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I could wave my arms and such, but that's so primitive. I mean, there's no gear involved!

Elevating a notch above the primitive, while meeting the need to use "gear," how about fashioning semaphore flags from your boxers to signal the Coast Guard. Added benefit: the pleasure derived from improvising gear on-the-run. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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