by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
![Sold Out columnist Marissa gets a lift from our boys in white.]( "Sold Out columnist Marissa gets a lift from our boys in white.")
![Mercury publisher Rob recreating the most famous scene from An Officer and a Gentleman.]( "Mercury publisher Rob recreating the most famous scene from An Officer and a Gentleman.")
![There isnt a person alive who wouldnt want to pick up Merc sales rep Anna—except maybe this sailor.]( "There isnt a person alive who wouldnt want to pick up Merc sales rep Anna—except maybe this sailor.")
![... so Anna found a sailor that was more her style.]( "... so Anna found a sailor that was more her style.")
One of the Mercury's great joys of the summer is Fleet Week... and even more specifically, SAILORS. (Ah-RRROOOO! Pant, pant! Ah-OOOH-Gah!) That's why we always challenge ourselves to pick one up—or if we're really lucky, have them pick US up. For example...
Sold Out columnist Marissa gets a lift from our boys in white.
Mercury publisher Rob recreating the most famous scene from "An Officer and a Gentleman."
There isn't a person alive who wouldn't want to pick up Merc sales rep Anna—except maybe this sailor.
... so Anna found a sailor that was more her style.
Too shy to approach a sailor? Here are some insanely useful tips! Got any pics of a sailor picking YOU up? Send it here (and no, it's not a fetish... we think).