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NAVAL CUSTOM; PRACTICAL JOKE
WHEN A SHIP GOES OUT TO SEA, THE CREWMEN GET TWO SMALL OR LARGE
GARBAGE CANS AND PUT SEVERAL LIT CIGARETTES INTO THE CANS. NEXT
THEY MOVE THE CANS AROUND TO MAKE NOISE. WHEN A NEW RECRUIT COMES
BY, THEY TELL HIM THAT THERE ARE SEA-BATS INSIDE. WHEN HE STOOPS
OVER TO SEE, THE CREWMEN EITHER ATTEMPT TO PUSH HIM INTO THE CAN
OR SLAP HIM ON THE BUTTOCKS.
Submitter comment: THIS PRACTICAL JOKE WAS PLAYED ON THE INFORMANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 11-22-1974