The Peanut Butter Story

Supposedly another way to avoid the draft was by pretending to be gay. Which reminds me of this conversation from the movie Stripes:

Recruiter: Now, are either of you homosexuals?
John Winger: [John and Russell look at each other] You mean, like, flaming, or...
Recruiter: Well, it's a standard question we have to ask.
Russell Ziskey: No, we're not homosexual, but we are *willing to learn*.
John Winger: Yeah, would they send us someplace special?
Recruiter: I guess that's "no" on both. Now if you could just give Uncle Sam your autograph...

Having syphilis would do it, so you could go get that.
According to Ted Nugent in 1977, he bypassed the peanut butter, using the real thing.
A friend was rejected for being too tall. He was ~ 6'-6", the limit at that time. He spent a day in bed before going (except for the bathroom breaks), and measured 6'-6.25".

It's interesting how such stories have many variations. I've heard a version of this taking place on an airplane involving an airsick bag, a tin of beef stew and a taste test.

You may find it with a net search or I can relate if you haven't heard it before. I found it very funny, but then I do have a warped sense of humor when it comes to food related stories.

"May be" my appropriate body part. This is apocryphal, and if I were Snopes I wouldn't even bother to explain why.