Hey, Rube! - Other Uses

Other Uses

• During the Second World War, "Hey Rube!" was the open-microphone radio call issued by Combat Air Directors on American aircraft carriers to alert USN fighters to prepare to defend a task force from enemy air-attack.

• American author Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) wrote a web sports column called "Hey, Rube", for ESPN "Page 2," which was later compiled into a book called Hey Rube : Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk (2005).

• During the 1980s the United States Navy conducted a periodic electronic warfare exercise code-named Hey Rube,

• Some American renaissance fairs have adopted the practice of calling "Hey, Rube" when a performer is accosted by unruly patrons.

• An organization in the 1970s and 1980s that advocated for street performers' rights.