WE TOPPING HILLS BY POPPING PILLS!
Warren Smith jumps on the '70s CB radio fad with his AUTHENTIC DICTIONARY ... accept no substitutes on this "tour of fantastic CB land!" Smith chews the scenery with some major purple prose, reveling in cheesy trucker talk.
Award Books packages Smith's guide in the ugliest possible '70s style, with a drab brown cover that's hardly eye catching. As for "authenticity," the 10 code index printed on the back (in impossible to read brown-on-brown text) differs from the excerpt Smith quotes in text! Does 10-15 mean "message received" or is it unassigned?
According to Smith, truckers refer to Nixon's post-presidential residence of San Clemente, CA, as "Tricky Dick's" or "Elba," referencing Napoleon's exile. The cross referenced section is useful, but also allows Warren to pad his page count by almost 40 pages. Reprinting regulations for the US and Canada covers an additional 74 pages, making this an easy payday for our man Smith!
Until next time, keep your wheels on the road and don't feed the bears!
Award Books, 1976
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