CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo

[Buick Mackane]

Truckers used to call cars = Skateboards.

[bigbassman]

"Yer bendin' my needle"-You're putting out a strong signal.
"Keep the lipstick off your dipstick"-Self explanitory

[Tim]

We used to call those who were always talking a 'Jack Russell', always yapping!

[MrWeetabix]

'YOU'RE HITTING ME BACK-WALL' - The signal meter needle is so far over, it's pinging off the back wall of the meter

[Auldgeek]

Catch you on the flip side. - Speak to you on my return journey

[Mudslinger]

I used to find the lingo a bit annoying to be honest, as well as the fake american accents,

CB still suffers from a bad image because of it. The first thing someone mentions when you say you use a CB is "Rubber Duck"

Having said that I do appreciate some of the more humourous terminology.

[Triple3]

Truckers used to call the motorway - Superslab and motorway junction - gate

[hal2710]

"Catch you on the flip-flop" = Talk to you on the return journey.

[hpssb]

One i remember from oz in the 80's was "irish pigeon shooting", used by a group of not so good buddies to describe deliberately talking on the "a" channels such as 26.995 and 27.145 mhz nearby to where RC plane flying was popular. The frequencies were allocated at the time to remote controlled planes

Another one was the 13 code, printed in one of the CB mags of the day.

13-1 All units copy you and think you’re a wa^ker.
13-2 I hear you but I’m not answering you.
13-3 You’re really sexy when you’re angry.
13-4 I’m really sorry about that mate, it really cuts me up.
13-5 Same to you but with knobs on it.
13-6 So I made a mistake, none of us is perfect.
13-7 If you don’t copy me it’s your lousy equipment, because I’m running 400 watts.
13-8 You sound so illiterate your parents never saw the minister.
13-9 Are you running a piece of obsolete equipment?
13-10 I’d gladly help you but your problem leaves me puzzled.
13-11 Have you tried blowing your nose ? It might clear your head.
13-12 It still sounds like you have foot and mouth disease.
13-13 Yours friends must have put pins in your co-ax again.
13-14 So now I know what a lousy antenna gets out like.
13-15 Why did you get a licence if you’re only running 50 milliwatts?
13-16 The white mouse running your generator must be tired.
13-17 You’re only able to go horizontal because your antenna fell down.
13-18 If I could understand you I would be tempted to answer you.
13-19 Are you talking into the back of the microphone?
13-20 Are you choking on your mike or are your dentures loose again?
13-21 Far out! Are you being paid by the word or by the minute?
13-22 Lady, is that your voice or are you pulling a cocky’s tail?
13-23 If you had spoken for another 30 seconds you would have put John Laws out of business.
13-24 Y’know, you made more sense the last time you were smashed.
13-25 Some sensible stations and myself have hit the kitty in order to buy your equipment. See you soon!
13–26 Next time you eat garlic, stop breathing into the microphone.
13-27 Heard you were limp wristed but I thought you could at least key the mike.
13-28 A band-aid would make a better patch cord than that thing.
13-37 It sounds like somebody must have kicked your head in.
13-38 You sound like you’re talking with your head in a bucket of water.
13-40 Your signal is terrific but give me a phone call so I can find out what you want.
13-41 Either my receiver is out or you’re on channel 48.
13-42 Either my speaker cone is ripped or you’d better try it again when you’re sober.
13-43 That was a beautiful transmission, now try it with your mike connected.
13-44 I love the way your new rig sounds, now I know why that model was discontinued so quickly.
13-45 Your transmitter must have a short circuit because there is heaps of smoke coming from my speaker.
13-46 That’s a new antenna ? I could get a better signal out of a dead dingo’s donger!
13-47 What a fantastic signal, give me a few minutes so I can drive to your place and copy the message.
13-48 He should change his handle to Tolstoy, that over was longer than War and Peace!

Loz!

[Twocky61]

[JibberJabber]

"Pie in the sky"... Roundabout.... The 80's... aaahhh..

[Charlie Hotel]

Smash a Window= choose a channel.
1.9 a roger = I'm bored with no friends

[speeddemon]

cb bible .. flash back 80's

[speeddemon]