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Old 10-26-2004, 06:43 PM
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One of the memories that will stay with a Nam Vet forever, no matter what their job or location was, is the image of the old mama-sans and papa-sans with black teeth. Them flashing that big, black grin at you. This was from a lifetime of chewing betel nuts. I guess it was as addictive as chewing tobacco and gave the chewer a buzz. Like chewing tobacco, it made the user spit....alot. I doubt if it was very good for you if swallowed. The spit was blood red. I saw it being chewed in every part of the country that I served in. The only G.I. that I ever knew to try it was an SF sergeant that I knew at Ft. Bragg. He said he got hooked on it while living with the Montagnards in the Central Highlands. He was a tobacco chewer when I met him. His teeth weren't black, but they had a brown tint to them . So how 'bout it? Anybody give it a try?
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Old 10-26-2004, 07:10 PM
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That sight just makes you wonder why you ever left good old Nam.
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Old 10-26-2004, 07:50 PM
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Old 10-26-2004, 07:59 PM
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How about a warning first!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 10-26-2004, 10:45 PM
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Old 10-27-2004, 04:24 AM
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Don't you need permission to put James relatives up on the sight.

No, didn't try it, But then I didn't inhail either. No wait, that was Bill.

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Old 10-27-2004, 04:34 AM
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Nope , never tried it. Didn't eat or chew much of anything. Got to Bitnam at 170 lbs. and left at 123 lbs
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i hear from others i no that lost of ppl left with weight lose..
does anyone no how true that is?
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No body in my Platoon ever ever gained weight. The trick was to lose it gradually and not in large chunks in the middle of an explosion.
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Old 10-27-2004, 09:52 AM
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I went over there 150 lbs and came back 134. I was 6' 2". fIt took me several years to gain back my weight.
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