about this. They got a bullying letter from the US Navy over something beyond their control, handled it like professionals, turned it into free publicity and a news story, and the reporters got a sheepish "no comment" from both the DoD and Bahrainian officials. chef's kiss BRB, I think I need to order some butt plugs.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Shouldn't the letter be coming from a more appropriate department, like Commerce or Trade or something?

Also, "Buttplugs for Bahrain" sounds like a charity drive.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It is, they have a shortage.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 105 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I love how they framed the letter and hung it on their wall.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 89 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No one takes the USA seriously.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Especially butt plug sellers. Canada has thousands employed mining buttplugs.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The children yearn for the..nope.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I haven't seen Pam in pixel format before, that could easily be from an 80s Sierra game, though I didn't count pixels or colours to be sure but if my memory works and it sure does not I'd say it's good.

[–] YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip 32 points 3 days ago

In a bedazzled frame.

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They didn't get bullied. The letter just notified the company the parcel was returned because the US base complies with the host country's import customs.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

This. No bullying in sight.

This is to notify you that the parcel was returned to the sender .Please notify the sender that pornographic materials or devices are not allowed into the Kingdom of Bahrein.

All I can see is an information why the package was returned. The only thing that went "wrong" is that it was returned to the address of the original sender and not to the address of the person who forwarded the parcel to Bahrein.

If that middle man didn't put their address on the package, it's no surprise that it was instead sent to the original sender.

Tbh, there's not really a story at all. The package contained stuff that's illegal in the destination country and thus was returned. A letter was attached to explain that fact. That's it.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

BRB, I think I need to order some butt plugs.

Surely and I mean SURELY this is Streisand effect in full force. I wonder how many they're going to receive in the coming months.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think Bahrain cares how many buttplugs they sell in other countries, so I wouldn't call it a Streisand effect

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The Streisand effect is them receiving more by drawing attention to it.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

That's not what it means. You need a party actively trying to censor or hide information to be a Streisand effect, this is just accidental marketing.

[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Bahrain is going to have butt plugs coming out the…

…well, you know…

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Oh, yeah, exactly what I was thinking. Anybody got an address that would maximize the impact?