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apparently a "good buddy" has changed meaning. nowadays, its slang for a male homosexual trucker/ridealong https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryf

• aspenmayer 2y ago
  I’m not sure about modern usage, but I’m pretty sure that the popularity of “good buddy” in a specifically trucker CB radio usage was boosted by the release of the 1975 novelty song Convoy by C. W. McCall. It describes a group of truckers attempting to counter interdiction by law enforcement. Curiously, the lead driver referred to as Rubber Duck relates to the other drivers what is coming down the track, and coordinates with them to ensure the convoy continues unimpeded. In the sequel(!) to this joke song, Rubber Duck goes around the world, which in the context of QSL cards and (CB) radio, I find especially interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqYTX7parRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqYTX7parRw This probably didn’t hurt, either (from Wikipedia, above): > The song was the inspiration for the 1978 Sam Peckinpah film Convoy, for which McCall rerecorded the song to fit the film's storyline.