I know it means that you are doing good, but why does it mean you are doing good? What do the 5's stand for?
2006-07-12 06:54:23 · 3 answers · asked by aplusjimages 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Guy ask: Are you okay?
Girl replies: I'm five by five.
2006-07-12 07:02:31 · update #1
This is military "code" for "I read you loud and clear".
Walkie talkies (or at least good ones) have two circuits - one for sending and the other for receiving. A long time ago, a particular model of talkie had a method for determining how good the signal was for both circuits. That method went from zero to up to five, with five being a strong signal.
Here's another related point of trivia: when going to the washroom, close protection people usually tell their controller that they are going to "zero zero".
2006-07-12 07:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by jrlatmit 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never heard anyone use that phrase.
Ok, I just looked it up and the link explains the meanings.
2006-07-12 14:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know it was featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as something Faith used to say. But why, no idea.
2006-07-12 14:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by cailleachaeryn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋