The record ones make me wonder if the record scratch scound in trailers will finally go away (thankfully) since it's going to make less and less sense.
Yep, all familiar to me and easy to recall. I guess busy signals still happen but now it seems they typically indicate an issue with the line, rather than the line being engaged.
My mom still has a landline and she won't use the cordless handset...only the one with the cord. I called her yesterday while she was on the phone and sure enough, I got the infamous busy signal.
Very nice - made me think of how the whirring gets higher and higher pitched - along with the rattles - near the end.
Of course, I still have a reel to reel and there's the sound of the tape flappng after it comes loose from the other reel at the end. Similar to the movie projector sound.
The record ones make me wonder if the record scratch scound in trailers will finally go away (thankfully) since it's going to make less and less sense.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as the phrase "dial the phone" disappears.
ReplyDeletethe sounds of coins going into a payphone.
ReplyDeleteThey probably also never heard Frank Zappa.
I know my kids will know #10. We have a 16mm projector at home and cartoons for them to watch.
ReplyDeleteThe sound of your sister yelling to you in the bathroom, "Hurry up! The commercial's almost over!"
ReplyDeleteThe sound of dial-up internet.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the gas station driveway bell--that's still totally applicable if you're in Jersey and there's no self serve.
ReplyDeleteHaving recently worked at an ISP, dial-up, frighteningly, is far from dead.
ReplyDeleteYep, all familiar to me and easy to recall. I guess busy signals still happen but now it seems they typically indicate an issue with the line, rather than the line being engaged.
ReplyDeleteThe suspenseful, strangely satisfying whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-kathunk! of a cassette (audio or video) being rewound.
ReplyDeleteMy mom still has a landline and she won't use the cordless handset...only the one with the cord. I called her yesterday while she was on the phone and sure enough, I got the infamous busy signal.
ReplyDeleteVery nice - made me think of how the whirring gets higher and higher pitched - along with the rattles - near the end.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I still have a reel to reel and there's the sound of the tape flappng after it comes loose from the other reel at the end. Similar to the movie projector sound.
someone in my office asked me what 'that' sound was recently.
ReplyDelete25 years old and she had no idea...
Any kid who has ever eaten a meal in a church basement will surely recognize the sound of a percolator.
ReplyDeleteTimes may change, but standards must remain!
i like the sound of the cassette changing sides.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Mad Men, I'd say there's a good chance they've heard typewriters, and perhaps a few of the others.
ReplyDeleteI hear that coffee percolator sound, and my mind instantly wants to know if Mom made onion dip for the Hadassah meeting.
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