[Dallas59]

I remember some of these...The TV dial, Sonic Booms, Glass bottles in machines clanking, Rotary dials on the phones...

[asgardshill]

In the 2002 movie "Undercover Brother," for instance, a phonograph needle scraping across a vinyl record signaled an abrupt halt to the action.

Its not just that particular movie where you hear that sound. It seems like every advertisement on TV or radio today uses it in the segue between where the old product or service is denigrated and the new product/service is pumped up in glowing terms.

And if I hear the phrase "Its all about ..." one more time in a commercial advertisement, I'll probably throw a clot into my bloodstream and die horribly. Its not "all about" whatever product or service you are selling - people's lives are affected by more than your particular product/service.

I kinda like this curmudgeon gig. Let's make it permanent ;)

[goldstategop]

Technology keeps getting better. Our parents' devices are as antique as the horse and buggy.

[omronnie]

I remember some of these...The TV dial, Sonic Booms, Glass bottles in machines clanking, Rotary dials on the phones...

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I grew up in Florida and one sound the article reminded me of was the low pitched drone of the B-36 overhead way up in the sky. It had 6 prop engines on the rear of the wing.
Truly the sound of freedom in those days.

[Jeff F]

The pompous droning of the 6 o'clock network network anchors is a soon to be extinct sound that I will not miss.

[Texas_Jarhead]

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.

[Junior]

Fascinating.