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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:19 PM
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A small favor to ask, regarding MOUTHBREATHERS
Edited on Wed Mar-24-10 12:30 PM by Gman2
There are those of us who have heart failure, emphezema, copd, and other lung type ailments. We mouthbreath, to get oxygen. I dont take it totally personally, but is there a chance that another epithet would work as well? Knuckle dragger seems to work just as well acapella. And most of us dont have simian limbs. In fact, I saw a piece last night, that showed hollywood hunks with T rex arms.


I would appreciate it.
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nyc 4 Biden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:23 PM
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1. i agree and i dont think the name calling is helpful at all.
i admit that at times i am prone to do it as well. but making fun of our political enemies by calling them mouthbreathers, retarded, fat or any other physical/personal trademark is sure to just alienate some of our own.
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WeekendWarrior Donating Member (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:29 PM
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5. I'm sorry, but I love having a complete vocabulary
available to me and frankly like to use it when it can be effective.

I'm a mouthbreather myself and couldn't care less if somebody uses that "slur."

What I really abhor is political correctness.
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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:31 PM
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6. Are you against decorum? Dignity? Why is your world destroyed by not insulting the weak?
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WeekendWarrior Donating Member (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:47 PM
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9. I don't consider mouthbreathers -- like myself -- weak, thank you very much
And I'm all for decorum. But I also don't like "suggestions" about what words I can and can't use. If the word fits, I'll use it. If you don't like that, feel free to ignore me.
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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:55 PM
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10. Bully for your not being weak from your disease, I am.
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nyc 4 Biden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 01:37 PM
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12. “Practice the vocabulary of love - unlearn the language of hate and contempt.”
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:23 PM
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2. It's not an expression I use. K&R
Assholes works for me.
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:29 PM
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4. My sphincter is offended!
And it is going on the offensive!
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:28 PM
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3. I prefer to call them "ass-breathers"
Since that's where they do all their talking from, wouldn't it make sense that when they finally pause for a breath they would breathe from the same place they speak from? :shrug:
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The_Commonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:32 PM
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7. That's an insult to Knckledraggers!
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 12:36 PM
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8. sleep apnea and the Cpap Machine.
Some people have Sleep Apnea and need to use a Cpap machine. Being a mouth breather is not fun for those who have Sleep Apnea. It requires wearing a full mask that covers the nose and mouth thats attached to a hose, and to the machine.

My friend who is a Vietnam Vet wears one at night.


They look uncomfortable but he says it keeps him from waking up several times a night, gasping for breath. Says he can't breath though his nose.



It would be interesting to find out if OBAMACARE will cover these devices. They can save a life.
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madamesilverspurs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 01:00 PM
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11. Guessing that the devices will be covered,
seeing as how they're already covered by Medicare. Mine is, anyway.

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