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CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes towards it changed.
Rocking chairs are a common sight on porches, especially in regions like northern Georgia. They not only provide a relaxing seating option but also contribute to the culture and traditions associated with porch sitting. [9] Porch swings offer a relaxing and communal seating option, commonly found in many households.
A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting their weight or pushing lightly with their feet.
A "rocking chair hit" was the kind of song which came "out of left field" and sold itself, allowing the song plugger to relax. [2] A 1943 article in Billboard expands the use to describe people unexpectedly drawn to radio broadcasting:
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
They sit in their rocking chairs, flashing back to the days when Tom Brady and the Patriots were in power. They ruled over the league for nearly two decades, clinging to their influence with the ...
I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair. /I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair. /If the blues overtake me, I'm gonna rock away from there. This song has been performed by the jazz musician Jimmy Scott and in a drum-and-bass reworking by the Scottish electronic artist Colin Waterson.
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