18-wheeler ................................................................................. PowerBook
Breaker one-nine ...................................................................... Log on
Handle ........................................................................................ Screen name
Trucker ..................................................................................... Netsurfer
Burt Reynolds .......................................................................... Bill Gates
Good ol' boy ............................................................................. Hacker
Stick shift ................................................................................ Mouse
Antenna ..................................................................................... Modem
"Hey there, good buddy" ....................................................... :-)
Guns & Ammo ............................................................................ Wired
Interstate ................................................................................. Infobahn
Channel 19 ................................................................................. America Online
Coors .......................................................................................... Jolt Cola
Country & Western ................................................................. Techno
Billy Carter .............................................................................. Newt Gingrich
Gilley's ...................................................................................... Cyber Cafe
Radio Shack .............................................................................. CompUSA
Frequency ................................................................................. Bandwidth
F.C.C. ......................................................................................... Netiquette
The Dukes of Hazzard .......................................................... Star Trek: The Next Generation
Truck stops ............................................................................. Bulletin boards
Highway patrol ....................................................................... Room moderators
Nashville .................................................................................. Silicon Valley
Firebird jacket ....................................................................... Pocket protector
Mechanical Bull ...................................................................... Myst
Flippin' the bird .................................................................... Flaming
B.J. and the Bear ................................................................... TV's Weird Science
Sally Field in Smokey and the Bandit ............................... Sandra Bullock in The Net
Betty Ford ("First Mama") ................................................. Courtney Love (Lilacs00@aol.com)
Sheriff Buford T. Justice .................................................. The Unabomber
Rand McNally truckers' atlas ........................................... Netscape
Tollbooths .............................................................................. Phone bills
Put the hammer down ............................................................ ISDN/DSL line
"Convoy," by C.W. McCall ................................................ Microserfs, by Douglas Coupland
Dolly Parton .......................................................................... Tank Girl
"Keep on truckin'" .............................................................. "May the Force be with you"
"I'm gone" ............................................................................ "Game over"