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To: Mr Rogers; An Old Man; Frantzie
Of course, I’m one of those “ex-laterine commandos” - don’t know what a laterine is, and I never saw one on my many deployments, but I have no use for someone who refuses to deploy for combat. None.

Did you NOT tell us that you served in the U.S. Air Force, hmmm???

The Latrine is also another name for Duchamp's Fountain. Male Latrine. Fort Sam Houston, Texas (April 2006). A latrine (from Latin lavatrina meaning bath) is a communal space with multiple toilets, or a single standalone apparatus that is designed for defecation and urination. [1] Latrines allow for safer and more hygienic disposal of human waste than open defecation. They are used in rural areas and low-income urban communities, with significant use in the developing world. Many variations exist, but at its simplest, the reason for using a latrine is that waste is controlled and decomposed into safer by-products.

Latrine is also a term commonly associated with the United States Armed Forces, specifically, the Army and Air Force for any point of entry facility where human waste is disposed of, which a civilian might call a bathroom or toilet, regardless of how modern or primitive it is. The US Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps commonly use the nautical term head in place of latrine, even when disembarked from a vessel.

184 posted on 08/11/2010 7:30:19 PM PDT by danamco (")
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To: danamco

Anyone who watched a war movie knows what a laterine is. Anyone who has had a relative in the military knows the term. Anyone who has a basic comprehension of the English language who is not illiterate knows the term.

My guess is this guy is an offshore spammer for Obama. Another idiot.


187 posted on 08/11/2010 7:46:57 PM PDT by Frantzie (Television controls the American people/sheep)
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To: danamco; An Old Man; Frantzie

Oh...you meant a LATRINE!

Yes, I’ve used many of them. But never a laterine...


190 posted on 08/11/2010 8:22:41 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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