# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 422
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8422 "2011-11-04T13:18:54Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 9. Cornfield Cadillac - John Deere tractor. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8423 "2011-11-04T13:37:04Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 9. Cornfield Cadillac - John Deere tractor. 10. Gator/Alligator - a large piece of a truck tire’s tread in the roadway My husband is an 18-wheeler trucker. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8424 "2011-11-04T17:15:07Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings > … > 5. Jimmy - GMC truck > … :smack: My work truck is a 2004 GMC Jimmy and I never made this association! 1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 9. Cornfield Cadillac - John Deere tractor. 10. Gator/Alligator - a large piece of a truck tire’s tread in the roadway 11. Professional Beaver - Prostitute ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8425 "2011-11-04T17:49:21Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 9. Cornfield Cadillac - John Deere tractor. 10. Gator/Alligator - a large piece of a truck tire’s tread in the roadway 11. Professional Beaver - Prostitute 12. Ratchet Jaw - somebody (usually a non trucker) who won’t shut up on the CB channel (“Professional Beaver” amuses me, because women in general were “Beavers.”) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8426 "2011-11-04T17:52:12Z")
1970s CB lingo/terms and its meanings 1. “Pregnant roller skate” - term for a VW bug 2. “Seatcovers” - passengers 3. Smokey Bear - state trooper 4. Twenty - location 5. Jimmy - GMC truck 6. Puttin’ the hammer down - pressing the accelerator 7. Big Charlie - the FCC 8. Slaughterhouse - Channel 11 9. Cornfield Cadillac - John Deere tractor. 10. Gator/Alligator - a large piece of a truck tire’s tread in the roadway 11. Professional Beaver - Prostitute 12. Ratchet Jaw - somebody (usually a non trucker) who won’t shut up on the CB channel 13. Kojak with a Kodak - police car with radar (There are probably younger posters who don’t know what a Kojak or a Kodak are) I just did one so I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8427 "2011-11-04T18:02:09Z")
OK, then. New category: Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8428 "2011-11-04T18:17:14Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8429 "2011-11-04T18:31:39Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8430 "2011-11-04T18:58:56Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8431 "2011-11-04T19:06:27Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8432 "2011-11-04T19:28:30Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8433 "2011-11-04T19:33:24Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8434 "2011-11-04T19:35:22Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits open to multiple interpretations. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8435 "2011-11-04T20:14:10Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag Gold trim optional. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8436 "2011-11-04T21:15:30Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag 10. the accused ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8437 "2011-11-04T21:19:29Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag 10. the accused 11. Sketch artist (still used in some courts today) ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8438 "2011-11-04T21:21:16Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag 10. the accused 11. A bible ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8439 "2011-11-05T00:09:44Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag 10. the accused 11. A bible 12. A bloody knife in a plastic bag ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8440 "2011-11-05T00:17:04Z")
Things you’d find in a courtroom 1. Magistrate 2. Stenographer 3. chairs 4. gavel 5. Jury box 6. Bailiff 7. lawyers 8. suits 9. a flag 10. the accused 11. A bible 12. A bloody knife in a plastic bag 13. Photographs with circles and arrows on each one Alton Brown’s Good Eats Episodes: 1. Major Pepper ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8441 "2011-11-05T02:11:30Z")
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