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rooster wrote:You guys are too nice. I stand by my comments.

The word "commando" came out of WWII. I would suggest an update of the title, "Going Commando", to "Going Suicide Bombing".

Having insurance that pays for a helicopter ambulance is not "being careful".

And the spirit of Snoredog lives on!

I drive on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway every day. Now THAT'S taking my life into my own hands!

And to paraphrase Dan Quale, I too stand by all the misstatements that I've made.

Hey, rooster, when I saw the title to the thread today "OMG - what a night!!!" I at first mistakenly thought it must be one of yours.

jnk wrote: ......
And the spirit of Snoredog lives on!

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You don't know how much I miss that guy.

rooster wrote:

jnk wrote: ......
And the spirit of Snoredog lives on!

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You don't know how much I miss that guy.

I didn't know him anywhere near as long as you did. And I miss him deeply. So I can only imagine.

And in that spirit, please keep calling 'em the way you see 'em, rooster. I find you to be quite the refreshing soul yourself around here.

jeff

Funny that I should run across this video tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWgB1hy ... r_embedded

Do I think Tony and his wife are stupid or am I just envious because I don't have one?

I can remember when going Commando, meant you had a date, that required, Camo, a big knife and living on "C" Rations. Jim

It seems the word commando has it's origins in the Portuguese language. So I think we can trace the tentacles of the word commando all the way back to a rather fierce jelly fish from Portugal.



PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR-- History's first naval commando
was probably a fierce jelly fish like the one pictured above.


...And based on the above picture and description, the first commando knife may have been an ordinary jelly knife.












J/K

-SWS wrote:.......a rather fierce ... jelly fish.........

If pneumonia is behind you, go see Seven Pounds this weekend. http://www.sevenpounds.com/

rooster wrote:...go see Seven Pounds this weekend. http://www.sevenpounds.com/

Now I understand why you said that:

reviewer on rottentomatoes.com wrote:Smith, in his typical impressive pressure cooker character fashion, is a nervous wreck suicidal IRS agent who raises pet jellyfish, and seems to enjoy harassing when not stalking his clients. Paging Dr. Kevorkian.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven_pounds/

Dr. K would be proud of Will.

rooster wrote:The word "commando" came out of WWII. I would suggest an update of the title, "Going Commando", to "Going Suicide Bombing".

You really need to get out more!!!! You obviously haven't been to any Commando Parties in sunny CA or you'd know better!

OldLincoln wrote:

rooster wrote:The word "commando" came out of WWII. I would suggest an update of the title, "Going Commando", to "Going Suicide Bombing".

You really need to get out more!!!! You obviously haven't been to any Commando Parties in sunny CA or you'd know better!

Linkie, I looked up "commando party" in the Urban Dictionary. I would not be able to handle it. (But email me some photos)

rooster wrote:The word "commando" came out of WWII. I would suggest an update of the title, "Going Commando", to "Going Suicide Bombing".

If we're sticking strictly to the WWII theme, perhaps "kamikaze" is the closest word? Of course I'd then have to fall on my sword, as I was unsuccessful...

ColinP wrote:
The suggestion to use a dental appliance is a great idea - it might not work 100%, but it will certainly be better than nothing. I'll have to do some research into where and how I can get one in South Africa, if I decide to do anymore long hikes.

Colin

Hi Colin,

I thought I'd give you the link to my dental device experiences (just starting). I plan to get charts and graphs to show outcomes and post them here. I'm still in the early stages, so nothing yet. One compelling reason for me to do this is so that I can go camping with my grandkids. I love camping and it was hard for me to get used to the idea that I'd never have the freedom to camp like I used to. I've decided that it doesn't need to work as well as my cpap, just as long as my AHI is 5 or under I'll be happy. I do feel a bit worse when it's over 1.0, but that's acceptable as a trade off. Good luck in finding someone is S.A. who makes them. I had to drive a couple of hours to the place where I got mine.

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Thanks for the link and the info. I'll have to do some local reasearch to find someone - the problem is that you never know if they're any good till after your money has left your bank account...

ColinP wrote:Thanks for the link and the info. I'll have to do some local reasearch to find someone - the problem is that you never know if they're any good till after your money has left your bank account...

ColinP,

If you can afford a real mouthpiece, that would be great. I use one of those, myself; I use it every night to keep my mouth shut and my jaw forward during my PAP therapy. But if you don't want to invest in a dentist-made mouthpiece for the kind of occasional use you may have in mind, you might want to go to a sports store and experiment with an inexpensive ($1-$3 US) sports-style boil-and-bite mouthpiece like what an amateur football player or amateur boxer would use. The trick is, once you boil it according to instructions, do the fitting step with your jaw forward, with your bottom teeth further forward than your top teeth. You may have to buy a few of them and experiment a little with fitting and trimming, but that can be a very cheap way to get something that would function OK for the occasional camping trip. Since that style of mouthpiece (as opposed to one a dentist would make) doesn't have much grip to hold your teeth into it, I suggest using a chin strap with it. But again, a cheap stretchy sports-style headband worn from the crown of your head to your chin can do nicely if it is wide enough. I did that myself several nights to see if I would be able to tolerate a dentist-made mouthpiece before I had one made.

jeff