Comments on: Honk Honk Rattle Rattle Crash Beep Beep

Honk Honk Rattle Rattle Crash Beep Beep

Witty — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:53:40 -0800

Let's say that you have a cell phone, and you need to sound as if you're somewhere else, or you need to get the long-winded person you're talking with off the phone.

By: armoured-ant

armoured-ant — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:06:02 -0800

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:59:03 -0800

Can you layer sounds? "I'm in my helicopter's restaurant's jacuzzi, sitting too close to the fire, but I have to let you go because it's thunderstorming and my other six lines are ringing."

By: micropublishery

micropublishery — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:17:53 -0800

"Phone" doesn't sound like another line ringing. It sounds like a call you've placed as it rings back through your handset... I think it's all a set up. They want you to get caught!

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:29:00 -0800

"Sorry, I can't talk. There are....crickets."

By: me & my monkey

me & my monkey — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:29:09 -0800

When I was in the Army, we had a variation on this. We would use tiny electric razors to make static sounds over the radio. "Bravo six-one, leave the mess area and move your platoon to some unpleasant location or other, over." "... bzzz ... Please repeat last transmission, over ... bzzz ..."

By: crazy finger

crazy finger — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:51:57 -0800

jpoulos - that was my first reaction too. It's not like these sounds are particularly problematic for phone conversations. I was hoping that they'd have sound clips like "car accident outside" or "witness to a shooting" or "pulled over by cops." Instead they just have crickets chirping or a quiet and calm beach. "Sorry, I can't talk. There are....seagulls."

By: Witty

Witty — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 01:12:01 -0800

"Sorry, I can't talk. There are....crickets." "Sorry, I can't talk. There are....seagulls." These are still making me laugh.