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Submarine Slang Terms and Phrases
September 8, 2012 at 6:00am
If you are easily offended, turn back now! Many of these terms and phrases are quite explicit, but understand that many of these were used in the days before political correctness. Submariners give a lot of themselves...years underwater missing birthdays, births, anniversaries, funerals, holidays, milestones in the lives of the children, etc, so give them a break. I personally don't care if you find these offensive. These were my shipmates and we are a brotherhood that gave so others could have. So, in saying that, these are the submarine slang terms and phrases I have compiled from my brother submariners.
12 mile limit – referring to the international 12 mile boundary, but sailors use it to mark the time when "anything goes" when outside the 12 mile limit.
"120 sailors go down, 60 couples come back" – derogatory phrase used by jealous surface sailors who think they are being funny. Ha fucking ha.
20 knots - The maximum speed of a submarine that is allowed to be told to someone outside the submarine community.
400 feet - The maximum depth of a submarine that is allowed to be told to someone outside the submarine community.
42 and a wake-up – actually, any number and a wake-up. Counting down to going home, retirement, or any other significant event.
7 P's - Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Phrase usually found around any training facility. Also known as Piss Poor Planning Produces Piss Poor Performance.
ADCAP – ADvanced CAPability. Latest version of the Mark 48 torpedo.
"Air in the banks, shit in the tanks, ready to submerge below... sound the diving alarm!" – An abbreviated, unauthorized, yet humorous way to report the submarine is ready to dive.
"All I need is a family gram and a diet coke and I am happy to be underway" – Usually said by a salty old submariner to a non-qual to indicate how dedicated they are.
"All hands desiring to do so lay to the do so locker and do so" – Humor, no real meaning other than to mock other 1MC announcements.
Angles and Dangles – The time when the submarine is making radical depth changes. Usually done during sea trials and pre-deployment underway period to ensure everything is stowed for sea properly.
Assholes and elbows - the only things which should be seen by a boatswains mate when deck hands are on their hands and knees holystoning a wooden deck. Still used to indicate that during field day everyone should be cleaning and not goofing off.
A.T.F.Q. - Answer the fucking question.
Baboon ass – slang for corned beef due to it's color and consistency.
Bagged – as in "I got bagged" by the off going watch. Meaning you got left with something that someone else was suppose to do.
Balls to the wall - Flank Speed.
Banging Air – Air Charge.
Bent Shitcan - Someone below Naval standards. "He's as fucked up as a bent shitcan."
B.F.H. - Big Fucking Hammer. Also see Torpedoman's Tweeker.
Bilge Pickers – A long thin tool used to pick items out of out-of-reach areas.
Blow and Go – To emergency blow the main ballast tanks.
Blowing a Shitter - Inadvertently "flushing" a toilet while sanitary tanks are being blown overboard. This caused excrement and toilet paper to be blown all over the head to the delight of the rest of the crew.
Blow Job - Emergency blow or emergency ventilate.
Blue Nose - A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle an been initiated.
Booger board – A cork board used by old submarines sailors to show off their boogers. Why? Because you can.
B.O.C.O.D. - Beat Off Cut Off Date. The date before returning home from a deployment to stop masturbating in order to save it up for your wife or girlfriend.
B.O.H.I.C.A. – Bend Over Here It Comes Again. Referring to something bad about to happen again or as usual.
Boomer Fag - Crewmember of a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN). Usually used by jealous fast boat sailors.
Boondockers - The standard workday steel-toed boots.
Boondoggle - Any unorganized, inefficient evolution or a trip taken on government time a money.
Boomer Widow – Used to describe an SSBN sailor's wife looking for a temporary fling, often with another sailor. Also see WestPac widow. In some cases the wife would take on a lover from the other crew, thus negating her chances of getting caught.
Boy butter – Slang term for silicone grease.
Box of Rocks - Derogatory term for a sailor that has performed their work in an unsatisfactory manner.
Brain Fart - a condition when, under stress, one cannot recall or perform something that would normally be easy or second nature.
Bravo Zulu - Originally "BZ" was a signal meaning "Well Done". It is usually used by seniors to praise subordinates in one form or another.
Bremerloes - Female of husky build. Term originated at Bremerton, Washington base where they are rather common.
Broke-dick - Technical term describing malfunctioning or inoperable equipment. Example: "The fuckin' aux drain pump is fuckin' broke-dick."
B.U.B. – Barely Useful Body.
Bubblehead – Internationally recognized term of endearment for a submarine sailor.
Buddy Fucker - As implied, someone who fucks over their shipmates. Not to be trusted with any information of importance.
Bug Juice - Kool-Aid-like beverage in dispensers on the messdecks. Before the turn of the century bug juice was also used as a replacement for cleaning agents to clean decks with. Still used for removing corrosion from brass fittings.
B.U.F.F. – Big Ugly Fat Fucker.
Bullshit flag – An imaginary flag that someone "raises" when they believe that what someone is telling them is pure and utter bullshit. They will call out "I am raising the bullshit flag on that one" or in some cases sailors actually carry around a rag that they will throw on the ground as their bullshit flag.
Bumfuck, Egypt - A bad duty station or bad place in general.
Bunk Bag - They were originally elongated bags, designed for horizontal passageway storage and hung from the tubular bunk frames on diesel boats. In later years they were hung inside racks and usually used for dirty clothes or to hide porn and patrol socks.
Bunkie – a term of endearment for your bed, bunk, or rack.
Burn the flick – Indicates to start the movie.
Burn Run - An organized evolution to dispose of the classified material stored in burn bags.
Buttshark - Also known as a brown-noser or butt snorkeler. A person that is buddying up to another person (usually an asshole) to gain favor and for ulterior motives.
Cadillac - A mop bucket, usually with wheels and a wringer.
"Cake and cock and we're outta cake." – A humorous comeback by Mess Specialist when asked what is for chow when it is clearly posted in the Plan of the Day. Usually used when serving bratwurst, kielbasa, hot dogs, etc.
Casino Night – a night designated to play casino games such as poker, black jack, etc to raise money for the recreation committee.
Channel Fever - Said if a sailor is anxious when approaching port to get leave.
Check Valve – Also known as a "one way check valve". A submariner who does things for himself/herself but does not reciprocate.
Chicken Switches - Emergency Blow Actuation Valves.
Chop – The Supply Officer. Taken from the Supply Corps' pork chop-shaped insignia.
Clean Sweep - Refers to having "swept the enemy from the seas," a completely successful mission. It is traditionally indicated by lashing a broom to the periscope of a submarine.
Clear your baffles - Look behind you.
"Close enough for horseshoes, hand grenades or Polaris Missiles." – A highly technical slang term used when a job is good enough to call complete. Also known as "Close enough for government work."
Cluster Fuck - Refers to when a group performs some task in a severely disorganized manner, usually with poor results. May also be used to describe any person or thing that is in a state of general disarray. "That kid is a walking cluster fuck." Can be indicated using the NATO phonetic Charlie Foxtrot for CF.
C.O.B. – Chief of the Boat, Crabby Old Bastard, Clueless Overweight Bastard. The senior enlisted on board a submarine.
Comshaw, cumshaw - something extra or free, given as a favor or gift comes from the pigeon expression using the Chinese word for grateful, thanks, "kamsia".
Comanche Bollocks – Royal Navy Jack speak for 'Tin Tomatoes'.
Coner - A submarine crewman who is not part of the engineering department, especially Torpedomen, because they are stationed in the forward cone of the Sub. Also known as "Forward Pukes" (as opposed to "Fuckin' Nukes") or M.U.F.F.s (My Up Forward Friends).
Cow - A refrigerated fixture in the galley that dispenses something like milk.
C.O.W. – Chief of the Watch. In charge of the ballast, air and water systems while underway.
CPO Spread - The worlds most useless and uncomfortable rack/bunkie sheet. See "Rack Burn".
Countdown calendar – used to count down the days until returning to port. Can be an actual calendar, chain made of paperclips, etc.
Crab bridge – dental floss strung between bunks whenever a shipmate was found out to have gotten crabs. The dental floss was a humorous way of building a bridge for the crabs to travel on and infect other crew members.
Crank - Mess deck worker, typically a new transferee to a submarine assigned to mess deck duties while qualifying for a regular watch. Also see NUB.
Crazy Ivan - Demonstrated in the movie The Hunt for Red October. Russian submarines would quickly turn 180 degrees while underway to see whether any American submarines were following.
Crotch crickets – scabies, lice, crabs.
C.R.I.S. – Cranial Rectal Insertion Syndrome. Having one's head up one's own ass.
Crotch Novel – A book of pornography. Usually well worn.
C.U.N.T. - Civilian Under Naval Training. A term used by disgruntled sailors impatiently awaiting their day to get out of the Navy. These were usually prime candidates to actually reenlist.
D.A.D. – Day After Duty. Usually a day off after duty afforded to sailors who worked throughout the night.
"Damn, man, your voice has changed but your breath still smells the same" - Someone farted. Also heard as "Keep talking Lieutenant, we'll find you."
D.B.F. - Diesel Boats Forever. An unauthorized pin showing a non-nuclear submarine. Worn proudly by diesel boat sailors and generally tolerated by senior officers.
Dick Skinners – Your hands, i.e. "get your dick skinners off my white hat", also known as Peterclamps, Meathooks, and Dick Beaters.
Dicking the dog - putting a "half-assed" effort into a task (refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Such a lax procedure could spell doom for a sinking ship if hatches were not absolutely watertight). Also said as "poking the poodle". Not to be confused with "screwing the pooch" which refers to royally messing up a task.
D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. - Does It Look Like I Give A Fuck? Universal acronym, but widely used in the Navy.
Dink - Short for delinquent. See Dink List.
Dink Check – Usually done just prior to movies and in areas where crewmembers might be relaxing. This was done to check the area clear of non-qualified crewmembers who were on the dink list. (See below)
Dink List – Delinquent List. A list of non-qualified individuals who are not up to date on their qualification's status. In the older days of submarining this was checked often and a loss of privileges was afforded anyone on the dink list.
Diver's 1MC Announcement - "There are divers over the side, do not rotate screws, cycle rudders, take suction from or discharge to the sea, blow flood or vent any tanks, or operate any underwater equipment or activate sonar. There are divers over the side."
Dog and Pony show - A special show put on for inspecting senior officers. Normally sailors are instructed not to ask questions of the senior officers even if requested by the inspecting officer.
Donkey-Dick - refers to the head valve indicator (a rod which shows if the snorkel's intake valve is open), the hose fitting used for the towed array sonar, and anything else that is roughly round and longer than it is wide. Also used to describe hot dogs, kielbasa, and Polish sausages.
"Don't let your alligator mouth overload your mocking bird ass." - Normally said to a non-qual who is getting a little cocky.
Douche Kit - Container (usually zipper closed) for toilet articles such as shaving cream, deodorant, after shave lotion, etc.
Double Digit Midget - A short timer. Someone who is less than 100 days from retirement, EAOS, being discharged to civilian life, or returning to port.
Drinking your dolphins – Extinct tradition. In the old submarine force a time-honored tradition was to drink your dolphins if you were newly qualified. This consisted of your shipmates buying a shot of everything behind the bar and putting it all in a pitcher, dropping the dolphins into the pitcher and the newly qualified submariner drinking until her caught his dolphins in his teeth. Unfortunately, incidents occurred from alcohol poisoning and injury from getting dolphins stuck in the throat, so the practice was officially banned.
Dynamited Chicken - Chicken a la King or Chicken Cacciatore.
EAB – Emergency Air Breathing. Akin to the fires of Hell, wearing this mask and going around plugging it in was/is a submariner's worst nightmare. Known as "sucking rubber" this mask could give you a headache and attitude adjustment in the worst way just inside 30 seconds. Making matters worse would be looking around at all the drill monitors not wearing theirs.
"Eat shit and bark at the moon." – a phrase commonly used when someone doesn't like what someone else told them to do. As known as "fuck off and die" (F.O.A.D.)
E.S.A.D. – Eat Shit and Die.
E.W.A.G. – Engineered Wild Ass Guess or Educated Wild Ass Guess. Also see S.W.A.G.
Fabulous feces contest – An old submariner contest in that the person who produced the unbroken longest feces (turd) during a deployment would win a prize.
Failed open – Used to describe when a person can't sleep and their eyes won't shut.
Family-grams – The one way communication given to family before a submariner left on deployment. Family grams changed over the years, but were usually limited to 20-50 words depending on operational priorities. Family grams were sent from the loved one and were screened for anything that might upset the receiving submariner. They were usually read over and over and sometimes misinterpreted causing much stress with the sailor.
Fart Sack - Mattress covers.
F.A.T.A.S.S. - Fast Attack Tough And Super Salty.
Fat pill - A bread roll, or cinnamon roll.
Fightin' gear – Eating utensils.
F.I.I.G.M.O. - Fuck It I Got My Orders.
F.I.I.S. - Fuck It I'm Short.
Finger wave – Prostate exam.
Firing Point Procedures - The announced point at which target motion analysis has been completed on a target and a solution has been generated to the point of making preparations to shoot a torpedo. In reality it is the time at which new Weapons Officers often reevaluate and over-think the solution and make adjustments that will ultimately result in missing the target.
Fish – Torpedoes or Submarine Warfare Qualification Ensignia.
Float test – To toss overboard.
F.L.O.B. - Freeloading Oxygen Breather. Someone who is not holding their own or carrying their share of the load. Usually a non-qual dink puke.
F.O.A.D. – Fuck Off and Die. Self explanatory.
Foxtail – A soft hair brush used for cleaning.
Fresh Meat - A new non-qualified person board.
F.U.B.A.R. – Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. Also known as Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.
"Fuckin' A Ditty Bag" - Yes, with enthusiasm!
Gilly - Illegal pure grain alcohol. Also known as "Torpedo Juice".
Goat locker – A term of endearment for the Chief's Quarters. As in that is where the old goats live.
Goatrope or goatfuck - Any situation that is "FUBAR."
Gorilla snot- compartment bulkhead stuffing tube sealer.
Grape signature – Refers to a qualification checkout that was less than adequate but the system expert signs off the qualification anyway.
Green board – When the status on the ballast control panel indicates all hull opening are shut (a green slash) and the submarine can be submerged. Also known as a "straight board".
Grotopotamus - The rather large ladies that graze around the Groton, CT area. Similar to a Bremerloe.
Grottweiler - see Grotopotamus.
Growler - A sound-powered phone on older submarines.
G.U.A.M. - Give Up And Masturbate
Gun decking the logs - Filling out a form or log with mostly imaginary data. Usually done out of laziness or because they got behind. See also "Radioing the logs" and "Pencil Whipping".
Halfway night – The designated night that marked the halfway point in a deployment. Usually, halfway night was marked with a special dinner and entertainment from the crew. Often in conjunction with Casino Night.
Hall balls - Ahead Flank or going very fast.
Hawaiian Bark Spiders - Farts.
"He/She made Chief when Noah was a cabin boy" – Refers to a very old Chief. Many variations exists.
"He's/She's dumber than a box of rocks!" – Self explanatory universal phrase for a dumbass.
"He's/She's so full of crap the birds won't land on him!" – Also self explanatory and used for a constant bullshitter.
"Hey Messcrank another Gedunk" – A common phrase used in the golden days of submarining when a qualified sailor would harass a non-qualified individual who was doing mess duty. Many variations exists, such as "Crank, more potatoes", or "Crank what the fuck is taking you so long?"
"Hit her in the shitter." – Usually called out during a movie when a hot girl appeared. This phrase has for the most part become extinct with political correctness.
H.M.F.I.C. - Head Mother Fucker In Charge. Self Explanatory phrase used to designate who is in charge.
Hockey pucks – Swedish meatballs.
Hogans Alley - The berthing section of the after battery on diesel boats that doesn't have any traffic. Like a dead end street, only one way in and out.
Holidays – Mythical days of the year that are non-existent while on deployment.
Hollywood showers – A long and normally unauthorized shower utilizing as much water as the offender wants. Normally attributed to Sonar Technicians and Radiomen.
Horse Cock - Large log of baloney or overcooked kielbasa usually put out for lunch or mid rats.
"Horse Play Leads to Sick Bay" - Phrase meaning don't be fucking around or you will get hurt.
Hot Cock - The latest news or rumors. Also known as "the skinny" or "scuttlebutt".
Hot Racking or Hot Bunking - Sharing racks. When one goes off, the other takes his place, thus the rack never gets cold. (Three men share two racks).
"How's your wife and my kids?" – Usually used by boomer sailors from opposite crews. A way of getting under their skin, but sometimes true.
"I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons aboard any Navy vessel" - Standard answer given to civilians when they ask whether the submarine is carrying nuclear missiles.
"I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you" - Another standard answer when a submariner is asked about specific missions they have been on.
"I got more time sittin' on the shitter sucking rubber and reading piping tabs at test depth than you have time in the Navy, ya non-qual dink puke." Many variations of this exists, but used to put a non-qual in their place. Examples include, "I've wrung more salt water out of my socks that you've sailed over, ya nub!", "I've got belt buckles with more sea time than you.", and "I've so much time at sea, I'd rather hear a young boy fart than a pretty girl sing."
"I had it, you got it. Any questions, I'll be in my rack" - A common abbreviated, unauthorized turnover from watch stander to another. Usually used when the off-going watchstander was extremely tired.
"If it don't move, paint it" – Poking fun at the Navy's relentless need to paint everything.
"If it is fucked - unfuck it" – In another words, if it is broke, fix it.
"If it was up your ass eating a ham sandwich you'd know" – Smartass answer given back to a non-qual when ask a qualification question and they respond with "I don't know".
"If you are looking for sympathy, you can find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis" – Self explanatory phrase used to show non-compassion.
"I'm so short, when I look in the mirror, I'm not there!" – Phrase used by sailors getting close to their separation date or another important event.
"In the Fan Room, no one can hear you scream!" - A 'threat' to a non-qual who is less than motivated.
"I was never there, not aware, and have no knowledge of any particular operation" - Standard reply to question about special operations.
"I would rather have sister in a whorehouse than a brother on a skimmer" - Interpretation...surface ships suck.
Joe Navy - Another term for a lifer with no life outside the Navy.
J-5 = steak
L.B.F.M. - Little Brown Fuck Machine. Derogatory term (or sometimes a term of endearment) for a hot Asian girl, usually a prostitute or B-girl. Also known as L.B.F.M.P.B.R. or Little Brown Fuck Machine Powered By Rice.
Lieu-fucking-tenant - Illustrates Navy practice of including a swear word INSIDE another word. Another favorite - Abso-fucking-lutley.
Lifer - A name given to both officers and enlisted men who love the Navy and make it clear they want to be in for 20 or more years. Lifers will try to convince others to re-enlist. Also, lifers say things like "there is nothing a Sailor needs that is not in his sea-bag" this usually is a comment implying a Sailor does not need to see his spouse or children.
L.I.F.E.R. - Lazy Incompetent Fucker Escaping Reality or Lazy Incompetent Fucker Expecting Retirement.
Lifer cup - Also know as THE Cup. A porcelain white coffee cup with blue stripes usually stained brown by repeated use. Never washed, except as a prank by disgruntled juniors.
Lower-than-whale-spunk-non-qual-dink-puke – A term of endearment given to a non-qualified sailor from a qualified dolphin wearing submariner.
Low Voltage flat cocks - IC men.
Mail Buoy - A fictitious buoy that mail for a ship is left on. Usually new sailors are given a mail buoy watch for the entertainment of the more seasoned sailors.
Make a hole! or make a hole, working Navy! – used to get people to clear a path in a cramped area.
Mandatory fun – When attending a ship's function, such as a picnic or party was mandatory.
M.A.R.F. – Make a Round Fucker. Often used by Missile Technicians to get their Roving Watch to make a round through the missile compartment.
Meat Gazer - A senior enlisted person that has to watch crewmembers give their urine samples all day.
Men Working in the Sail 1MC announcement - "There are men working in the sail. Do not raise, lower, rotate or radiate from any mast or antenna. There are men working in the sail".
Metric fuck ton – Another highly technical measuring term used when something weighs a lot. Also known as a "butt ton", "shit ton", and "that's fucking heavy".
"Mind Your Bubble" - The indication of the ship's angle fore and aft. The Diving Officer of the Watch (DOOW - pronounced "Dive") controls the angle on the ship by various means. If the angle becomes too large he will be ordered to "Mind your bubble." In rough weather near the surface, maintaining the angle on the ship can be very difficult. When the Dive can no longer control the angle on the ship by the means at his disposal, he is said to have "Lost the Bubble."
Mouse House - Ballistic Missile Submarine slang description of areas usually occupied by Missile Technicians. Also used to describe MCC (Missile Control Center).
"Mr. (insert name of offending officer here) is so fucking stupid he couldn't pour piss out of his boots if the instructions were written on the heel" – Used by enlisted personnel to describe an officer who is young, dumb, and full of cum.
Mung - Any dark green/brown plant residue with snot-like consistency found in/on scuppers. (mostly in engineering spaces).
Mushroom Club – Imaginary club that some crew members belong to. As in "they feed us shit and keep us in the dark."
"My mood has a slight down bubble" - Submarine speak for I'm having a bad day.
Mystery Shitter - an intoxicated sailor who returns from the beach and is unable to safely reach the head, defecates in random locations prior to climbing into his or her rack to sleep it off. Also used for someone who sneaks in and takes a shit but leaves it in the bowl without flushing.
Needle dick bug fucker – Another term of endearment for a non-qualified crew member.
No Fuck, Vagina - Norfolk, Virginia.
Non-skid - A rough epoxy coating used for grip on the topside walking surfaces of a submarine.
No-Shitter - A sea story which is mostly (never completely) fictional, and unverifiable as well. Examples: "Hey, this is a no shitter, but I once blah blah blah..." or "Hey this is a no-shitter, I got a buddy who once blah blah blah..."
N.Q.P. - Non-Qual Puke. A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch or is not yet qualified in submarines.
N.U.B. - Non Useful Body or 'Nuther Useless Body. A sailor who has not yet earned his Submarine Warfare Qualification (Dolphins).
Nut to Butt - Slang used to describe packing the line in tighter.
Occifer - Pronounced "ossifur". It is a derogatory reference towards officers in general, particularly junior officers…unless you have a lisp.
Oxy-panic - the look of terror on a shipmates face when he is piggybacking on your EAB hose and you disconnect without warning him.
Package Check - A common form of greeting where one man smacks another man's crotch. This is done not only to test the 'mettle' of the one receiving the greeting but also as a sign of camaraderie. However, ever since hazing became increasingly unpopular over the last few years this greeting has occurred less often. Much more common in the submarine service due to the impossibility of discharge while underway.
Paper Assholes - Gummed re-enforcements for the page holes for a 3 ring binder.
P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. - People Against People Ever Reenlisting Civilian Life Is Preferable. Term used to show dissatisfaction with enlistment or unity amongst a brotherhood of bitter and disaffected sailors, specifically submariners. Often symbolized by the wearing of a paperclip on the uniform in varying levels of prominence to indicate the sailor's level of disgruntlement.
Patrol shoes – Any type of shoe other than Navy issue that is worn underway only. Example include tennis shoes, bowling shoes, and cowboy boots.
Patrol sock or Cruise sock - A sock that is sacrificed early in a deployment and used to clean up after masturbating. It is usually kept under the mattress or in a bunk bag and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Often found in the outboards by non-quals during field day.
P.E.B.K.A.C. - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair (always popular in radio and sonar). Loose interpreted, operator error.
Pecker Checker – Navy doctor or Corpsman.
Pencil whip - Filling out a form with mostly imaginary data. Usually done out of laziness or because they got behind. Also know as "Gundecking or Radioing the logs".
Periscope Liberty – Viewing the outside world through a periscope. The longer you have been at sea the better it is. The best periscope liberty usually involved beaches, topless women in pleasure craft, and viewing whales while underwater.
P.F.M. - Pure Fucking Magic. Normally used when something seemed to "fix itself" or an answer came about without the use of logic.
Ping Jockey - Term used to describe Sonar Technicians.
Pink lipped tuna – vagina.
Piping tab - A manual of all submarine systems (air, hydraulics, plumbing, electrical, etc).
P.M.F.L. - Pure Mother Fucking Luck. Usually used when skill didn't work.
Poking holes in the ocean - Underway on a submarine.
P.O.N.T.I.A.C. - Poor Ol' Nub Thinks It's A Career.
Poopysuit - Blue overalls worn when deployed out to sea.
Portable Air Sample - A snipe hunt gag inflicted on "newbies." Normally, portable air samples are regularly collected by a hand-held device operated by a highly qualified crewmember. In this snipe hunt gag, however, a plastic garbage bag is inflated like a balloon and sealed, sometimes with "official" forms taped to the exterior; the newbie is then dispatched to take this important atmospheric sample to the Executive Officer (NEVER the Skipper). Depending on that particular XO's sense of humor, the newbie could possibly come back with interesting counter-orders.
Prairie chicken – rabbit.
"Prepare to ventilate the boat!" – A phrase used to bring fresh air into the boat but more often used as a phrase after someone has let loose an obnoxious fart. Also used in conjunction with "Pressure in the boat" and "Crack the hatch".
Pressure test - a game involving a vise, grease gun, and a new, unqualified crew member. The new person usually walks into a space whereas he sees another crew member with his fingers in a bench vise and those around him counting out numbers. The new guys asks what is going on and he is told that whoever can take the most turns on the vise (pressure the fingers) will win a cash prize. After the new person is sufficiently in the vise an clamped down his pants are dropped, his butt is greased, a he is left there to be found be an officer.
Puckered mouth bass – butthole.
Puka - Sailors speak used to indicate a small storage location or hole.
Purging 02 Generators 1MC Announcement - "The smoking lamp is out in Machinery One while purging Oxygen Generators."
Purple pen – A pen with purple ink used to sign a grape signature, or a less than earned signature for a qualification checkout.
Pussy patch - A transdermal scopolamine patch for seasickness.
Rack - Bed.
Rack Burn - Reddish marks seen on the face of a sailor who has just emerged from sleeping in his/her rack. Scorned upon if he/she was not supposed to be there. Often caused by the ridges in a CPO spread.
Rack Hound - Derogatory but usually with a hint of envy term used for someone who sleeps a lot. Sailor that spends more than his/her fair share of time in the "Rack". Usually spoken when seeing somebody with Rack Burns; "You are such a Rack Hound!".
Racki-dexterous - the ability to get shit out of your rack foot locker without getting out of your rack.
Racking Out – Going to bed.
Radioing the logs - Filling out a form or log with mostly imaginary data. Usually done out of laziness or because they got behind. See also "Gundecking the logs" and "Pencil Whipping".
Rain locker – A shower stall.
'Rats – Short of Midrations. Food for the midnight to 6 am watch that usually consists of leftovers, sandwich fixings, beanie weanies, etc.
R.C.H. – Red Cunt Hair - A highly technical, very small unit of measurement when eyeballing something. "How much more till the pipe is in place?" Response, "Oh, about a cunt hair." Also you can use "a red cunt hair" for a slightly larger unit of measurement due to the natural coarseness of a gingers hair.
Reactor scram - a completely made-up casualty developed by nucs to keep coners from having a good Hollywood shower and to secure the bug juice machine.
"Reveille, reveille, up all bunks. Drop your cocks, put on your socks, it's daylight in the swamp" – Old phrase used when waking up the crew. Extinct.
Rig for red – In the old days of submarining certain spaces in the boat would be rigged for red (all red lights) prior to going to periscope depth, when surfacing at night, or all the time in sonar. The red lights helped adjust eyes to the dark. Unfortunately, in later years studies found that the red light was actually irritable to the eyes and made people more aggressive. Other colors were tested and used, such as blue, yellow and eventually low level white (dirty gray).
Rig for sea - To get the all submarine systems lined up for sea and to ensure the boat is stowed for sea.
Rig for silent running - Turning off all unnecessary equipment so as to make the submarine as quite as possible. Also known as "ultra quiet".
Rig ship for lady visitors - Before women were allowed on submarines the crew would be informed of women visitors so as to not say or do anything inappropriate and to put away all smut locker material.
R.O.A.D. Program - Retired On Active Duty. Refers to a sailor who is getting ready to retire and is not doing much more than taking up space until that time.
Roast Beast - Roast Beef, or any meat served aboard the ship that even the cooks who prepared it don't know what it is.
Rock - Term used to describe a sailor that acts as though he hasn't learned anything.
R.T.F.M. - Read The Fucking Manual. Also know as R.T.F.B. (Read The Fucking Book)
R.T.F.Q. - Read the fucking question.
Rumor Control - The often wildly inaccurate rumors that concern fictitious changes to the ship's schedule.
Sail she may, shine she must – Old sailor term used to describe the monotony of shining brass and chrome when it felt like the priorities were more import to clean and shine rather than get underway to sea.
Sailorproof – Meaning a sailor cannot break this. Unfortunately, this is much like a unicorn, the Loch Ness monster, and Bigfoot…it has never been found. Many engineers have tried to make things sailorproof but with only limited/no success.
Sandbagging - When a player in any game chooses (on purpose) to not play their best. Normally this is because they are too superior, they want to hustle you, or they are too lazy to play their best with nothing on the line. Used extensively in Hearts, Spades and Pinochle, thus the reason many players institute a sandbagging rule to penalize a sandbagging player when they have under-declared the amount of tricks they will make.
S.A.P.F.U. - Surpassing All Previous Fuck-Ups.
S.C.R.A.M. - Safety Control Reactor Axe Man.
Screwed, blued, and tattooed – Old Navy term meant to describe what sailors did on shore leave or liberty. Screwed – get laid, Blued = get drunk, and Tattooed = get a tattoo.
Scupper Trout - Sewage solids or turds being washed overboard, or floating turds in the ocean which have been pumped overboard. Also know as a "Cornbacked Gator" or "Brown Trout".
Scuttlebutt - Drinking fountain or rumor (originated from the rumors that would be spread on board ship while gathered about the water barrel). Also known as "hot cock" or "the skinny".
Sea Daddy - Senior, more experienced sailor who unofficially takes a new member of the crew under his wing and mentors him.
Seaman Schmuckatelli - Generic name for a sailor, used in a similar manner as "Joe Blow" or "John Q. Public". Example: "You're working on an electrical system without tagging it out, when along comes Seaman Schmuckatelli, who energizes the circuit and ZAP, you're fried calamari."
Sea Pussy - a yeoman or personnelman. Akin to a secretary who does clerical work. Also known as a "titless Wave".
"Secure from field day, commence cleanup ship!" – Used when cleanup during Field Day did not produce the desired results.
Sewer Pipe Sailor - Diesel Submariner. Derives from the smell achieved from riding in a diesel boat.
Shaft seals - A mythological creature that lives in shaft alley.
Sherwood Forest – Slang term used to describe the missile compartment on an SSBN.
Shit on a raft – Chipped beef in gravy over toast. Also know as "Shit on a Shingle".
Single digit midget – A person who is down to less than 10 days from getting back to port, exiting the Navy, etc.
Shipmate - Any fellow Sailor. Also, used as a derogatory term against all junior enlisted personnel i.e. E-5 and below. An Officer, Chief or First Class will use this to show they think so little of you, they haven't bothered to take the time out of their day to learn your name. Sometimes when used for a less than stellar sailor the term "shipwreck" will be substituted.
Shit can - Either the name for a trash can, or the act of throwing something into the trash.
Shit house mouse – Mess cook assignment.
"Shit in the tanks, air in the banks, I had it you got it" – A common abbreviated, unauthorized turnover from watch stander to another. Commonly used by a Chief of the Watch or Aux Forward.
Shower Tech - Sonar Technician.
Skate – A sailor who avoids work in general while not being detected; for example the ability to "skate" out of work undetected while being assigned to a 14 man working party.
Slept out – When you have slept so much that you can't sleep anymore. Not applicable to Sonar Technicians, Radioman, and Navigation Electronics Technicians.
Sliders - Mess deck/chow hall hamburgers/cheeseburgers, so named for their high grease content and purported ability to 'slide' through the alimentary canal.
S.L.I.F.F. - Silly Little Ignorant Fat Fuck.
"Smile! At least your wife is getting laid" – A fun term used by qualified personnel to a non-qualified personnel. Normally more effective the longer a non-qualification person has gone without a family-gram.
Smoking lamp – A term used to designate a place or time when smoking is allowed. Becoming extinct.
Smoke test – Slang for testing something at full power or turning on a piece of damaged equipment.
Smut locker – A designated place to store underway pornography.
S.N.A.F.U. – Situation Normal All Fucked Up or Situation Normal All Fouled Up.
Snatch in the hatch – A woman coming down a hatch. Normally submariners run to see if the female is wearing a dress or not.
Snatch in the house – A woman on board a submarine.
S.N.O.B. - Shortest Nuc On Board.
Sonar Girls - Derogatory term used for the Sonar Technicians.
"So, what are they going to do? Take my birthday away?" – Many variations of this phrase exists such as "So, what are they going to do? Ship me out on a fast attack?" and
So, what are they going to do? Send me to sea?" Used as a form of rebellion.
Squat to Pee – A derogatory term for an ELT (Engineering Laboratory Technician).
S.S.N. - Saturdays, Sundays, and Nights. In reference to SSN (fast attack) submarines working 7 days a week.
Starters or Commencement Cream - British submarine names for K.Y. Jelly.
Steel Beach Picnic - Celebration on the topside of a submarine usually involving a swim call and barbecue.
Steely-eyed Stealthy Killers of the Deep - Submarine sailors.
Still - Evaporator.
Submarine Shower – A shower consisting of turning on the shower for a few seconds to wet down, turning off the shower to lather up and turning on the shower again for a few seconds to rinse off. Used to conserve water.
Sucking rubber – Wearing an EAB.
"Suffers from dietary indiscretion" – Describing an overweight sailor.
S.W.A.G. – Sonar Wild Ass Guess or Some Wild Ass Guess. See also EWAG.
Sweat pumps - When someone is worrying too much and they are always running at full speed. An excitable person, or one who takes humorous situations too seriously. "They're sweat pumps are in high speed".
System heavy – A submariner that is known for his extensive knowledge of certain submarine systems.
System light - A submariner that is known for his less than extensive knowledge of certain submarine systems. Often sought out by non-quals that are delinquent or trying to skate by.
Tacking on dolphins – Extinct tradition of punching a newly qualified submariner's dolphin's onto their chest. Unfortunately, some got carried away and punch too hard causing injury and making the act a hazing incident. Tacking on dolphins is considered taboo in today's submarine force.
"Take her down, take her deep, damn the pressure, damn the heat, make your depth 500ft!" – Unauthorized poetic command to submerge the ship or change to a deeper depth.
"Take her up to broach depth" – Unauthorized phrase used for Diving Officers that have a reputation for broaching the submarine (breaking the surface of the ocean with the hull) thus exposing the boat to detection, or when the weather and sea state are extremely bad and broaching is expected.
"Taking a suction on the boat" – Used to describe what a FLOB is doing.
Target - Term to describe any ship or boat on the surface.
"Target a city, Aim for the county, Get the state" – Unofficial FTB motto referring to the targeting of nuclear weapons.
TDU it – Trash Disposal Unit. To throw something in the trash. All known as deep sixing in the surface Navy. Sometimes pronounced "tadooing it".
Ten punches in the Hacker Card – A hacker card is for submariners who sit through extremely bad movies. The number of punches indicates how bad the movie was rated as.
"There's air in the banks, shit in the tanks...don't worry about the fire, the flooding will put it out" - Another abbreviated, humorous, unauthorized way of giving an off-going watch relief.
The Cup - See Lifer Cup.
"There ain't no slack in a fast attack" - In reference to the heavy sea time schedule fast attack sailors keep, and their thought that they do the job better than everyone else.
"There is tit in the third reel" – Common phrase called out when breast are exposed in a movie. This usually results in numerous rewinds and replays.
The Skinny - The latest news or rumors. Also known as "hot cock or "scuttlebutt"."
"This page intentionally left blank." - Written into manual and log pages that were intentionally left blank, usually indicating the last page of a chapter or section.
Three phase flat cocks - Electricians
T.I. Mast - Telemetry Instrumentation Mast. Attached to S.S.B.N.s during missile testing. The T.I. mast sticks above the water line even while the submarine is submerged at launch depth so as to transmit/receive launch and range information.
Tits Up - Broke-dick, inoperable, dead (from some piece of equipment being "flat on its back"). Sometimes referred to as "Tango Uniform".
TLD - Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter used to determine exposure to radiation.
Torpedoman's Tweeker – A very large wrench.
"Train like you fight, fight like you train" – Most common submarine phrase found on a poster in just about any training building.
Trim Party – A prank often perpetrated on a newly-qualified Dive Officer or Chief of the Watch, where men and other weights are shifted fore and aft to affect the trim of the boat.
T.S.T.C. - Too Short To Care.
Turd Chaser – Slang term for an A-ganger, because they work on plumbing systems.
Turn to - Get started.
Tweeker - Electronics ratings; any engineering rating not turning a wrench. Rates such as ET, RM, FT and ST who "tweek" electronic components to make them work again. The term is also used to describe a very small screwdriver.
Tweener - Affectionate term for Missile Technicians on Ballistic Missile Submarines. Usually called out during the "Coner" and "Nuke" throwbacks, since the Missile Compartment is "between" the Forward (Coner) and Engineering (Nuke) spaces.
Twidget - Sailor in the Electronics or Electrical fields of job specialties.
Two fisted gagger – Used to describe an incredibly bad movie.
Typewriter repair man - Cryptological Technician, spook or special operations rider.
Ustafish - General term for a previous submarine command one has served in. Often used as "That's not how we did it aboard the USTAFISH." Generally followed by various short, forceful comments from others present.
Vent covers – Breaded veal cutlets.
Vitamin R – Ravioli.
Water slug - refers to shooting a submarine's torpedo tube without first loading a torpedo. Often used as a joke to play on new non-quals. Shooting a water slug usually results in the shooter getting to clean out the torpedo tube.
WESTPAC widow - Sailor's wife looking for a temporary fling, often with another sailor. Also see "Boomer widow." Could often be found in the Navy Club the very night the husband went to sea.
WETSU – We Eat This Shit Up. A derisive statement, usually regarding working or living conditions.
Wheel Book - A 6" x 9" spiral bound notepad used to take notes from Day 1 of joining the Navy.
"When I get home from patrol I take 99 pennies and throw them in the yard and tell the kids don't come back till you find 100" – Phrase used by a submariner to indicate a way for him to have some alone time with the wife after returning from sea.
White Line Warranty - Something that is guaranteed to work up to the point of throwing off the mooring lines and getting underway.
"Won't rust, bust, or take on dust" - An equipment or tool that is damn-near sailorproof.
"Works fine, fails safe, drains to the bilge" – A general phrase normally used when describing when a piece of equipment is repaired and put back in operation. Many variations exists.
Wrinkleneck trout – penis.
W.T.F.O. – What The Fuck, Over?
"You have a green card. You will be there." One of the most hated phrases meaning that you have a Navy identification card, are the Navy's property and you will be here no matter whether you had plans scheduled already.
"You have two hand and three holes. Cover the ones you don't want hit first" – A term of endearment from a submariner to his wife/significant other immediately after returning from sea.
"You're So Vain" - Song by Carly Simon reportedly used by a submarine commander on the underwater telephone after a skimmer had search for him in vain.
"You smell that boy? That's amine, ain't no smell in the world like it.... smells like... field day!" – Another phrase said by a salty old submariners to a non-qual to indicate how dedicated they are. A take off from the movie, Apocalypse Now, whereas Colonel Kurtz says, "You smell that? That's napalm and there's no smell like it in the world. It smells like…victory".
Zulu 5 Oscar - Personnel making a deliberate attempt to board a ship unauthorized, usually at the direction of higher authority to test security procedures. The standard intruder drill.
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This course contains the basics of Consumer BehaviourCourse introduction
The family is a major influence on the consumer behaviour of its members. There are many examples of how the family influences the consumption behaviour of its members. A child learns how to enjoy candy by observing an older brother or sister; learns the use and value of money by listening to and watching his or her parents. Decisions about a new car, avacation trip, or whether to go to a local or an out-of-town college are consumption decisions usually made within the context of a family setting. The family commonly provides the opportunity for product exposure and trial, and imparts consumption values to its members. As a major consumption unit, the family is also a prime target for the marketing of manyproducts and services.
Family Life Cycle and Buying Roles
It is important for a marketeer to know the family structure and its consumption characteristics.He should be able to understand the family which is a subset of a household. A household ismade up of persons who live and occupy a housing unit. These include both, nuclear and extendedfamilies. A household is a basic consumption unit for most consumable goods. Major itemssuch as housing, automobiles, electrical appliances, washing machine, etc. are used more byhouseholds than individuals. In a household, many items can be shared and possessed, whereasindividuals some times do not posses many such items individually.
Family types
Nuclear family: It consists of two adults of opposite sex living in a socially approved sexrelationship with their children. It consists of husband, wife and their offspring. Joint family: It includes a nuclear family and other relatives such as parents of husband/wife, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, also.
Family is a social group. It is also an earning, consuming and decision-making unit. All purchasesare influenced by family members. Family is a closely-knit unit, and the bonds in afamily are more powerful than in other groups. A reciprocal influence operates in all familydecisions. There are three main influences which are father, mother and other family members.Every member has his own motives, beliefs and predisposition to the decision process.Every member is influenced and influences other family members. There is a reciprocal influenceexerted in the decision process other family members. It becomes important for a marketer to sort out all family influences, and formulate a strategy for effective marketing.
Consumer socialisation is the process by which young people acquire the skills, knowledgeand attitudes relevant to their functioning as consumers. Interactions take place in afamily which develops tastes, preferences, shopping styles, choice of clothes to wear. Howmuch money to spend, where to buy from, what to use at which occasions. The figure showshow a consumer is socialised. There are a number of background factors like the age, sex,social class, etc. Then there are the socialising agents from whom they learn. These are media,family members, peers and teachers.
These influence the learning mechanism and the result is a socialised consumer. Advertising and promotional activities have a strong influence on consumer socialisation. It can alsobe done by the family members through:
Inter-generational Influences
By this we mean that children learn from their fathers and fore fathers. A child is influenced through generations, which develop religious and cultural values. The attitudes are developed towards sports, leisure, education, social life. This is known as the intergenerational carry over. Children learn to use products and services used by their family members, mostly parents and grand parents and some take pride in it too.
Family Decision-making
In a family there is the
Instrument role: Taken by the head of the family for the achievement of special goals.
Expressive role: Undertaken by the wife and other family members to provide emotional support
The concept of intergenerational carry over
Important buying roles are:
Family Decision Stages
Husband-wife influence studies, classify consumer decisions as:
Wife-dominant decisions, e.g., food, purchase of groceries. Husband-dominant decisions, e.g., automobiles, life insurance. Syncratic decisions (joint), e.g., vacations, choice of schools for children. Automatic decisions (unilateral)
Decisions may either be:
Consensual: Everyone in the family may agree with the desired outcome.
Accommodative: Need conflict resolution by persuasion or bargaining.
Element of power within the family is obtained from:
Economic resources: Persons making greater economic contribution have more economic power.
Cultural norms: In a male dominated society husband has greater powers.
Expert power: More knowledge a person possess. Husband may know more about cars wife may know more about household items.
Legitimate power: This depends on the role the family members play.
Bargaining power: Power through give and take method.
Reward/referent power: Giving rewards to others which are liked and appreciated. Emotional power: Purchase decisions are influenced by emotions, sentiments and feelings of one partner.
1.Young Singles
Young singles may live alone, with their nuclear families, or with friends, or they may co-habitate with partners-translating into a wide range of how much disposable income is spent on furniture, rent, food, and other living expenses in this stage .Although earnings tend to be relatively low, these consumers usually don't have many financial obligations and don't feel the need to save for their futures or retirement. Many of them find themselves spending as much as they make on cars, furnishings for first residences away from home, fashions, recreation,alcoholic beverages, food away from home, vacations, and other products and services involved in the dating game. Some of these singles may have young children, forcing them to give up
2. Newly married couples:
Newly married couples without children are usually better off financially than they were when they were single, since they often have two incomes available to spend on one household. These families tent to spend a substantial amount of their income son cars, clothing, vacations, and other leisure activities. They also have the highest purchase rate and highest average purchases of durable good (particularly furniture and appliances) and appear to be more susceptible to advertising.
3. Full Nest I:
With the arrival of the first child, parents being to change their roles in the family, and decide if one parent will stay to care for the child or if they will both work and buy daycare services .Either route usually leads to a decline in family disposable income and a change in how the family spends its income. In this stage, families are likely to move into their first home;purchases furniture and furnishings for the child; buy a washer and dryer and home maintenance items; and purchase new items such as baby food, cough medicine, vitamins, toys, sleds,and skates. These requirements reduce families' ability to save,and the husband and wife are often dissatisfied with their financial position.
4. Full Nest II
In this stage, the youngest child has reached school age, the employed spouse's income has improved, and the other spouse often returns to part-or full-time work outside the home. Consequently, the family's financial position usually improves,but the family finds itself consuming more and in larger quantities. Consumption patterns continue to be heavily influenced by the children, since the family tends to buy large-sized packages of food and cleaning suppliers, bicycles, music lessons, clothing, sports equipment, and a computer. Discount department stores (such as Cost co and Sam's Club) are popular with consumers in this stage.
5. Full Nest III
As the family grows older and parents enter their min-40s, their financial position usually continues to improve because the primary wage earner's income rises, the second wage earner is receiving a higher salary, and the children earn spending an education money from occasional and part-time employment.The family typically replaces some worn pieces of furniture,purchases another automobiles, buys some luxury appliances,and spends money on dental services (braces) and education .Families also spend more on computers in this stage, buying additional PCs for their older children. Depending on where children go to college and how many are seeking higher education, the financial position of the family may be tighter than other instances
6. Empty nest
Older married with no children living with them. Financial position stabilizes and there is no expense on children. The couple is free to enjoy their own pursuits and spend on luxury or self-improvement items and medical care.
7. Solitary survivor
Older single retired people. Retired people living alone after the death of a partner. Life becomes lonely and income may reduce due to retirement. This again changes the consumption pattern and living style of old people.
Another point to note, is that the family life cycle concept segments the families on the basis of demographic variables, and ignores the psychographics variables (families interest and opinions) of family members. Family life cycle is also related to the spare time and the available income, education, etc. A marketer has to take these elements into consideration.
The stages at which families find themselves, affect the nature of the goods and services required, their wants and consumption patterns, as well as the volume of consumption on specific products. The traditional view of the family life cycle has been criticized for failing to recognize that a single family unit may not exist throughout the life of an individual. Families may be created by second marriages, and these may involve children from prior marriages. The traditional model also ignores the existence of single parent households. The modern family lifecycle which takes into account the existence of working women, is a more complex and more useful model than the traditional model.
Marketing strategy for family decision-making
It is realized that various purchasing tasks are performed by various members of the family.The products are bought for joint use of the family. Refrigerator, TV, sofa set, car, etc. The product is to be purchased by family funds where more than one person may be contributing to the fund. Sometimes the funds are not enough and other products may have to be sacrificed town an expensive product. Some family members may not be agreeable to the choice made for the product, and may consider it as a profligate expenditure. These are the main influences in the family decision making, which are the outlets preferred by the family members for the purchase of the product. All the above considerations are important, and once all this is known strategy can be formulated in a better manner.
Each individual receives the information and processes and evaluates the product in his own way. This is irrespective of the family, social class or cultural heritage etc. His own personality ultimately influences his decision. He has his own personal reasons for likes, dislikes, price,convenience or status. Some individuals may lay greater emphasis on price, others on quality and still others on status, symbol, convenience of the product etc. Personal influences go a long way in the purchase of a product. The personal influences can be linked to the following:
Bachelor, married.
Full Nest I, II
Empty Nest I, II
Solitary Survivor
High Income Group
Low Income Group
Middle Income Group
Personal influence is the effect or change in a person's attitude or behavior as a result of communication with others.
The change in behavior may be influenced by communication. It may be source initiated(by the influencer) or recipient oriented by the influence).
Personal influence is synonymously used as word-of-mouth, although the word-of-mouths only a verbal communication. Word of mouth communication is more effective than advertising whether it is product or services. The executives of the Paramount Motion Pictures has remarked that "Word of mouth is the most important Marketing element that exists. "There can be 'Synthetic' or simulated word of mouth (When celebrities talk to us on T. V. It creates a situation as if they have entered our house and are actually talking to us). The other is the real word of mouth. Both can be very convincing. The communication should be positive, to be effective. The word of mouth of communications strong because:
When choosing the products and services consumers are also influenced by advice fro mother people. Today 80% of all buying decision are influenced by some one's direct recommendation .Decision such as which Air Conditioner to buy, which Movie to see. There are a lot of interaction which helps the individual to make decisions. An individual can also be personally influenced by neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances. Those who influence are the opinion leaders and those who are influenced are opinion receivers.
Personal influences are dependant on the process of communication. For a long time marketing communication was a one-way process media which was dissipated by opinioned. Audience now are not passive receivers of communication but take active part in the two-way communication.
The verbal flow of communication and personal influence may take between a source and receiver in the following stages:
Opinion leaders exert their opinion on individuals
Opinion leaders are persons who informally give product information and advise to others.
Opinion leaders are persuasive and they influence the individuals in a number of ways:
Opinion leaders give categorically specific information. They specialize in certain specific products on which they give information e.g., automobiles, white goods, consumable products etc.
Opinion leaders do a two-way job
An opinion leader may also himself get influenced and personal influences by word of mouth may be uncontrollable. Although, it is believed that word of mouth communication is extremely effective, but informal communication is hard to control.
There are certain rum our themes that adversely affect the personal behavior of the consumers, these can be:
Word of mouth is used by telephones to remove misconception of consumers who have been dissatisfied with the product. Their dissatisfaction removal is the job of the marketeer.All these are ways by which personal influences are affected and personal influences make the consumer to take his own decision.


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El Rojo
August 27, 2004, 01:28 AM
Just curious, do you look at the threads titled "Gun Porn"? We don't really need to debate it, just a simple yes or no.
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August 27, 2004, 01:36 AM
But only for the articles. ;)
Steve Smith
August 27, 2004, 02:52 AM
Nope...might as well look at pictures of different types of screwdrivers. They're just tools.
August 27, 2004, 02:58 AM
I voted "no" for two reasons:
1) I think those threads are pretty gay.
2) ANY gun can be made to look awesome with the right lighting and photography technique. (How many times have you seen a guy post a pic of a Glock and then have 20+ butt kissers post about how beautiful and sweet his gun was?)
August 27, 2004, 07:23 AM
Voted yes.
Just tools, certainly. But to me, they're tools which easily hold as high a level of aesthetic beauty as the architecture of a building or the machined parts of a sports car. With the right photography skills, I've seen some pictures from those type of threads that I wouldn't mind framing and hanging on my wall.
On a more practical level, looking at well-lit closeup shots also helps me get aqainted with the details of a firearm I may not be able to examine or shoot.
August 27, 2004, 07:43 AM
First, I enjoy photography- I wouldn't call it a hobby of mine, but I'm not content to just take pictures of things. I've gotta find the perfect angle, the sunset behind the 5-inch gun turret, so forth and so on. So I certainly appreciate a well-assembled photo.
Second, I like guns (why else would I be here?). Shooting them, reading about them, disassembling them to see how they work (the engineer in me), fondling them at the gun shop, drooling over the ones I can't afford at the shop, and looking at pictures of them.
Third, anything with the word "porn" involved is bound to get my attention. :neener:
August 27, 2004, 07:43 AM
Nope...might as well look at pictures of different types of screwdrivers. Bwahahahahaha! :D
I generally don't look at 'em - it just doesn't do it for me. Between the low-res pictures that don't show much, to the fact that most of 'em frankly show me the equivilent of a screwdriver (to steal a line) - they just aren't worth the bandwidth. The exception is the 'ID this firearm' threads, or MilSurp pics.
I also have to contend with folks looking over my shoulder at work while I'm online. Reading the forum is pretty innocuous, but gigantic pics of rifles and pistols on my screen are a dead giveaway that I'm playing too much.
El Rojo
August 27, 2004, 09:43 AM
I was focusing more on the word "porn". We aren't talking about the "Post your pictures" thread. I am talking about "Check out my Gun Porn" threads. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
August 27, 2004, 10:28 AM
Aw that's just semantics. I know what they mean and don't not look just cause someone speaks differently. I voted yes but realistically its sometimes.
I look for fun sometimes. See how some have trashed their weapons, how some have improved theirs.
August 27, 2004, 10:44 AM
I voted yes but realistically its sometimes.
Ditto. All depends on what the topic is.
August 27, 2004, 10:53 AM
Hi, my name is Ktulu and I'm addicted to gun porn!
August 27, 2004, 11:08 AM
HI KTULU!!! :p :D :p
August 27, 2004, 11:11 AM
I look, but I don't act upon any purient emotions stirred up by looking. :rolleyes:
August 27, 2004, 12:14 PM
it won't let me vote... :(
August 27, 2004, 12:15 PM
yay i fixed it! forgot to log in!
August 27, 2004, 12:15 PM
At work, occasionally. At home with 56K and an old PII 266, no.
August 27, 2004, 12:28 PM
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August 27, 2004, 12:44 PM
Nope...might as well look at pictures of different types of screwdrivers. They're just tools.:fire:
...of course you know you'll burn in hell for such statements, right?
August 27, 2004, 01:05 PM
but I really dislike calling them "porn". It is not a very positive description.
August 27, 2004, 01:52 PM
Gun "porn" is a stupid title. I am sure it sounded cute the first time it was used. Not funny anymore.
Andrew Wyatt
August 27, 2004, 01:59 PM
only if it's tasteful.
August 27, 2004, 02:42 PM
Nope...might as well look at pictures of different types of screwdrivers. They're just tools.
That's akin to saying a car is only a means of transportation....
August 27, 2004, 02:45 PM
Real guns don't look like that.
Don't be fooled by the airbrushing! :D
Still I am only a man. :p
September 2, 2004, 11:34 PM
Voted yes..
Because like any other man on THR, my gun catalogs are right next to the Victoria's Secret catalogs...
Black Majik
September 3, 2004, 12:25 AM
I definitely enjoy different pictures of other people's firearms. Mainly, because I enjoy seeing them, and to see what modifications have been done.
In the end, I use them as a reference. As in whether to get the specified gun, or what to do with it. Or, jus' cuz I like looking at em'. :)
I like looking at car pictures too, but they're just tools too. They get you from point A to point B :p
September 3, 2004, 02:09 AM
sure i do...
but just the classy stuff..
no penetration.:uhoh: :D
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LOS ANGELES -- With seven Oscars including a history-making best director award for Alfonso Cuarón, the force of "Gravity" exerted itself at the 86th annual Academy Awards. However, it was "12 Years a Slave" that took home best picture honors.
Also winning the night's big awards were Matthew McConaughey, who captured the best actor prize; and Cate Blanchett, who won for best actress.
The Mexican Cuarón is the first Latino filmmaker to take best director.
"It was a transformative experience," said Cuaron, who spent some five years making the film and developing its visual effects. "For a lot of people, that transformation was wisdom. For me, it was the color of my hair."
He thanked his star, Sanda Bullock, the sole person on screen for much of the lost-in-space drama: "Sandra, you are 'Gravity.'" Bullock lost the best actress award to Blanchett, the star of Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."
First-time winners Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto took supporting acting honors in a smooth if safe Oscar ceremony Sunday punctuated by politics, pizza and photo-bombing.
The 31-year-old Nyong'o, breakout star of the historical drama "12 Years a Slave," accepted the award for best supporting actress. In her feature film debut, Nyong'o made an indelible impression as the tortured slave Patsey.
"It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's, and so I want to salute the spirit of Patsey for her guidance," Nyong'o said. Glowing backstage, she cradled her statuette: "I'm so happy to be holding this golden man."


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Vice President Joe Biden said he had been on the front lines of debates over income inequality, climate change and gay marriage.
"I've been at the center of most progressive battles for a long, long time," Biden said in a lengthy speech to Generation Progress. He heard shouts of "We love Joe," as he exited the stage.
Hillary Rodham Clinton remains the dominant figure in Democrats' early 2016 discussions, but she is beginning to get elbowed by liberals in her party as she considers a second run for the presidency. Potential 2016 rivals like Biden, Warren and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are in the middle of a summertime tour of Democratic constituencies, frequently appealing to liberal activists who want a more populist approach to the economy and question the deporting of an influx of immigrant children from Central America.
Clinton, who dominates early 2016 polls, may avoid a significant primary challenge if she runs for president. Biden has kept all options open, Warren has repeatedly denied interest, while O'Malley promotes his record in Maryland as a model in the party and is actively exploring a campaign. But the jousting shows an interest in an alternative, and preparations in the event Clinton doesn't run.
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Today I rode The Bus for the first time. The ride to work was very pleasant.
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Homemade Jewelry
The first time jewelry maker Micki Ravitz set foot on the stone pathway that leads to the front door of her cottage in Norwalk, Conn., she knew she had stumbled upon an inspiration.
She bought the home, and used minerals from the yard to make necklaces and earrings, a move that would define her style of handcrafted jewelry from then on.
Ms. Ravitz and her husband Bob have owned the property since 1977. Ms. Ravitz said she scoured Connecticut looking for the perfect stone house before coming across the property at 15 West View Lane.
"I drove into this driveway and my heart fluttered right away," Ms. Ravitz said.
She recalls running through the house to ensure there were enough bedrooms for her expanding family. Once confirmed, she called her husband with the news: "This is my house."
The stone cottage with tile roofing was built in 1927 and was expanded over the years by previous owners. The five-bedroom home sits on a private lane surrounded by oak trees and mature plantings.
Measuring some 3,780 square feet, the cottage is full of angled corners that create nooks and crannies, including a guest bedroom with a triangular ceiling. There are also a number of rooms with beamed ceilings, including the living and dining rooms.
Stones from the exterior were also used to finish some of the interior rooms, including the indoor porch and the kitchen with a skylight that covers the length of the room.
The décor is eclectic and accented with antique furnishings and accessories from the couple's travels to places like Bali, Egypt and Santa Fe. The family room is wrapped in batik and has wall-to-wall leopard carpet. The guest bedroom with the triangle-shaped ceiling has a wall decorated with African fabric.
The couple are planning a move to Florida.
The property was listed in May with Halstead Property for $1.195 million.