Fun Trivia : CB Radio

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In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Alligator"?

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the tread from a tire laying on the road. Truckers called the treads that came off their tires alligators due to the fact that the corrugated part looked like alligator skins laying on the road.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Beaver Bear"?

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a female police officer. There is also beaver bait, beaver palace, beaver trap and beaver fever among others. All signify something to do with females.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Chicken Coup is Clean"?

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a closed weigh station. Chicken coups were called this because of the small buildings where the police typically were stationed.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Daddy-O"?

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the FCC. The FCC was also called Uncle Charlie, Charlie, Big Charlie, Big Daddy, and Candyman among others.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Eyeball"?

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meet face to face. This one is simple, if you can see someone face to face, then you can see their eyeballs and they can see yours.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Flip Flop"?

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a return trip. Basically it meant a trucker would drop off the load and turn right around.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Garbage"?

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too much talk on one channel. If you've ever used a CB you have run across "garbage". Sometimes some channels have so much conversation it just becomes bits and pieces of gibberish.



In CB terminology what is the term for a female hitch hiker?

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Hippie Chippie. The term comes from the 70's and all of the hitchers around then, often hippie kids or college students bumming rides.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Invitations"?

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traffic citations. They called them this because they were invitations to either pay or come to court.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Jewelry"?

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lights on a rig. Often private owned trucks would be decked out with so many lights it looked a Christmas tree, or expensive jewelry, hence the term.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Kojak With a Kodak"?

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cop with radar. Kojak was another term for policemen and Kodak signified a radar, monitoring your speed, in other words taking your picture.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Local Yokel"?

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small town cop. Nothing made truckers more upset than to be stopped by a one stop light town policeman about something minor.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Mud"?

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coffee. You can only imagine what old coffee at some truck stops and dinners must look like.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Nightcrawlers?

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many cops in an area at night. This derived from the idea that they were like vampires or zombies. It's dark and they are all over the place.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "On the By"?

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listening to CB, but not talking. Many times truckers would listen for awhile to help keep themselves awake but would need both hands due to bad weather, roads, etc.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Parking Lot"?

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traffic jam. People still use this term today. Many of the terms used by truckers have crept into our language and remained.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Quick Trip Around the Horn "?

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scanning the 40 channels. Often if one channel became too busy or if truckers were looking for friends they'd switch channels, sometimes surfing for cleaner channels.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Running Shotgun"?

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a driving partner. Often on very long trips two drivers would be sent so the cargo could arrive faster.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Smile and Comb Your Hair"?

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radar trap ahead. I alway liked this one. Basically truckers were saying look pretty for the police and let them know you know they are there!



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Trading Stamps"?

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money. Money was also called green backs for the same reason it was called trading stamps, the old trading stamps were green.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Use the Jake"?

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slow down. Jake was a term used for the air brake.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "VOX"?

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voice operated radio. This innovation allowed for hands free talk and was very popular with the few truckers who could afford it, push button units were simpler to use though as they didn't pick up all of the background noise.



In CB terminology what term means a long radio antenna?

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whip. The longest of these could approach 10 feet long and when the vehicle was moving it would whip around just like a whip! The longer ones had springs connecting them to the base so they wouldn't snap.



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Youngville"?

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a channel taken over by youngsters. Truckers despised a channel where kids were doing all of the talking. They could and would sometimes get nasty about it, of course the FCC didn't like it either!



In CB terminology what was meant by the term "Z's"?

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to get some sleep. I hope you enjoyed my quiz, I have a few more planned if this one goes over well. My Uncle was a truck driver his whole life and I grew up talking on CB's. Creating this brought back some great memories!



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term "Alligator Station"?

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CB'er who talks non-stop.. This term typically applied to a home user. The implication was that the person was all mouth and no ears.



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term “beam”?

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Directional antenna. These antennas were like the old TV ones. They could be controlled remotely and turned in order to better pick up signals from a specific direction.



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term “cash register”?

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A toll booth.. This term is pretty basic. Truckers always hated to stop for anything, and to stop and give money away seems even worse!



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term “dead key”?

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Keying the microphone ,but not talking.. Keying (pressing) the microphone and saying nothing was often done in an attempt to drown out an obnoxious user, often though it was an obnoxious user simply being rude.



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term “eat em up”?

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A roadside dinner,. These diners varied a lot in quality, and the good ones stayed busy all the time. This term was most often used for the good ones, basically it's a truckers way of saying eat it all, it's all good.



In CB terminology, what was meant by the term "fog lifter"?

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A CB'er who has interesting things to say.. Truckers delight in useless talk, but nothing makes the long nights go by better than interesting conversations. This term was used to signify someone who "showed others the light" or at least gave them something interesting to think about.