In the Pacific during WWII, US pilots called their E&E button compass
an "A--hole compass".

Fontunately for me I have one of those uncanny senses of direction and I love maps / charts. So I instinctively note my surroundings both physically and on a map even when I am not in the wilderness. This is why I never lose my car at the mall <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />