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I am teaching a new employee at work today how do do my job and I was asked the significance of the "88" in my personalized car number plate characters. No biggie, lots of people ask that...

When I replied it was from old CB Radio slang where 88's (eighty eights) means 'Love & Kisses' I got the strangest look and then the comment

What's CB radio?

Well I near fell off my chair and then the young one added she was born in 1988 Well that blew me away. I the tried to explain the thrill of CB radio in its day and the hobby that is Amateur Radio

I mentioned the Q code, even Morse Code. Then a workmate, about my age said to her it was like the internet for the oldies

Well I learned something today. Some people just don't appreciate the fun that is citizens band radio.

and a there's movie too called Breaker, Breaker

For information Clicky Clicky

hey stud,

88 means Heil Hitler, H being the 8th number in the alphabet.

CaseDogg wrote:hey stud,

88 means Heil Hitler, H being the 8th number in the alphabet.

How on earth (or google) did you come to that conclusion?

Never used a radio CaseDogg?

Pre-80s nerdom. respect

Massive Quasars wrote:Pre-80s nerdom. respect

Thanks Massive Quasars But it wasn't that long ago was it?

Some say the younger generation has the attitude, if it didn't happen in my lifetime, well it isn't that important.

I just wonder where the kids of today will take their history.

SELF REALITY CHECKING ::::

Searches TRS80 ~ TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s
Searches Commodore PET ~ The PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home-/personal computer produced by Commodore starting in 1977

and now looks at self in mirror

My dad had a CB. I've thought about getting a hand held one for the car for emergency use and to be able to listen to truckers for speed traps and traffic jams. Never followed through, though.

Whiskey 7 wrote:

CaseDogg wrote:hey stud,

88 means Heil Hitler, H being the 8th number in the alphabet.

How on earth (or google) did you come to that conclusion?

Never used a radio CaseDogg?

http://www.google.ca/search?q=88+hitler ... =firefox-a

don't worry, it has many other signifances in addition to the nazi one, as you'll discover when you read the wiki link that comes up when you google the number.

surprised you didn't look this up to verify once casedogg made the claim.

When shit hits the fan Whiskey, you'll at least be able to communicate in the post new-clea-ar world You might be the only one though.. hehe

Whiskey 7 wrote:

CaseDogg wrote:hey stud,

88 means Heil Hitler, H being the 8th number in the alphabet.

How on earth (or google) did you come to that conclusion?

Never used a radio CaseDogg?

Whiskey, 88 really does mean Heil Hitler.

14 88 etc

that is probably why so many people are asking you why you have 88 on your car - they think you are a nazi.

when kids (born in 88 doesnt make you a kid anymore btw) are asking you what Morse is, they should be bitchslapped.

seriously how can you not know this?

MKJ wrote:when kids (born in 88 doesnt make you a kid anymore btw) are asking you what Morse is, they should be bitchslapped.

seriously how can you not know this?

Exactly 20 year olds must know of CB radio! Today I'l mention the Beatles and see what I get in response....

Fender wrote:My dad had a CB. I've thought about getting a hand held one for the car for emergency use and to be able to listen to truckers for speed traps and traffic jams. Never followed through, though.

Yep, I still carry (carry for the Americans usually meams firearms I recall) a UHF just for that reason. Still considering going back to the old 27Mhz or Amateur stuff.

Kat wrote:When shit hits the fan Whiskey, you'll at least be able to communicate in the post new-clea-ar world You might be the only one though.. hehe

Maybe, just maybe. Perhaps it was the line from the apocalyptic movie or that Outer Limits episode where in a nuclear bunker he is calling (outside) that keeps me going....

Hello CQ CQ ..... Hello CQ CQ . Is there anyone out there...... Is there anyone out there

Whiskey 7 wrote: Yep, I still carry (carry for the Americans usually meams firearms I recall) a UHF just for that reason.

What is the point of this random jab, particularly in a thread where you're reminiscing about something the Americans developed for you?

Who said it was a jab, an aside perhaps.

You're right... whiskey is so old the line might as well have been "I still carry(I have a bellybutton!) a UHF"

Probably just got confused.

sounds like you're the one who's confused, fool

also, no CB thread is complete without mentioning this awe-inspiring ben murphy classic: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075142/

mellow

soooo, whiskey is a nazi?

creep wrote: What is the point of this random jab, particularly in a thread where you're reminiscing about something the Americans developed for you?

No jab (offence) intended for my American friends

Do the Americans have the UHF CB we have over there I wonder?
The Australian Government bought it in so as to become a replacement for the 27Mhz stuff.

tnf wrote:soooo, whiskey is a nazi?

Hmmm I still don't know how CaseDogg and [xeno]Julios put 2 and 2 together, well 88 and hitler to come up with

http://www.google.ca/search?q=88+hitler ... =firefox-a



Even if I wiki 88 it is hard to see the connection easily

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=88&bt ... .org&hl=en

@ CaseDogg . Did you just know this bit of trivia?

i took a gang class in my administrations of justice classes and it was in there. =)

CaseDogg wrote:i took a gang class in my administrations of justice classes and it was in there. =)

Very interesting indeed ... Thanks I never knew of the connection...

check out number 4.

That is simply crazy fanatical

Whiskey 7 wrote:
..... I'll mention the Beatles and see what I get in response....

I did and the young one had heard of them but added she couldn't tell me any song they had sung

Whiskey I was being sarcastic.

tell her to go watch a film called frequency

only ever seen a CB radio tho, there used to be fanatics over the fields where i lived with ariels and equipment trying to do whatever, but i think atleast the majority of the population know what it is, youd be retarded not to

ey theres aloso convoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N99Vdxu9LQs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PAq-1ia ... re=related