County Mounties Spit on the 4th Amendment

[Bill Stewart]

At 09:25 AM 2/3/98 -0500, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
>	"County Mounties" is a CB (Citizens Band Radio for those not
>familiar with US radio) slang term in the US for local police.  Conversely
>"Supertroupers" refers to State Patrol.  The term "Smokie" (coined from
>the movie Smokie and the Bandit) refers to all police.

Argh - get your history right, kid!   The movie Smokey and the Bandit
used the already-current slang for cops, which was based on the
Smokey The Bear hats that many police uniforms use.

				Thanks! 
					Bill
Bill Stewart, bill.stewart at pobox.com
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