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Green light - used when someone is too impatient to get on/off the bus and proceeds to barrel through everyone no matter who you are.

Ex: "Green light on the bus....move your ***"

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Production Run-through - A block of rehearsal time, usually with the entire corps, used to review sections of the program breifly before a full run through. This is usually the last rehearsal block of the day.

Bus Surfing - A bus activity in which members stand on the arm rests of the bus seats and try to stay upright while the bus is in motion.

Down Time/Floor Time - Additional sleep given to corps members on a gym floor after traveling over night and sleeping on a bus.

Malaguena - One fo the most popular and over-used charts in drum corps. Made popular by the Madison Scouts.

PB&J - A drum corps staple, the most popular menu item in drum corps. Usually left out all day on a table in front of the food truck.

Ditty - A popular and often duplicated on field warm-up created and played by the Blue Devils.

Saturday Night - Referring to the Saturday night finals competiton at the Drum Corps International World Championships

Champs - The DCI World Championships. See Also Nats, Nationals.

Underwear Run-through - A rehearsal runtrough where the corps performs the show in their underwear.

Breeze Break - During a rehearsal in scorching heat, a moment when a small breeze is felt, and one or more members turn toward the direction of the breeze, raise their arms, and yell "Breeze Break!"

Water Jug/ Canteen - An essential item for all marching members during rehearsals.

Mail Drop - A designated city on tour where mail for members has been forwarded.

Care Package - Something sent from a family member (usually mom) to a corps member. usually includes, cookies, toiletries, pictures, a letter, and cash.

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"Back to the 'jut digga izz izz herataherata'!" - Phrase used by Drum staff in place of letters, on field, confusing the everliving crap out of the Hornline.

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I'm having a really difficult time with this discussion because there are so many differences from group to group and even in different parts of the country. While it would be nice to have definitions all the same...who decides what id "correct" or the best?

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I'm having a really difficult time with this discussion because there are so many differences from group to group and even in different parts of the country. While it would be nice to have definitions all the same...who decides what id "correct" or the best?

Loosen up, this is nothing official, were just having fun. The point of this thread is too learn what some of the differences are.

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Purple - A drink*

*It's a trap!

GREEN!

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kevin- what we named a certain tick so that we could talk s**t about him while he was around.

Section basics - when the contras get to chill. :smile:

DAS BOOT - nickname of a certain really hot german chick

secret hash/sideline - what is used by some corps/bands instead of the painted visitor hash/sideline.

Team Japan - the Japanese members when assembled.

Fight night - term used for show days (yeah?) in the Bluecoats 08

Rookie Jitbag (n) - used only in dire circumstances of a rookie acting like a dumba**

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Oh and:

Dog Days - the "hardest" days of drum corps which definitely occur in late july/august and NOT the FIVE WEEKS of everydays

:smile:

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Two-Year/Six-Year Syndrome: someone who, in their 2nd year in the corps, feel that as a vet they can act like they have more knowledge than anybody and are more superior.

5 and 5- a flag warmup/conditioning/hell exercise that is 500 drop spins + 500 peggy spins

gush and go- run to your water jug, grab a drink, then run back to your set

rookie talent night- a night no one speaks of, but everybody has participate in

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JDI-Junior Drill Instructor=Somebody who thinks that they know everything, but clearly does not.

Juck dat gada goosh- Frequently used drum lick that occur at the end of a piece.

bag- short for "bag of sh##"-something that sucks.

HELP THE PIT!- Roughly translated, this means that a tornado is bearing down on the rehearsal field and it's time to run for our lives because the staff ignored the constant tornado warnings that were issued. This is also probably the only time that the pit will get help from the rest of the corps in quickly moving all pit related flotsam.

We also played The Game in 'coats.

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