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Manchurian Candidate

A little game played by the Coast Guard Chiefs based on the movie by the same name. Usually accompanied by a theater play that is the result of meshing up everyone’s personalities and “secrets.” The goal being to make the subject scared.

Why is he so confused?

Look away, they are doing the Manchurian Candidate on him.

by Cats are all gray now July 8, 2024

Cherry Bomb

Similar to the famous “talking stick” or the “hammer and sickle” it is a speaker placed inside one’s home to constantly annoy. It is usually place into the home by the Coast Guard Prevention Department to fix a result.

“If you don’t behave they hit you with a cherry bomb”

by Cats are all gray now December 26, 2024

House of Sprits

Also known as the voices, bullshit or the bullshit machine it is a game the Officers and CPOs in the Coast Guard use to get fragmented phrases through repetition in your mind. Mainly used as a put down or to scare someone out of the service. It first started in Sector San Juan.

Chief: You know what they are using on him right?

JO: Yes, “house of sprits” or using the voice machine ie electronic harassment to scare him out of advancement again. Hahahaha.

by Cats are all gray now January 10, 2025

Inception and the Tapes

Something Coast Guard Chiefs go around saying during CCTI.

What did she mean with “Inception and the tapes” this morning?

No one knows.

Why is he saying Inception all the time during this meeting ?

Idk, but he said it like 12 time by now.

by Cats are all gray now June 26, 2024

Speaker Program

The Speaker Program or the PHA Numbers are so called jokes used in the Coast Guard. They set up a bunch of noise devices that eventually take away your hearing and make you hear voices in your head.

Why can’t he hear himself?

They are kicking him out through the speaker program.

by Cats are all gray now July 22, 2024

Cherry Bomb

Similar to the “talking stick” or the “hammer and sickle” it is the act of placing a speaker inside a persons home to annoy them. It is usually done by the Coast Guard Prevention Department.

“If prevention is mad at you they hit you with a cherry bomb”

by Cats are all gray now December 26, 2024

Cherry Bomb

Similar to the "talking stick" or the hammer and sickle" it is the act of placing a sound speaker inside a persons home with the intention to annoy them and extract something from them. It is usually done by the Coast Guard's Prevention Department.

"If prevention is mad at you they will hit you with a cherry bomb"

by Cats are all gray now December 26, 2024