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Daisycutter:
Frag Bomb




Ham and muther f......:
Ham and Lima Beans




Lima Charlie:
I can hear you loud and clear




Tango Yankee Mike:
thank you much




Hanger Queen:
Aircraft that stay in the hanger 30+ days




Ditty Bopper:
O5H-Morse Code Intercept




Dirtball:
Slob




Mom:
Mess Hall




UOD:
Uniform Of the Day - Sleeves Up/Down




Board Stretcher:
Imaginary device combat engineers send new recruits to look for in thl box




Get the key to the "Basement":
all the units I been at didn't have any basement. USMC




Get a bucket of "Hay" and go outside and feed the :
Motor Transport joke, nickname for a vehicle. USMC




fetch the left-handed "Flight-line" wrench:
no such thing USMC




"Go ask Gunny for the box of "ST-1:
box of ST-ONES, get it? Marine Corps




bottle of head space.:
an imaginary item to correct problem on a 30 or 50 cal. machine gun. New guys sent to armory to retrieve.




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