Big words

[Max_Tab]

Man there are some big brains on this board I Learned a few new words.

[Smokin Joe]

Originally Posted by Max_Tab

So my topic for the day is, what are some of the silliest words or phrases you have heard officers use on the radio.

Not the military type of officer but...

One of the funniest slips I have ever heard over the air:
(101 =newer Deputy) (53= Cpl)
101 pulled over and arrested a guy for DUI. 53 was checking his status in the investigation.

53: 101; 53

101: 101 go ahead

53: What do you got?

101: Just a deuce, sir. (Deuce = DUI in cop slang)

53: 10-4 what else do you need to get done?

101: I just need to take him back to 103 (103 =station) and blow him.

As I'm sure you can guess 101 was talking about having the guy blow into the intoxilyzer 8000 for a breath sample. Needless to say 101 still gets a hard time over that little slip.

[Kahuku Saint]

Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer

How about riparian?

As in riparian vegtation?

Being midway through a geography course, I am familiar with the term in that sense.

riparian vegetation: Anomalous stream-side growth, particularly prominent in relatively dry regions, where stream course may be lined with trees, although no other trees are to be found in the landscape.

-KS

[Spartan359]

The thing about "littoral" is TS's purple reference. Littoral is both an adjective - relating to the coastal areas - and a noun - the coastal areas. Littoral warfare is a common term in Navy doctrine.

Here is an example of the word in use and the systems is implies. http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/littoral.htm

How about the word discombobulated?

[Bill Harsey]

Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer

Littoral is a very useful word, albeit easily confused with literal, so I would avoid using it over the radio.

How about riparian?

Sir,
the word "riparian" would immediately denote the user as belonging to one of dozens if not hundreds of anti-resource providing industry groups in the greater neighborhood of the Pacific Northwest.

To properly use this word one needs to be of caucasian origins and wear the top hairs in long dreadlocks intertwined with detritus from any given number of precious stands of old growth forest.

If anyone doesn't understand this, you need to plan an educational vacation to Oregon or Col. Moroneys country.