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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: CG6468 on November 17, 2011, 11:50:55 AM
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How many of you remember these sounds?
11 Sounds That Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard
by Kara Kovalchik - November 11, 2011 - 3:11 PM
Who knew that some noises could eventually become as extinct as the passenger pigeon? Depending on your age, you or your kids or grandchildren may have only heard some of the following sounds in old movies, if at all.
11 Sounds (http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/106713)
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12. The sound that a wall-mounted crank telephone made while cranking -- essentially a bell-like sound that rang up the operator. This is a pre-rotary phone.
13. Less present today, but not entirely gone -- the sound a bottle cap makes after you open a bottle. Sort of a "chip".
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13. The sound of a hand-pushed reel lawn mower.
14. The sound of someone else on the phone because it was a party line.
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[whatever the hell number we're on +1] - The sound a carburetor makes when you take off the air cleaner -- a vacuum sound.
[whatever the hell number we're on +1] The sound a cigarette machine makes when you pull the knob making your selection -- a ka-chunk sound.
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[whatever the hell number we're on +1] The sound of a metal oil can. The kind the Tinman used.
[whatever the hell number we're on +1] The sound of a cassette tape ejecting.
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The sound of a cassette tape ejecting.
The sound of a cassette tape being eaten by your tape player. :-)
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The sound of a dial-up modem firing up (WTF actually makes that sound, anyway?) - yeah, I know, some people still have dial-up, but you people are a dying breed. :lmao:
The sound of gears grinding as you're trying to shift into 1st gear in an unsynchronized car transmission while the car is moving (yeah, I know, it's a bit esoteric, but WORK WITH ME HERE, EH????? :rotf: )
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The sound of a cassette tape being eaten by your tape player. :-)
An 8-Track tape player switching channels in the middle of a song. :argh:
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The sound of a dial-up modem firing up (WTF actually makes that sound, anyway?) - yeah, I know, some people still have dial-up, but you people are a dying breed. :lmao:
The sound of gears grinding as you're trying to shift into 1st gear in an unsynchronized car transmission while the car is moving (yeah, I know, it's a bit esoteric, but WORK WITH ME HERE, EH????? :rotf: )
No sweat! Just a gentle pressure on the gearshift and a reving of the engine to match RPMs. :cheersmate: :rofl:
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The sound of cigarette commercials on TV or radio:
"Kent with a Micronight filter."
"More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette."
"I'd rather fight than switch." (Tareyton)
"L.S.M.F.T. - Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco"
"You've come a long way, baby." (Virginia Slims)
"Call for Philip Morrissssss...!"
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SERUTAN is NATURES spelled backwards.
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SERUTAN is NATURES spelled backwards.
I know that!
It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
And Euph, I know that gear sound you are talking about up front and personal!
The sound of Pong.
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The sound of glass milk bottles in the carrying basket of the milk man.
The sound of coal shoveled into the furnace.
The sound of a librarian telling you to keep quiet --shhhhhh
The sound of winding a watch or clock.
The sound of coins dropping in a 'pay phone'.
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The sounds of footsteps walking to school uphill both ways in the snow.
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The sounds of an old fart celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary.
:rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :rotf:
:cheersmate:
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The sound of 4 car doors slamming shut, the engine starting up, the car put in gear and driving away WITHOUT the sound of 4 seat belts snicking closed.
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The sounds of an old fart celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary.
:rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :rotf:
:cheersmate:
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The sound of punching the knobs on your car AM radio. (Bonus points if any of ya'll know what the "shaker" was.)
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The sound of punching the knobs on your car AM radio. (Bonus points if any of ya'll know what the "shaker" was.)
I remember punching the buttons, and setting the station by tuning it in, and pulling the button out before pushing it back in. No idea what a "shaker" is though.
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An 8-Track tape player switching channels in the middle of a song. :argh:
I still hear that in my head when listening to certain songs.
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I remember punching the buttons, and setting the station by tuning it in, and pulling the button out before pushing it back in. No idea what a "shaker" is though.
Not real big on using teh Wiki, but I'm lazy and it's getting late:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrator_(electronic)
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Not real big on using teh Wiki, but I'm lazy and it's getting late:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrator_(electronic)
I remember that the radio in my 1954 Mercury had a vibrator.
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the sound of a top loading VCR when the tape is inserted or ejected.
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I remember that the radio in my 1954 Mercury had a vibrator.
All car radios did in that era.......they were used to (sort of) create AC from the 6 V DC battery supply so that a transformer could work to increase the voltage in order for the tubes to function. As they aged, they tended not to start, and I can remember many times, giving the dashboard a good rap to get one started.
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The sound of the numbers ticking away on a gas pump.
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The sounds of footsteps walking to school uphill both ways in the snow.
Barefoot!
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If your a libtard they missed the sound of the gentle crack of your hand smacking their bare ass when they really needed discipline.
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If your a libtard they missed the sound of the gentle crack of your hand smacking their bare ass when they really needed discipline.
The sound of a cigarette lighter ejecting in a car, ready to use.
The sound of family members washing dishes in the sink after a family meal.
The sound of kids in a school yard playing on forbidden today monkey bars and the spinners.
The sounds of private air craft with propellers flying overhead.
The sounds of the old time rope pulled motors on the back of small boats. Add in the smell of oil and gas mixture .
Sound and call of Loons on a clean lake at midnight.
Rain on a tin roof.
Sounds from grandpas chicken roost when a fox tries to sneak in.
On and on I and you can go, up to the the sounds of a traveling knife and scissor sharpener at the front door.
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I wish a knife/scissor sharpener would come by our place.
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I wish a knife/scissor sharpener would come by our place.
You don't have one in town? Every restaurant I worked in had someone else do their knife sharpening three or four times a year. They also did the blades on the deli slicers and probably a few other big ones.
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You don't have one in town? Every restaurant I worked in had someone else do their knife sharpening three or four times a year. They also did the blades on the deli slicers and probably a few other big ones.
I never heard of one, but then again the subject never came up.
I'll ask around.
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I never heard of one, but then again the subject never came up.
I'll ask around.
We have a small military surplus store, (they also sell paint ball supplies), that sharpen knives and scissors.
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We have a small military surplus store, (they also sell paint ball supplies), that sharpen knives and scissors.
I gotta travel 30 miles one-way to get to a sporting goods shop where you can drop off your knives and scissors on a Thursday (once per month). They're ready for pickup on Saturday.
The guy does a great job and the price is reasonable, but it's not terribly convenient.