Quote:
Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Why is that "commando?" is there some history from here, or is it a widely used term?
|
Widely used term. Origin is generally b/c underwear is made of cotton and therefore not good to wear in damp jungle environments (fatigue pants dry quickly and cotton underwear would stay wet, giving you crotch-rot), so commando-types who were in jungle situations wore no underwear.
Threaded Mode