bonk

bonk
 n.— «A simple anecdote was told about how one of the city’s firefighters was concerned that the “NC bonk”—a feature designed to alert him when the radio was out of signal range—had not activated recently and thus was broken.» —“Kansas City upgrades and training win praises” Channels Close Up Oct. 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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