Pressing the Mute Button on Our Daily Soundtrack (Sounds Becoming Extinct)

Yapoo/LA Times ^ | 12/20/04 | Roy Rivenburg

[Dallas59]

Back in the prehistoric 1970s, one of life's little pleasures was the ability to slam down a telephone on annoying callers. Now, thanks to the rise of cordless phones, the best you can do is fiercely poke the off button

[Dallas59]

One thing I'll never miss....

[John O]

for true annoyance value

For true annoyance value all those phrases must be uttered by some guy with an Australian accent. After all, proper infomercial etiquette demands that the host be Australian

[Max in Utah]

I'll take all of those sounds if someone could just figure out a way to negate that damn bass emitted by selfish and discourteous punks playing rap music at all hours of the freakin night & day.

I'm waiting for the new technology that will solve this problem: the portable, nuclear-powered x-ray laser!

[Junior]

Fascinating.