Going commando (Bob's fault)

Posted by TheFallen on October 22, 2002

In Reply to: Going commando (Bob's fault) posted by TheFallen on October 22, 2002

: You may blame Bob entirely for my asking this one.

: Even in the UK we've realised that going commando means going out wearing no underwear, but why? I seriously doubt that I am meant to believe that elite US military forces have entirely rejected skivvies for some arcane tactical reason - so, the reason for this phrase is... ?

I am being unreliably informed that, in the steamy humid jungles of 'Nam, wearing underwear made one especially prone to what was delightfully termed as "crotch rot". I'll be ever so grateful for an alternative explanation, please.

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