Extendible porn (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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Pictures of desirable firearms often seen as "gun porn" on gun blogs.

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> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: Extendible porn
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> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu>
> wrote:
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> > Benjamin Barrett has now offered at least one pretty clear example
of
> > "X porn" 'sensuous or sensational material appealing to Xs': _Jew
> > porn_.  i quickly found one more, _bibliophile porn_:
> >
> > BIBLIOPHILE PORN: A BOOK LOVER'S TOOL FOR GETTING OFF ON STACKS
> >   http://scoutmagazine.ca/2010/02/15/bibliophile-porn-a-book-lovers-
> tool-for-getting-off-on-stacks/
> > (with photos of stacks that would appeal to bibliophiles)
> >
> > no doubt there are other examples of this sort around.
>
> "Foodie porn" is well-attested.
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>
> --Ben Zimmer
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