Should've gone with 'Operation Fabulous.'

Dutch troops are either antigay or unicornphobic. I can't decide which.

Dutch troops in Afghanistan have renamed their peacekeeping operation, fearing that the original name of Unicorn has homosexual connotations, the Defence Ministry said.

"It would seem that in Anglo-Saxon culture the mythological figure of the unicorn is associated with homosexuality," ministry spokesman Otte Beeksma told AFP.

"In Kandahar our men are working alongside Canadian, British and Australian troops," Beeksma added. "They don't want this connotation and to avoid remarks they have changed the name of their mission."

Gawd knows we mustn't have the Canadians, Brits, and Aussies thinking we're poofters, must we? I mean, it's not like there are gay people in THOSE countries, right? And it's bad enough they know we're Dutch; it would be disAStrous if they thought our wooden shoes had high heels and were covered in ruby sequins.

And why is a unicorn any gayer than a Pegasus?

[H/T 2 brainhop.]