oxygen thief

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(person) by Spuunbenda (1.1 d) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue May 15 2001 at 18:05:58

Based on the notion that because submarines are closed systems, each individual on board represents a definite load on the ventilation systems and CO₂ scrubbers, and so if a crewman is taking it easy, he is stealing from the rest of the crew.

One of the harshest insults used on board.

Goldbrick	zero-sum game	All of your ideas have already occurred to others. Please stop bothering to think. You are selfishly wasting energy and oxygen.	submariner
Scrubber	submarine	The cigarette between your fingers seems to be burning slower than normal.	Richard Littlejohn
February 14, 2001	Don't take breathing for granted	She who leaves men as flaming wrecks in the ditch on the side of the road in her wake, yea, even submarines	Aspiratage
Coffin Cheaters	I woke up this morning with a dog in my house.	Slang	University of Chicago Slogans
Chad Bradford	Swoon	Life on a submarine	escapism
Oxygen	Kevin Smith	insult	jargon

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