Guest Dirt Beater Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Just curious where/when all the things like saying cranium, container, so to speak, etc started? What about the whole "dead bug" thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I think the deceased insect thing probably started on a very drunk evening long ago... From what I've heard, cranium, "so to speak" & container started after tailhook. All the other stuff is basically airframe specific. Eagle guys have the most "lingo" that I've heard. We can't say much of anything... a-word b-word g-word 3-letter s-word 6-letter s-word p-word (aka 5 sided wind tunnel) -- it borders on the rediculous, but it's fun. [ 31. March 2005, 13:23: Message edited by: EvilEagle ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Originally posted by EvilEagle: cranium, "so to speak" & container started after tailhook. The fine art of avoiding use of the words "box" and "head", at least, greatly pre-date Tailhook. I had a neighbor growing up who had been an A-6 driver in Vietnam, and he jokingly used the "alternate" terminology as a matter of habit. Can't speak for the other word games, though. Light Gray Eagle guys are gonna have to ditch the whole "blivet" thing soon, heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SnakeT38 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Originally posted by EvilEagle: From what I've heard, cranium, "so to speak" & container started after tailhook. All the other stuff is basically airframe specific.Started waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy BEFORE the "Hook". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Anyone care to give me a run-down of the words AF fighter pilots/WSOs do and do not say based on sexual inuendo and the like? I am trying to compile a list for a book due out next year. Any help much appreciated, and I'll get the ball rolling: Head = cranium Box = container Period = period, dot. Any numercial value = 69, 6.9 etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Coin (in reference to squadron coin) = RMO (Round Metallic Object) Apparently C-model dudes are allergic to the "B-Word" Bomb..bomb..bomb-b-bomb-bomb. No alternate as far as I know, they just don't say it. [ 10. December 2006, 13:15: Message edited by: Toro ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jad1900 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I've heard C model guys use the word "blibbets" in place of bombs. Head also = nugget, melon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 It's "blivet" not "blibbet" From wikipedia: Military usage In traditional U.S. Army slang dating back to the Second World War, a blivet was defined as "ten pounds of manure in a five pound bag," (a proverbial description of anything egregiously ugly or unmanageable); it was applied to an unmanageable situation, a crucial but substandard or damaged tool, or a self-important person. In Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses, Rawlins defines a blivet as "10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound sack." During the Vietnam conflict, a heavy rubber bladder in which aircraft fuel or POL (petroleum, oil, and lubricants) was transported was known as a blivet, as was anything which, once unpacked, could not be replaced in its container. In various United States Air Force communities (eg Strategic Air Command), blivet may have referred to what are euphemistically called "Special Weapons" whose presence are officially neither confirmed nor denied. Usage apparently derived from the original cavalry definition. In some areas of the U.S., it refers to a juvenile prank, clearly connected with the original military usage: a sack full of excrement is ignited on the victim's porch, while the pranksters ring the doorbell and run. The victim attempts to put the flames out by stamping on the bag. This may also be related to the term's claimed use as military slang for a land-mine, not well-documented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Yes we say "blivit" -- if you are in the vault or referring to a b-word in a tactical environment, then we use the actual terminology ("JDAM", "GBU-15", etc..) The C-model community is crazy with all the other words we can't say. Not everybody buys into it fully and it even varies squadron-to-squadron. Rainman: No shit, broken record... we don't like not having a job to do either. ONE isn't exactly "tactical" you know... If anyone thinks that it's the Eagle drivers that are too proud to change missions, you are kidding yourself! We want to go to the fight. My squadron was all set up to start straffing, but ACC dropped the hammer on us. As far as b-words go, it's not like we can just strap those things on (STS). We don't have the appropriate software to support any new weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBock Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Originally posted by Rainman A-10: blah blah blah bo-ats blah blah blah Which reminds me... Bo-at (Pronouned BO-AT) = Floating tin can full of seamen (sts) [ 04. December 2006, 14:51: Message edited by: GBock ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanks for all the responses, fellas. Really helpful. GBoc, wilco and wilco. BFMthis, WTF? I have no idea even where to begin decoding that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Dead bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techsan Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I was casual for 10 months with the Gorillas @ Eglin (C model guys): Airline = 7 leter A-word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky_king Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Fury220: Dead bug! ^^^ Drops to floor ^^^ [ 04. December 2006, 20:19: Message edited by: sky_king ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vectorpecker Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 wife = frow (pronounced like cow but frow) used in a sentence...damn, the frow is givin' me hell for not cutting the grass credit goes to the 1FS studs @ Tyndall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoser Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by vectorpecker: wife = frow (pronounced like cow but frow) used in a sentence...damn, the frow is givin' me hell for not cutting the grass credit goes to the 1FS studs @ Tyndall Wife also referred to as CINC HOUSE. Cap-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Vector, it's just German...frau. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrooster99 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 From my TDY to Stuttgart... Panzer Frau - Large Military Wife (also BMW...big military wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 "No Slugs" - Provides amnesty when uttered immediately following expenditures of methane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefranchise Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 skulling = heading (ex. checking your skulling on final approach) lets skull on back to the container for some over craniums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhildreth Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Tumbleweed - clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by rhildreth: Tumbleweed - clueless That's actually a 3-1 term. Loss of SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Can someone please enlighten me about the history and practice of the term "Dead Bug"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ken Sebben Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 "Dead Bug" is the command of execution. When refering to it, it's the "Deceased Insect Game". A friend of mine who was an Intel Col back in the Regan days enlightened me on it. Basically while everyone was drinking someone would shout "DEAD BUG" and the last person to make it to the floor would buy drinks. Usually there was some question about who was last and the event would be repeated for several times throught the evening. Obviously there were many injuries related to suddenly hurling yourself backwards off a bar stool onto the floor, so the base commander took it upon himself to address this at the next Officers Call. So, in an auditorium of folks dressed in blues the General began with this statement "It's come to my attention that many of you have been injured in a drinking game called 'Dead Bug'...". The statement was never finished due to the fact that everyone had thrown themselves to the ground with their arms and legs in the air! Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 "Dead Bug" is the command of execution. When refering to it, it's the "Deceased Insect Game". A friend of mine who was an Intel Col back in the Regan days enlightened me on it. Basically while everyone was drinking someone would shout "DEAD BUG" and the last person to make it to the floor would buy drinks. Usually there was some question about who was last and the event would be repeated for several times throught the evening. Obviously there were many injuries related to suddenly hurling yourself backwards off a bar stool onto the floor, so the base commander took it upon himself to address this at the next Officers Call. So, in an auditorium of folks dressed in blues the General began with this statement "It's come to my attention that many of you have been injured in a drinking game called 'Dead Bug'...". The statement was never finished due to the fact that everyone had thrown themselves to the ground with their arms and legs in the air! Good times! In addition, the person that says deceased insect must produce an actual deceased insect or he/she buys the round, not the last person on the floor. This part of it has been left out quite a bit in recent years, it is a very important part of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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