Re: CB Slang for Speed Traps
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Kojak with a Kodak is my all time favorite...... and it makes sense too.
lol I had no idea what that was.. is it this:? Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973 to March 18, 1978 on CBS. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak
That is it. Kojak was a well known TV cop back when CB was in its prime (70s). Back then, it seemed like everyone had a CB.
Figures, my DOB is 10 years past that plus I was born in Europe. lolz.
Re: CB Slang for Speed Traps
Another interesting thing about Kojak, that surprisingly isn't mentioned in the "Cultural Impact" section of the Wikipaedia entry, is the coining of the term "Kojak Light". Kojak is one of the first television shows that prominently featured the use of the magnetic "bubble gum machine" revolving light, which they plugged into the cigarette lighter and stuck on the roof when busting through traffic. The light was the "Fireball", manufactured by Federal Sign & Signal Corporation, and cost upwards of a hundred bucks in those days. It's classic teardrop shape was to make it aerodynaic, easily adaptable to sloping windshields (if mounted on the dash), and easy to handle in a hurry. It outsold all other styles of temporary lights by millions. Within a very short time of the premiere of Kojak, the term "Kojak Light" was coined in the LEO community as a nickname for the Fireball. You don't hear it nearly as much now as you did 20 years ago, but it's still amazingly ubiquitous in LEO circles.
Re: CB Slang for Speed Traps
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Originally Posted by
Event Horizon
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Originally Posted by
mtucker
Kojak with a Kodak is my all time favorite...... and it makes sense too.
lol I had no idea what that was.. is it this:? Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973 to March 18, 1978 on CBS. ..
He's one of my favorites if not my favorite actor of all time, I even made part of my User name after him AkosiKOJAK
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...ojak/kojak.jpg
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mtucker
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Originally Posted by
Event Horizon
Quote:
Originally Posted by
mtucker
Kojak with a Kodak is my all time favorite...... and it makes sense too.
lol I had no idea what that was.. is it this:? Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973 to March 18, 1978 on CBS. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak
That is it. Kojak was a well known TV cop back when CB was in its prime (70s). Back then, it seemed like everyone had a CB.
Man you ain't kidden about the CB's back in the 70's, Seemed like everybody and their Mama had one.
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Originally Posted by
Event Horizon
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Originally Posted by
mtucker
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Event Horizon
Quote:
Originally Posted by
mtucker
Kojak with a Kodak is my all time favorite...... and it makes sense too.
lol I had no idea what that was.. is it this:? Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973 to March 18, 1978 on CBS. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak
That is it. Kojak was a well known TV cop back when CB was in its prime (70s). Back then, it seemed like everyone had a CB.
Figures, my DOB is 10 years past that plus I was born in Europe. lolz.
Ok, Damn I feel old again LOL :p
