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Sounds

Member since 2004 · Posted 17 Jan 2005 · 4 comments

Clickity clack of a typewriter Ka-ching of an adding machine The bells of a rotary dial Clank of milk bottles on the porch Kling-klong of a cash register Click-and-whine of a slide projector Scratch and squeal on a blackboard Click of a TV channel knob In fifty years theyâll remember .wav bytes of Quicken, soft chimes of MS Word, and the customized rings of their cell phones.

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A favorite of Landon2.

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[10] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 18-Jan-05/12:28 PM Reply

Yes it's fascinating how sounds change, isn't it? Yes, it is.

[n/a] Dovina › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 20-Jan-05/6:45 AM Reply

Fascinating indeed

[4] wilco 19-Jan-05/5:01 PM Reply

While true, I don't very much like this one D. I think that it is just an observation that is drawn out into a needless poem. Sorry, I can't give it good marks. You set the bar too high for this sort of thing.

[n/a] Dovina › wilco 20-Jan-05/6:45 AM Reply

Thanks for honesty. One sound that will not change is the sound of a fart in church. Maybe I should write about that.