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Bombtrack

(9,523 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:56 AM Jul 2013

Is there anything I could take advantage about my super-ability to detect voices?

Like jobs where that is helpful. I just was in my kitchen making a gin and tonic and heard a distant/muffled voice coming from my tv where I had been watching the repeat of Rachel Maddow and a part of my brain said "Ron Wyden". Low and behold, I walk in and look at the tv and it is Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, somebody I'd heard speak one time in my life, a couple months ago.

I've noticed this skill over years of listening to radio and podcasts that I always know who is "on" as soon as I here them but tonight I surprised myself with the obscurity (to me) of the positive identification.

I'm also not blowing smoke up my own ass, I just hate my job and thought some fellow DUers might be wise enough to make me think this isn't a completely useless skill.

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Is there anything I could take advantage about my super-ability to detect voices? (Original Post) Bombtrack Jul 2013 OP
NSA wire tap listener... Locut0s Jul 2013 #1
You could offer your services to the lawyers at the Zimmerman trial! femmocrat Jul 2013 #2
"I hear dead people." EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #4
can you discern farts ? olddots Jul 2013 #5
I hear voices all the time too... Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #6
take advantage Flashmann Jul 2013 #7
If they ever start having "What's My Line?" on television again marzipanni Jul 2013 #8
Human prototype for voice recognition software? fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #9

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
2. You could offer your services to the lawyers at the Zimmerman trial!
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:09 AM
Jul 2013

Since no one else can recognize "the scream"! LOL

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olddots

(10,237 posts)
5. can you discern farts ?
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 05:43 PM
Jul 2013

You could work for fox news and tell the audience which ass face turd maggot is speaking .

marzipanni

(6,012 posts)
8. If they ever start having "What's My Line?" on television again
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:33 PM
Jul 2013

you'd be a good panel member when they have a Mystery Challenge-

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