Saturday, March 15, 2008

15 Mar 08 - Snoreman, Toothgrinder, and Close-talker

Today I acquired a new nickname - "Snoreman". Turns out that last night I was snoring up a storm. I honestly only snore when I'm really tired or just uncomfortable, and apparently last night I was a bit of both. I guess the snoring was so loud that the guy sleeping in the bunk nearest mine was awakened at about 2:30 AM. In an attempt to wake me up so I'd stop snoring, he threw his kevlar helmet at my bunk. Luckily he missed. I didn't wake up.
There are other nicknames floating around. Snoreman is far from the worst. I guess there's another soldier here who grinds his teeth at high volume when he sleeps. He has since been dubbed "toothgrinder".

Another soldier who is hear was caught trying to flirt with a disinterested female today. He was sitting way too close for her comfort, and it was apparent that she was uncomfortable and becoming annoyed with his lack of respect concerning space bubbles. We accordingly named him "close-talker".

I guess this new trend of giving out nicknames is due to the soldiers desperation for entertainment. We're so hard up for something to laugh at that we invent stupid nicknames for each other.

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