What was the "socks" thing? 
cant think how to expain without being banned
lets jut say they are used for wiping up excess male body fluid 
Swing the lantern and pull up a sand bag and I'll tell you a story...

This was in Gulf War 1, and I used to nick my mate's (Andy Palmer; a fitting name) socks from out of his bergen, his clean ones; when he was in some trench on guard duty; and use them for my 'dastardly deed'.
Then I'd put them back into his bergen.

All the other lads knew; since I told them; and used to laugh when my mate was doing his washing in those big tin bowls we had in the washing area; 'cos I used to shout loudly, 'I'm getting AROUSED! (or words of similiar meaning).
Oh, and Cozy and I have a mutual friend called 'Dog' (Holden). It''s a small world.