When somebody joins a close-knit group, a reasonably-harmless form of hazing he can get is the "snipe hunt" - the old-timers send the new guy to get something that isn't a thing that can be picked up. For example:
What are the equivalents in other settings?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- At an airfield, point out that an aircraft is dirty and send him for a bucket-full of propeller wash.
- Aboard ship, tell him to go to the hold and bring back a coil of waterline.
What are the equivalents in other settings?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012