Can you translate all this CB radio lingo?
Do you roger that?
CB radio was all the rage in the Seventies. It was the social media and cellphone of the era. Don't believe us, younger folks? The CB fad was pervasive throughout pop culture.
There were "trucksplotation" movies like Citizens Band, C.B. Hustlers and Convoy. Of course, Smokey and the Bandit turned trucker slang into common parlance. On the radio dial, you had hit trucker songs such as C.W. McCall's "Convoy" and Cledus Maggard's "The White Knight." Meanwhile, on TV, networks served up C.B.-centric entertainment like Movin' On and B.J. and the Bear. There was a cartoon called The C.B. Bears. Heck, even The Paul Lynde Halloween Special of 1976 featured an entire comedy segment about CB radio.
If you lived through the 1970s, the craze was unavoidable. Even the maker of this quiz had a CB radio and handle as a kid ("Rocky").
So… how well do you remember the slang? Try to translate this CB radio lingo!
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Smokey
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10-4
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Double-nickels
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Go-go juice
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Full grown bear
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Alligator or Gator
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Evel Knievel
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Driving award
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Skateboard
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Green stamps
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Brush your teeth and comb your hair
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Chicken coop
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10-1
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Schneider eggs
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Sesame Street
Can you translate all this CB radio lingo?
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What is a portable bear catcher?
Answer,
A driver passing you going 10 MPH or faster than the speed limit on the interstate.
You got 13 out of 15
You put the hammer down, good neighbor! Nice work! 10-99.
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Okay, so I don't speak as well as the "BANDIT" or the "SNOWMAN" in the "SMOKEY & THE BANDIT" films.