Through no real fault of its own, the panel van gets associated with rape and terrorism here in America.

Nice, traditional, missionary-position-loving Germans (if there is such a thing) would also be wise to steer clear of the boxy vehicle, because it turns out that when a van in the Berlin area is a-rockin', it may be because there is some hardcore sadomasochistic kink going down in its roomy interior.

Lady Lee, a German dominatrix, got the idea for tricking out the interior of a van with whips and chains after she called a 24-hour plumber and saw how he had set up shop inside his vehicle. While Lee does charge her clients an extra fee for driveway service, she promises the van is sound-proof, so no neighbors will hear the screams of sweet pain.

We once got our kitchen knives sharpened in a van, but that's about the most offbeat encounter we've ever had with such mobile commerce. Granted, you'd be hard pressed to top Lady Lee's German perversion, but what's the weirdest service you've ever seen offered from a van?