I need to alert you to a story they ran with high profile on the local news this AM. Seems some guy was "busted" at work for stashing his panty collection in his workstation! 2000 some odd pair (shown in large clear plastic garbage type bags). The close up shots they used to fill in the story showed what appeared to be mostly briefs... all nylon... many of which appeared to be VF style at least. Now here's the point... seems to me, if I can find this story in the morning paper or at least soon, I'm thinking of writing some sort of response to it... which I'd like to have you reply to as Chief Editor and Panty King. This guy is clearly one of us, and has been held to the highest ridicule possible, the Ultimate Catastrophic Expectation. Certainly he had excercised some pretty poor judgement keeping his stash at work, but obviously there was a reason for that... he trusted that as safer than at home for some reason (shrewish wife?). Now his job or at least his reputation in the community is up for grabs... they not only used his name, but his picture as if he was some sort of high criminal. Lots of jokes about underwear and the ultimate panty raid followed.

Here's a response from another of my correspondents:

Your story about the guy who was busted for keeping his stash at work saddened me. First of all, I felt bad that the poor guy had no other reasonable place to keep his stash. I can't think that work is a prime place to hide something personal like that. But I also felt bad and angered that the guy was publicly humiliated like that. Why did someone feel it necessary to expose him for this? What harm did he do by having his stash stored at work? And if they really didn't want it there, couldn't they quietly tell him to remove it? As far as I can see, but I'm no lawyer, he did nothing illegal, but in "busting" him and exposing him to public ridicule like that for no good reason, his company may have opened themselves up to a lawsuit. The only problem is, to sue he would have to expose his interests to even more of the public. Maybe those yay-hoos knew that, that they were safe. It just made me feel how vulnerable we all are. Maybe a letter in the paper is a good thing. We might want to remind people that owning panties is not illegal. Yet.

<< shuda taped it >> 

Oh my, I think perhaps you need a quick reality check on the classic job world. :) Had the news on just so I can get my first traffic update just as I scuttle out the door with my briefcase and coffee cup in hand. Now I DO understand that you maintain a fully equipped and armed video system for capturing those magical moments, but imagine me with coffee cup and keys in hand, briefcase pulling my left arm longer from its weight, door to the outside already open waiting for me to crash out of the storm door, and out to my vehicle 10 minutes late (as usual). The last thing I generally do is scan the tv, which I've had on as I scurry about the house preparing to leave, for traffic stuff... caught a bit already started about his hapless guy busted at work... and it's really the video clip that catches me... clear plastic bags of multi-colored nylon panties... something I've no doubt pointed out having an ability to spot at a thousand yards... under a skirt. Taped it? No chance... couldn't move! I was frozen fast to the floor just tring to grasp the story.... Why are they showing this? Whatever could he have done to cause anyone to want to humiliate him so? What could be the reason anyone would want to make sure that with our Cheerios and orange juice, we need to find out that this fetish driven guy has been storing his collection of women's panties in his work station at the office? Is this another form of Capital Punishment... forcing him over the edge with public ridicule? Nope, no tape... no need... burned into my skull for all time... I see the bags as I drive thru the rushhour traffic... I think of how his chest must feel like exploding. I wonder where he ran to hide... what he does to compensate for the overwhelming feeling of guilt and shame they've no doubt generated in him.... For NO Reason other than to sell more hemroidal suppositories and maxi pad ad time... For NO Reason other than someone at work wanted him out of there... without the need for due process... For NO Reason other than Jerry Springer and Geraldo have twisted our sense of Justice and Fairness and Common Decency to the point where there is no news anymore, just entertainment and carts containing "bites" to fill the empty space between commercials. I managed the rush hour traffic best I could, but the ache I felt was too compelling to ignore. There but for the grace of people who pass my stashes every day, go I. This story could be about any one of us... 2000 plus panties they said, chuckling. Hell... the guy's a Piker! I know of numbers much higher than that in stashes. How many stashes found their ways to Garbage Dumpsters that day as a result of hearing the same sad story? How many got moved to a more secure place? How many guys rolled over that night in a cold sweat, thinking about what it would be like to be busted — publicly like him? How many made solemn vows to give up their fetish... This time for Good? I hope that somehow he finds the LLAPA site and finds out that there are thousands and thousands of guys just like him... who hate what's happened to him, and would like to let him know that we understand what's going on... and who would offer to help him in some way.... Any Way we could... if we just knew what or how. I for one want him to know that He's OK... there's nothing wrong with him... just what happened to him. If he needs some support, I hope he'll contact Bill, The Panty King and keeper of Our Safe Homesite, so he can let him know what we all think about this. Tell him not to give up hope. Oh yeah... my real hope is that we'll find out that He's Mad As Hell... and won't take it any more!
Later,

P.S. I have to confess the most terrible thing of all... as I drove to work, I couldn't help wondering what the hell happened to all those panties!

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:00:31 EST
To: LINGERIE_LOVERS
Subject: Man busted at work

It really sucks what the @#$%&*'s did to that poor guy. By @#$%&*'s I mean the boss and the chicken*&%$#@ news media. We should go get the reporter, hang him by the balls and drive a stake up his %&@#!!! A shame to have anyone go dump their stash because of this.


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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 09:03:37 -0400
From: Nora
To: LINGERIE LOVERS
Subject: Caught

Dear LLapa,
I was reading the story of "busted at work". Of course this man is a criminal for expressing his sexuality? You can build bombs for defence contractors and be a well respected person. But to want to express your sexuality is a crime. I don't who makes the rules, but I think thier kind of confused. P.S Sadly, Americas's are losses thier rights!!!


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Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 13:36:27 -0500
From: christy
To: LINGERIE LOVERS
Subject: A hearing..

After reading this article I have a little something to add. I was caught at work reading and posting messages to the Satique Fourum. I can not disclose exactly where I was working but it was a state postion within a county. Currently I am on suspension but with pay. I am awaiting a closed hearing on Feb.23!! I do have a union and an attorney who will be alongside during this hearing. Wish me luck!!!

From: D
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999
Subject: About the panty stash exposure

I'm sorry that this is a little late. I only discovered your site about a month ago thanks to an online acquaintance. I wanted to voice in my views about that guy whose panty stash was discovered at work.

First I wanted to express my outrage at the media for giving him such a wonderfully bright and lengthy spotlight (sarcastically intended). Thanks to reporters that should be working for papers like the ones we see at the checkout line at supermarkets (they're not newsworthy anyhow), anyone who has or attempts to practice a "forbidden" fetish constantly has to look over their shoulders and make sure we're not being watched or about to be photographed. If any of you individuals who call yourselves journalists are reading this right now I want to ask you "Who the F**K are you to expose this person and take advantage of his misfortune just to up your TV ratings? And what ever happened to discretion in reporting?" I understand "Freedom of the press" is in our country's "Bill of Rights" but this time that line between the exercising of rights and abuse of power was crossed over. One more word for the press is that there is more of us, and if you keep pulling S**T like this one day you will do this to the wrong person and the least they will do is burn down your office where you work. I pray that you wise up before it comes to that though.

Secondly to the person who was exposed, I want to offer up my moral and emotional support. I hope you are doing OK despite all of what has come your way. My advice to you is SUE SUE SUE and don't stop suing 'till the responsible parties who have exposed you as if you have the plague have been hurt very badly in a financial sense, so badly that they will think twice before ever leaping at the misfortune of someone like a wild dog lunging at a piece of raw meat. Stand high and proud my friend, do not keel over because that's what the politically correct society wants to see, DON'T GIVE THEM THE SATISFACTION MY FRIEND - FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT. You did nothing wrong, the evildoers are the ones who have sold you out and they are the ones who should be exposed. You have all of us on your side, you are not alone.

Finally, I would like to express some personal opinions and a close call I had to being exposed. I'd sure like to know who branded us sick, twisted and insane just because we enjoy the feeling of nylon against our private parts. Isn't that a lot better than molesting little kids or going on shooting sprees? Granted, a panty fetish is not the most popular hobby in the world, but does that have to mark the people who do enjoy it as sick and mentally incompetent? Thanks to this mentality that has been bred into people I get very nervous when I head to the stores or the lingerie department at the department store. I usually find a way to make it into a "shopping trip for the girlfriends birthday". And as for my own personal collection it is kept under lock and key in my "Brief" case (Get it? HAHAHA). I also have a quick way (god forbid) to make it disappear should the danger of exposure or discovery ever rear it's ugly head. Thanks to the time when I was younger and my sister discovered my collection and threatened to "expose me" I am very careful to hide everything (even in my own apartment). Luckily I was able to explain that away by chance. Even the woman I am dating currently sees no adventure in such a fetish and deems any man who would wear lingerie as a psycho, so I definitely do not tell her or let her find out. She's not living with me right now but if she does soon I'll settle for sneaking hers sometimes and putting them on.

Well, I know I've made this letter pretty long and I need to close it. I need to get to sleep anyhow. If there's anything Myself or anyone else can do please post it and I'll do what I can on my end as far as being there and being supportive. Thank You and goodnight.

Sincerely,

D.

Dear Lingerie Lovers,

The story I read about exposing and disgrace of a fellow lingerie lover is the L A S T straw! My initial exposure to ladies nylon goodies came early via my female cousins pulling a prank (not so funny at the time) on me by taking advantage of the "he was trying to molest me!" scenario. Since then I have had an almost uncontrollable desire to have Antron III next to my skin, and it's bad enough to try and keep these secret moments to myself without having to fear the darned media for possibly ruing my entire life. Perspective.....let's put things in their proper perspective folks! Look through your own eyes and write down what you see each day for a week the makes you retch, but then again is condoned by our generally sick society. Sick? Yes, a coast to coast group of holier than thou bores, who for the most part, have their own skeletons to hide....drugs....pedophilia.... Well I'm really mad about this. It's okay to pass out billions of our tax dollars to people who could care less about any of us, buy them homes, cars, give them jobs, etc. But God do help us! Here's a guy who just loves panties! Let the drug lords dominate society, let our children act like a bunch of untamed animals, let our own citizens be pushed aside so we can show the whole damned world how kind we are by hiring their unwanted (for the most part) citizens, let our law enforcement agencies prey on old ladies that jay-walk and those darned speeders too, and let's not forget to execute all cop killers, not that any other life is as valuable. Sorry folks for this tirade, but when hard working class Americans get busted for something like having panties in their possession we have truly all jumped over the edge.

Common ladies! You can wear our clothing daily, but a great many of you think we're 'weird' because we wear something you cannot even see, unless invited to. Some of us have to 'sneak around' trying to legally purchase; pls. note that I said PURCHASE, not STEAL, our silky feminine attire. Yup, it's just great that we cannot stop our jobs from going overseas, or keep our standard of living where it should be, or hey, how about hiring us over the hill American born, well educated citizens for work, for a bit more than US$5.25/HR or give these delightful jobs to aliens.

No folks, I'm really not weird! I loooove to slip into something truly comfortable any darn chance I get, and I really hope that you all will be able to do the same for as long and at any time you like. Let's start talking to our fellow citizens about frying murderers, child molesters, drug mfg's and distributors, and generally taking care of our own closet before we pry our egotistical selves out of other folks harmless activities.

C.