Would you like to know what certain DUers sound like?

[Oeditpus Rex]

I have a thing for voices — I have a thing for sounds, period — and I often wish there were a gallery of voice sound files.

In particular, I'd like to hear Left Is Write, since she's probably still got her radio pipes.


Et tu?

[w8liftinglady]

1. I'd love to meet-up with DUers...it would be cool!

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Meetin's a whole different story

Then they could see me. :scared:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. That would be cool!

Of course, the best way to hear DU'ers.......is to visit them!

I've even heard your voice.......

It was a very nice one, too!

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

3. Not me.

I wouldn't want such a file around because I'd probably do something stupid. I'm not a wallflower in real life for nothin'.

There's a lot to be said for mystery...although there are a few DUers' voices that I'm curious about. Just 'cause.

I'm not gonna list 'em, though. I know who and that's enough.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Stupid?

With a sound file? Hah? :shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

18. Yeah...

like record my voice on it.

:scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Ain't a damned thing wrong with your voice

Except when you're in that Suzy Creamcheese mode. :puke:



And you've got a great laugh.

[reyd reid reed]

42. Yeah....

but I almost always sound like I'm in Suzy Creamcheese mode. Whether I am or not.

And hey...I happen to like cream cheese.

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. Nuh-uh

I haven't heard her slip out more'n a couple times since you kicked her ass awhile back.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Well, one DUer weirded me out with her voice...

it was the unholy child of a South Jersey and a North Carolina accent.*



































*Now she just sounds like LostinVA to me. I apparently sound like a North Jersey punk. I think I sound completely normal.

[LostinVA]

70. WTF ever

At least I can say "huge" with an "h."

[TheBaldyMan]

91. I sound like Spud, the geeky guy in Trainspotting

[auntAgonist]

7. I've heard a few, met a few

and never been disappointed.

:hi:
aA

[u4ic]

8. Of course

:-)


A few here know what I sound like. (a bit too much, owing to the fact I like to talk) ;)

Typical bland Canadian accent; quite low and powerful for a female. I inflect a lot, and will often come up with silly little voices. :D


I have my everyday voice, and my 'public speaking voice'. I have a background in theatre.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Ooo!

Low and powerful, eh?

I know a coupla other DUers (besides moi) who take sudden left turns into accents 'n' stuff. It's a lotta fun because you never quite know who you'll be talking with. :7

[u4ic]

17. These two spring up often:

plus a high, rounded, nasally voice I used to talk to one of my birds with...


edit: My ex is always fun that way, he's excellent with accents and has a brazillion characters in an instant. Very good at improv-ing.

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Who's the dude?

The second one I know rather well, sweetie dahling. :7

[u4ic]

29. M'lord, I have a cunning plan...

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. Okay, this is me

feeling like an ignorant boor. :shrug:

[u4ic]

34. Baldrick, from BlackAdder

Dumb little Cockney dude...

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. Ah

See, I never got into Blackadder. My geek gene isn't that well formed, I guess. :blush:

[u4ic]

45. I thought you'd be a fan

or am I mistaken - didn't you like Fawlty Towers?



It's black and biting, though very little physical comedy as compared with FT. I thought, in order, the best were Goes Forth, the Third, Second and lastly, First.

[Oeditpus Rex]

47. I'm sorry

I'm from Barcelona. :cry:

[jpgray]

9. I sound exactly like Edith Bunker

[swimboy]

73. Weird. I sound just like Jane Hathaway.

[SeattleGirl]

11. I've been fortunate enough to hear some DUers voices,

including yours, Oedi! :loveya:

I've also met some DUers live and in person. You could be one of them, my friend, if you came up to Seattle this spring to mow the damn lawn!! :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Heebus!

Women never forget anything they can use against a guy, huh? :eyes:

[SeattleGirl]

22. What da hey you talkin' 'bout, dude?

You have a great voice! :loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. Thanks, but

I meant your stupid lawn. x(

[SeattleGirl]

31. Oh.....

:blush:

[LeftyMom]

12. Yeah, I either need to go visit some of the east coast people one of these years or call a few.

I've heard and talked to 50 or so of the west coast folks, thanks to meetups.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Y'know what was weird?

On the phone, you sounded like a Valley girl.

Guess it was the bumps on I-5, huh? :7

[LeftyMom]

16. I was on the 680.

It's tore up, but not that tore up.

I suddenly feel very self conscious.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. YOU SOUND LIKE A VALLEY GIRL?!?!?!?!?!

It's okay. I sound like a Jersey punk.

[LeftyMom]

27. No, I really don't

I have a nice smoky alto.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. Okay...

valley girl.













































:hide:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

Hey!! Get it right

Its Joisey...unless of course you are from South Jersey and have that weird Philly "awn for on" accent.....

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

35. Dear God, I am not from South Jersey.

Originally from Hudson County, now in Morris County. My mick family goes back several generations in Union City/Jersey City.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

41. Yeah sure

I bet you are really a redneck straight outta the pine barrens LOL>..

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

48. Nah, but my GF is.

She's really not from the Pine Barrens, but since she's from South Jersey, I like to call her a piney.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

50. LOL

My ex girlfriend was a pit boss at Resorts and she was from Absecon....You are a North Jersey Mick, and Im a Hells Kitchen Mick...I think we are related.

[VenusRising]

63. My husband was born in Bordentown, NJ.

He moved when he was 5. He now has no real accent to speak of unless he is speaking with people of authority. Then, the thick Texas accent comes out and everything is "yes sir" or "yes ma'am". What a faker!!:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. She sounded like one

when she was on her cell phone in her car on a section of freeway that's like ba-dump... ba-dump... ba-dump...









I am not takin' the hit for starting this rumor. x(

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. You are sooo taking the hit for this rumor.

Just roll with it.

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. Nuh-uh!

She knows where I live. Or close enough, anyway. :scared:

[LeftyMom]

44. You haven't been in this much trouble since the Watsonville Walgreens.

:scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

49. Meh

That was cake. Just hangin' with the home boys.











:scared:

[LeftyMom]

54. I went by there in broad daylight and it made me a bit nervous.

:scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

56. Were they cruisin' and bumpin' then, too?

Or was it just the general ambience?

I used to work in Watsonville. It's not exactly the most reassuring town in Kollyforniya.

[LeftyMom]

58. No, but it's like walking by the slightly creepy haunted house in the daytime and knowing

that scary shit happens at night.

[Oeditpus Rex]

60. Mmm, yeah

You got those dudes up there, though, no? :shrug:

Maybe it didn't freak me that much because I grew up in east Salinas, which is like a branch office for the Norteños and Sureños. I was showing a friend from back East my old 'hood a few years ago. She pointed at a gang-banger's car and I was like, "GEEEEEEEZus, don't do that! Just look straight ahead!" :scared:

[LeftyMom]

61. Not so many.

:shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Even worse

Especially that bit south of Pleasanton.

But dunworryaboutdit. Everybody sounds different in a moving car. When I got there, it was like you'd stopped for a new larynx. :7

[PaddyBlueEyes]

15. I dont tink

youse could undistand my Noo Yawkese.....Know what Im sayin? Fuggghheddaboutit...

[u4ic]

28. I bet we could....we did all grow up with

[PaddyBlueEyes]

33. NYU actually did a study

on Bugs Bunny's accent. trying to find out exactly what part of the city he came from. They figured out he was pretty much straight crooklyn with a little bit of Manhattan thrown in.....

[Kerrytravelers]

20. Funny, I was thinking the same thing yesterday.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

25. You might undistand my Noo Yawkese

especially when I trow in my grandmuthas Irish sayins......Jeebus, Mary and Joseph...

[TK421]

40. People always tell me I have a soothing, mellow ( almost hypnotic ) voice

when I answer the phones at work, one person actually told me that I sounded like a phone-sex operator :rofl: no joke. But my mother has the same voice...when she worked as a switchboard operator for a local hospital ( hospitals seem to run in my family ). Whenever someone heard my Mom over the loudspeaker the joke was that everyone would want to fall asleep...

[begin_within]

43. Here are the voices of several DU regulars...

Download this file: DU voices (a 4.1 Mb file in MP3 format)

As you listen to it, read the transcript below, to see which DU member is speaking:

undeterred (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 12:59 AM

What phrase will be written on the chimperor's tombstone?
He was an idiot from beginning to end.

thefool_wa (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 01:49 AM

1. "Leader of men,
Builder of nations,
Complete fucking moron."

Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 01:50 AM

2. "I'm a War Presedint"
(spelling intentional)

undeterred (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:05 AM

3. Daddy get me outta here!

CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:11 AM

4. Best. Response. Yet!

BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:12 AM

5. "Mission accomplished"

Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:13 AM

6. "Even the maggots will complain."

lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:21 AM

7. The oldie but goodie:
Where am I and why am I in this handbasket?

RedG1 (259 posts) Sun Dec-10-06 02:34 AM

8. Here lies an Atheist
All dressed up
And no place to go

GreenJ (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:35 AM

15. Real nice
Those damn godless people are nothing but scum...

rug (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 03:31 AM

9. Dance

Vidar (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 04:19 AM

10. No butts in the urinal.

EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 04:20 AM

11. "I guess I'm not the Decider after all"

spacelady (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 04:23 AM

12. Monkey Saw, Monkey Did, Monkey Dead. n/t

Southpawkicker (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:37 AM

18. That Is Very Funny!
I like it, a lot!

vixengrl (746 posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:20 AM

13. This is a name that was writ in water, that was urine that was aimed at the Constitution.
The Constitution is still there -- I am here. I am pollution.

BushDespiser12 (752 posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:31 AM

14. He deserves no tombstone, the
G lib
W armongering
B astard

XemaSab (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:36 AM

16. It will be so crusted with salt crystals from my urine it won't matter.
But thank you for reminding me that someday I can go pee on his grave
and therefore brightening my evening. I am going to go pee on his grave in effigy now.
ps I am a girl. I will make it work somehow.

dammitann (96 posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:43 AM

19. Beloved Husband and Dog Owner.
Laura and Barney are the only ones who give a shit anyway.
Yeah, I said it.

Southpawkicker (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:46 AM

20. Isn't That The Truth!
I bet Barney doesn't really give a shit, if the chimperator isn't
around to feed him, he probably won't give a shit

dammitann (96 posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:55 AM

23. that poor dog.
i wish they would strap a camera to georgie's neck.
i'd like to see HIS perspective, like he has one.
yeah, i said it.

Southpawkicker (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:56 AM

24. LOL I Think We'd Be More Scared Than We Are
if we were to see what he sees

Southpawkicker (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:48 AM

21. Here Lies The Village Idiot From Texas Who's Been Missing Too Long

Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 05:49 AM

22. Herein would lie a giant piece of shit, if he hadn't been torn up by the people
The DUer formerly known as Rabrrrrrr, the only DUer ever to bitch about foley work
in a movie in a thread title

CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-10-06 06:30 AM

25. Is he really gone?

The thread this text came from is at:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5930101&mesg_id=5930101

[Oeditpus Rex]

53. Whoa!

They're all like... synthesized or somethin'.

:scared:

[BlueStorm]

46. I sound like a hearing impaired person

because well... I'm hearing impaired. Though it's not all bad, I just have some of that nasal tone when I talk.

Blue

[Oeditpus Rex]

52. I have an electric friend who's hearing-impaired

Never talked with her, and I've wondered if she sounds like that.

Like it would matter.

[VenusRising]

64. An electric friend?

:scared:

Never hug them in a puddle of water. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!!




:hide:

[Oeditpus Rex]

86. ...

:rofl:

Got me again. :7




An "electric friend" is an electric friend's designation for people you know via the internets. She used to sign off saying, "Good night, my little electric friends."

[Ariana Celeste]

55. I can think of a couple

1 down, 2 more to go. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

57. No names, huh?

How dare you protect people's privacy? :spank:

[Ariana Celeste]

59. LOL

Well duh you called me, and you should call me again sometime.

Other then you I'd be interested in chattin on the phone with bigwillq and JackBeck, not to mention a few of the ladies! :D

[Guava Jelly]

62. So far i only have heard the voice of one duer

It was a really sweet voice.
There is another i will hear eventually if i can ever work in a call.I am curious if all canadians sound like Bob and Doug Mckenzie :silly:
Me my voice sucks.I have really lousy phone skills

[MissHoneychurch]

65. You know how I sound

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

87. Yup

Strangely American. :scared:

[ForrestGump]

66. Well, I'd like to talk with certain, yes

And I am pretty taken with certain voices, too.

I've spoken to a few DUers in person, at a get-together in California (including Puerco Bellies and NSMA, this being when I first met her), and a few via telephone, two for many, many hours over longish periods and others just in brief snippets of conversation (in total, one male DUer, and three female -- one of them now tombstoned, unfortunately -- as well as many calls with NSMA and a brief howdy to two other female DUers via her cell phone a year ago).

I've been told I have a good voice, and a few people have suggested I could be a decent DJ. I don't know about that, but I do know that my accent -- a mélange of accents reflecting where I've lived in my life -- has its odd moments. My wife had a great voice -- still does -- and is great on the phone and could easily do voiceover work.

[ScreamingMeemie]

68. You have a terrific voice from what I've heard of it.

:hug: :hi:

I'd like to hear it in person someday!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

67. NOBODY would know my voice. Eeeeargh!

:scared:

I absolutely despise the sound of my own voice. Shit, it is SO fucking bad.

:grr:

:scared:

[Deja Q]

69. When I actually find something to say, many people canna understand it...

But they can have my radio pipe if they asked... :rofl:

[lizziegrace]

71. There are a few I'd like to hear

Oedi has a voice for radio. Capable of making me melt...

Reyd Reid Reed has a beautiful voice. Matches her perfectly.

aA's voice is soothing and kind.

WhoaNelly's full of life. Where's she been, BTW??

And BillySkank? A true british gentleman's voice, easy to understand, unlike the royals. ;)

[NewWaveChick1981]

72. I do!

:hi: And as for what I sound like, I have a slight Southern accent. :)

[Guava Jelly]

74. lil ol southern belle

I bet it's cute
:)

[NewWaveChick1981]

76. LOL! It's not a really pronounced drawl, but it's there.

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

77. You do!

Not a drawl, a very refined Carolina accent. Yes, the guys would melt even more. :evilgrin:

[NewWaveChick1981]

78. Awww, thanks, lizziegrace!

:hi:

How are you, sweetie? Did you kick the crap out of the FAO staff at Lelapin's school yet? If you haven't, I need to drive up there and do it in person. :grr:

[lizziegrace]

79. I just got the last of my W2s

Which accurately reflected EXACTLY what I told them in July.

I'll let you know if you need to kick some FAO ass... (You can bring Skittles with you. And wear your pointed-toe boots!)














on edit - I really *do* know which where-wear to use...

[NewWaveChick1981]

80. Oh, yeah... I'll wear the ones with the steel pointy toes!

:hi: Skittles and I can take turns. I know where to kick financial aid administrators where it'll do the most damage. :P :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

88. A refahned Cah'linah ayksent?

Y'all mane she sahnds lahk buttah drippin' off'n a chitlin'?




:hide:

[lizziegrace]

89. Yep

:evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

90. That's fahn

Them naughty bah-sekshul ladies just gets to daynce moah at the Coh-tillyun. :7

[LadyoftheRabbits]

83. Your voice is beautiful!

:D :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

85. Thank you, lelapin!

:hi: :D And so is yours! :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

75. I myself sing basso profondo.

I don't know if anybody listens to Leonard Cohen anymore, but that's what I sound like.

[bedpanartist]

81. what I sound, and look like:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1777659022

[lizziegrace]

82. Hey stranger!

I emailed Andy twice. No response.

Where do you play next?

[bedpanartist]

84. Indianapolis, Friday night

thanks for the efforts! We're still working on a date for Andyman's.

We will be in Indianapolis at the Historic Melody Inn tommorrow night though!

[Left Is Write]

92. Hey, cool! When I get a mic for my computer, you will be the first to know.

I'd like to get my boxful of reel tapes put on CDs, but it's cost prohibitive right now.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

93. Yes, but they probably don't want to hear mine.

I have the "perfect" flat, man-from-nowhere voice.