trucker_speak cube Does anybody know any of that CB radio jargon that was so popular in the seventies? 10-4 good buddy - whatever the hell that means :-) ³ 020113 ... god breaker breaker 1-9, y'all come back. this is ratchet jaw comin' out o macon. i spied a bear in the air and a couple o gumball machines and a tijuana taxi on I-65 past mile marker 203, so any good buddies with the hammer down better git the lead out yer foot. smokey the bear is got the eye in the sky. come back. 020113 ... oren Breaker one nine, breaker one nine, this is the Packrat rollin' west on the big road, headin' fer Derby town. Any wolves in the chicken coop, come on back? ` 020113 ... oren Oh my, ya better check out the seat covers in the east-bound, red Corvette! 020113 ... Grievance true story: i have a friend that for a short while worked at a truck stop. truckers are very flirtatious as it turns out. and as it turns out, some server girls are colorblind, and long for freedom. one of these such servers worked at the truck stop, same as my friend. one of these incredibly flirtatious trucker men asked the colorblind waitress to run away forever with him, and that right now he was going to calafornia. a common pickup line for these trucker types i am told. i imagine it something like, "yous sure are beautiful. would you like to escape this horrid reality and run like the wind feeling it's wings chant you on until you feel like you could fly, through and over all the adventures in the sky." this particularly colorblind waitress was longing for freedom, she nodded as she poured his coffee, and when the reciept came, she wrote on the backside, "yes more than anything, i'm tired of not being able to tell the differances of pens i'm using, and only telling my car by the shade of gray it paints against the shaddows. let me go with you, more than anything." after the trucker paid, she grabbed her coat, and climbed in his cab, that she noticed was a lovely maroon. legend says she cried herself to sleep that night, out of joy, and under protection of the sun, and big burly trucker men. my friend couldn't believe this, and stuck out her ego in disgust. what an imperial declaration. my friend, she could only see some colors, so she didn't long so much for freedom. but felt burdened by waiting on extra tables in servitude of her own unanswered desires. 020113 ... cube "Breaker 1-9. This is T.O. Rebel thankin' y'all fer yer contributions to the cause. Come back." ³ 020114 ... unhinged "hawk. h-a-w-k. hawk" 020114 ... kelli crane breaker one nine breaker one nine i got smokey at my back door. copy seven mary three, ponch are you out there? ten four good buddy. 020114 ... beautiful freak over and out 020114 ... steve poncherelli 020114 ... Mahayana 1. Nightcrawler 2. Go-go girls 3. Fluff stuff 4. Drop the hammer down 5. Ears 6. X-ray machine 7. Kiddie Car 8. Holding onto your mud flaps 9. Country Cadillac 10. Bubble trouble 11. Checking my eyelids for pinholes 12. Motion Lotion 13. Paper hanger 14. Tijuana Taxi 15. Truck 'em easy 020115 ... Mahayana Translated so U2 can trucker speak 1. Nightcrawlers= Many police in the area 2. Go-go girls= Pigs for market 3. Fluff stuff= Snow 4. Drop the hammer down= Press the accelerator to the floor 5. Ears= CB radio 6. X-ray machine= Police radar 7. Kiddie Car= School Bus 8. Holding onto your mud flaps= Follow closely 9. Country Cadillac= Tractor trailer 10. Bubble trouble= Tire problem 11. Checking my eyelids for pinholes= Growing sleepy 12. Motion Lotion= Fuel 13. Paper hanger= Cop giving a speeding ticket 14. Tijuana Taxi= Police car with flashing lights 15. Truck 'em easy= Have a safe trip 020115 ... Mahayana The ten code system: is used North America-wide by law enforcement and security personel. Truck drivers the continent over know many of these codes from everyday use with other truckers, and by listening in on scanners which monitor police-band frequencies. police band frequencies=[great way to know what is going on in your district area [surrounding neighboorhood & neighboorhoods]] !* - these codes are for police use only. Code# Meaning 10-1 Signal Weak. 10-2 Signal Good. 10-3 Stop Transmitting. 10-4 Affirmative - "I understand." 10-5 Relay Message. 10-6 Busy. 10-7 Out of Service. 10-8 In Service. 10-9 Repeat your Message - "say again?" 10-10 Negative - "That is not correct." 10-11 _____On Duty. 10-12 Stand-by..(Stop) 10-13 Existing Conditions. 10-14 Message-Information. 10-15 Message Delivered. 10-16 Reply to Message. 10-17 Enroute. 10-18 Urgent. 10-19 In-contact with.. 10-20 Location - "What's your 20?" 10-21 Call ____ by phone 10-22 Disregard 10-23 Arrived at scene 10-24 Assignment completed 10-25 Report to (meet) 10-26 ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival !10-27 Licence/Permit Information !10-28 Ownership Information !10-29 Record's Check - (any prior criminal activity) 10-30 Danger/Caution 10-31 Pick-up 10-32 ____ units needed 10-33 Help me quick 10-34 Time 10-62 Unauthorized Listeners 10-63 Assist Fire, Ambulance, Tow-Truck 10-64 Sudden Death 10-69 Person in refusal 10-75 Police hater 10-78 Impaired Driver 020115 ... Mahayana want to know more 'trucker speak' see: trucker_lingo [10-30] its a nice sized list [10-30] 020115 ... Mahayana such fond memories of grandma 'cuddy' up north on the reservation listening to her base scanner scrolling through all the many channels at night & also during the day time hrs. at nighttime, it was the only sound that existed, & it truly was such soothing white noise... like a warm, comforting blanket of snow, cuddling us towards sleep 020115 ... girl_jane I used to waitress at a truck stop. It was at a junction of two highways. When I worked there, I was still pretty young-14, 15, 16 years old. Like somebody said above, truckers are flirtatious, and sometimes it made me want to puke. The line remember most was one I got was after I asked a guy if he wanted any pie, he responded, only if it's as sweet as you. I finished pouring his coffee, forced a painful smile, and brought him his check-without any pie-and felt dirty and gross the rest of the day. 020310 ... minnesota_chris Is anybody else singing the song from "Smokey and the Bandit?" Daffy? Come on, somebody... 021204 ... jerry reed "eastbound and down... 021204 ... oldtruckersneverdie "Breaker breaker" Colorado Gypsie You got your ears on? 021211 ... minnesota_chris that's funny. . . that was the predecessor for instant messaging! Screen names, slang, anonymity, it's all there! 021215 what's it to you? who go blather from