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By Lex, on December 8, 2006

Sh!t you never saw coming – got this in the mail today:

Dear Neptunus Lex,

My name is (withheld). I am writing to you from Penthouse Magazine. I’m a long time fan of milblogs, so I’m reaching out to you concerning a new military feature we are starting at Penthouse. Penthouse is currently taking a new, more mainstream direction, and we want first-person military accounts to be a part of our magazine. I’m putting a more detailed description of what we are looking for below.

I was hoping that you would post this description on neptunuslex.com If you are interested in Penthouse advertising on your site, please let me know. Please feel free to forward this email to any other soldiers or milbloggers who might be interested.

Please email me back if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks very much for your time.

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