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Old 12-06-2007, 07:31 AM   #9
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Default Websters on "ragchew" (verb)

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Originally Posted by aintgotnun View Post
BTW..... where'd that name come from?


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It's ham radio slang and means a long rambling conversation, in CB lingo, "ratchet-jaw" but I always thought that meant someone who hogged the channel with needless verbage.

Imagine the facial movement of someone chewing a rag.

In the "ragchew" forum it is by definition impossible to hijack a thread, because like a long conversation between friends (a ragchew) the topic of conversation will change direction at any given moment.
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