a unit is given anew piece ofequipment butno instructionson how to use itthe entireparagraph isone sentencelong and just alist of trainingsubjectsthe companypolitical instructorgives a sterntalking-to to a lazyyoung soldier,turning his lifearound"complexelectromagneticenvironment"nobody thinks theunit can dosomething, butthey study reallyhard and in thenext paragraphthey do ita unit respondsto problem X bycreating a"problem Xsmall group"someonestarts crying,but in a manlyand comradelyfashion"minimumaltitudepenetration"a unit commanderheaps excessivepraise on whateverinitiative ChairmanXi is promoting thatmontha senior cadrepretends to not bemiserable aboutbeing sent to aremote grassrootsunitdoingsomethingmundane andwinning a thirdclass citationfor itpassiveaggressive andvaguely sexistdescription of afemalesoldiers's tanKen gets soexcited about yourmundane tidbitthat he sends itout in an emailblast to all of CASImissingthe birthof a childa senior cadre writesan essay thatmanages to cover anentire page yetsomehow saysabsolutely nothing"transitioningfrom dayinto night"a maintenanceguy, acting onintuition, spendshours going overan aircraft beforefinding a 1 mmcrackKen doesn't getexcited aboutsomething youthought hewould getexcited about"advancedwork unit"starting aparagraphwith a faux-poeticchengyua new initiativeto makepoliticaleducation hipand fun for theyoungstersmissingthe deathof a familymemberan old NCOdispenseshomespun wisdomto the reporter aboutthe importance ofmaintenance workKen gets excitedabout somemundane tidbitthat you almostdidn't even bothertranslatinga unit is given anew piece ofequipment butno instructionson how to use itthe entireparagraph isone sentencelong and just alist of trainingsubjectsthe companypolitical instructorgives a sterntalking-to to a lazyyoung soldier,turning his lifearound"complexelectromagneticenvironment"nobody thinks theunit can dosomething, butthey study reallyhard and in thenext paragraphthey do ita unit respondsto problem X bycreating a"problem Xsmall group"someonestarts crying,but in a manlyand comradelyfashion"minimumaltitudepenetration"a unit commanderheaps excessivepraise on whateverinitiative ChairmanXi is promoting thatmontha senior cadrepretends to not bemiserable aboutbeing sent to aremote grassrootsunitdoingsomethingmundane andwinning a thirdclass citationfor itpassiveaggressive andvaguely sexistdescription of afemalesoldiers's tanKen gets soexcited about yourmundane tidbitthat he sends itout in an emailblast to all of CASImissingthe birthof a childa senior cadre writesan essay thatmanages to cover anentire page yetsomehow saysabsolutely nothing"transitioningfrom dayinto night"a maintenanceguy, acting onintuition, spendshours going overan aircraft beforefinding a 1 mmcrackKen doesn't getexcited aboutsomething youthought hewould getexcited about"advancedwork unit"starting aparagraphwith a faux-poeticchengyua new initiativeto makepoliticaleducation hipand fun for theyoungstersmissingthe deathof a familymemberan old NCOdispenseshomespun wisdomto the reporter aboutthe importance ofmaintenance workKen gets excitedabout somemundane tidbitthat you almostdidn't even bothertranslating

空军报 Cliche Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a unit is given a new piece of equipment but no instructions on how to use it
  2. the entire paragraph is one sentence long and just a list of training subjects
  3. the company political instructor gives a stern talking-to to a lazy young soldier, turning his life around
  4. "complex electromagnetic environment"
  5. nobody thinks the unit can do something, but they study really hard and in the next paragraph they do it
  6. a unit responds to problem X by creating a "problem X small group"
  7. someone starts crying, but in a manly and comradely fashion
  8. "minimum altitude penetration"
  9. a unit commander heaps excessive praise on whatever initiative Chairman Xi is promoting that month
  10. a senior cadre pretends to not be miserable about being sent to a remote grassroots unit
  11. doing something mundane and winning a third class citation for it
  12. passive aggressive and vaguely sexist description of a female soldiers's tan
  13. Ken gets so excited about your mundane tidbit that he sends it out in an email blast to all of CASI
  14. missing the birth of a child
  15. a senior cadre writes an essay that manages to cover an entire page yet somehow says absolutely nothing
  16. "transitioning from day into night"
  17. a maintenance guy, acting on intuition, spends hours going over an aircraft before finding a 1 mm crack
  18. Ken doesn't get excited about something you thought he would get excited about
  19. "advanced work unit"
  20. starting a paragraph with a faux-poetic chengyu
  21. a new initiative to make political education hip and fun for the youngsters
  22. missing the death of a family member
  23. an old NCO dispenses homespun wisdom to the reporter about the importance of maintenance work
  24. Ken gets excited about some mundane tidbit that you almost didn't even bother translating