tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post8596876686274161032..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: My Poor Young EarsBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-82268243441918227822009-03-14T18:55:00.000-06:002009-03-14T18:55:00.000-06:00Or maybe there was a mosquito. :)Or maybe there was a mosquito. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-60938854818923444212009-03-14T08:20:00.000-06:002009-03-14T08:20:00.000-06:00Or did I hear it? About a minute after the end of...Or did I hear it? About a minute after the end of the test, I thought I heard something like a mosquito. Maybe I'm just slow.Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-71865639172824765442009-03-14T08:10:00.000-06:002009-03-14T08:10:00.000-06:00I couldn't hear a thing, but who'd want to be grou...I couldn't hear a thing, but who'd want to be grouped with teenagers? Even when I was one, I didn't want to be associated with the rest of them.Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-13913759090567836172009-03-09T20:33:00.000-06:002009-03-09T20:33:00.000-06:00Frankly, piping that noise in public spaces seems ...Frankly, piping that noise in public spaces seems like a much, much more antisocial act than teenage loitering.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-19541262087329948652009-03-09T20:18:00.000-06:002009-03-09T20:18:00.000-06:00Similar tones have been used to drive teenagers aw...Similar tones have been used to drive teenagers away and fool teachers in equal -- and it seems equally annoying -- measure:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/technology/12ring.html?_r=1Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-20195657285894024462009-03-09T10:41:00.000-06:002009-03-09T10:41:00.000-06:00I'm trying to imagine that as a ringtone, and the ...I'm trying to imagine that as a ringtone, and the thought just makes me wince. What's wrong with the "vibrate" setting?Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-11272986239467152132009-03-09T10:39:00.000-06:002009-03-09T10:39:00.000-06:00This made me think of something they've put on som...This made me think of something they've put on some new cell phones. It rings at that frequency. The idea being you teenybopper will get the call, but the ring won't annoy anyone else.<BR/>It works for most. I can still hear the sound, but most people can't...<BR/>It's a bloody annoying sound, that apparently more women than men can hear as adults.<BR/>Odd...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-26013521171275636332009-03-08T13:38:00.000-06:002009-03-08T13:38:00.000-06:00Yeah, it's really unpleasant, especially at higher...Yeah, it's really unpleasant, especially at higher volumes. I'm not entirely convinced it's a <I>good</I> thing that I could hear <I>that</I>.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-21063173570125255702009-03-07T18:45:00.000-07:002009-03-07T18:45:00.000-07:00Well, on the negative side, it means you're defini...Well, on the negative side, it means you're definitely not a teenager any more. On the positive side, it means you didn't experience the highly unpleasant, lingering pain that I did. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-59799369351335609282009-03-07T18:33:00.000-07:002009-03-07T18:33:00.000-07:00I couldn't hear it :(I couldn't hear it :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com