What sounds do you HATE?

[yvr girl]

A dripping faucet drives me crazy. Another sounds that I can's stand is that high-pitched scream only young children can do. (Parents, be kind - I'm not judging your tykes.)

[deadparrot]

1. Cliche, I know, but nails on a chalkboard. nt

[Bleacher Creature]

2. A certain President's cackle.

The "heh-heh" thing drives me nuts.

[Earth_First]

3. Here's one [of many]:

http://www.webgalactic.com/bushgone/mp3s/abuwhat.mp3

[JimmyJazz]

4. The sound of someone chewing ice makes my skin crawl.

A busy signal.

[gollygee]

5. When people rub their feet on the carpet as they walk

or as they rock in a rocking chair.

[lpbk2713]

6. The sound of a heavy wind blowing, especially at night time.

I live in Central Florida. After being hit with three hurricanes in six weeks time last year I'm still a little jumpy about Mother Nature.

[El Fuego]

25. I love the sound of heavy winds

And I live in South Florida! So go figure.

[underpants]

7. Loooooooooong train whistle

that never turns out well

[WCGreen]

8. The sound of one hand clapping....

Or the one a tree makes when it falls in the woods...

[undeterred]

9. Screaming during childbirth

Its scarred me my whole life... if only my parents were scientologists.

:silly:

[yvr girl]

10. lol

I must say, you have a VERY good memory.

[undeterred]

13. an excellent memory

I am turning 49 today and I will remember it at 5:40pm, the time of my birth!

[thefloyd]

11. Doors

People who slam doors way too hard.

[Telly Savalas]

12. I'm a parent and that high-pitched shriek makes me nuts too.

[XNASA]

14. Rush

:puke:

[newsguyatl]

15. oh god, several

leaf blowers is probably the most ANNOYING sound to me.

forks clanging against folks' teeth when they eat...

and silverware scraping against dishes.

people eating apples, chips, and other similar-sounding foods.

[BensMom]

16. Here's one

I don't need to hear anyone crack their knuckles.
I just find it very annoying - especially the people that methodically do their fingers one by one....


What's with that?

[Bullwinkle925]

18. The sounds of bone-popping sends shivers up my spine.

I literally writhe in angst when it happens.

[DS1]

17. wet shoes on linoleum, leafblowers, vacuum cleaners, babies

crying, dogs barking, stupid people droning on and on and on, fire alarms, cher

[Atlas Mugged]

19. Styrofoam

I can't stand touching it, utterly despise the squeaky noise it makes. If I buy something and it's delivered packed in styrofoam, I just want to send it back immediately.

[Left Is Write]

20. Parents don't like that sound either.

:)

[Bullwinkle925]

21. People at the movies rustling their candy / food wrappers incessantly.

I want to get up and rip their heads off.

[miss_kitty]

22. dripping faucet, high pitched scream, nails/chalkboard

Smacking while eating, other eating noises, the Pentium sound, the Microsoft start up and shutdown music, the Quest sound, my dog licking herself endlessly, other little bullshit

[Atlas Mugged]

24. You can change the Microsoft start up and shut down very easily

And there's a huge selection of alternate sounds. You can even use your own. Go to 'Start', 'Control Panel', 'Sound'.

[miss_kitty]

32. Thanks!

I think I found that once, not too long ago, during a crisis, then promptly forgot where it was. I have trained myself to check the volume before I shut down. If I have to system restore or I forget, that can subject me to my most hated earworm-well one of my most hated earworms, anyway.

[hippywife]

23. All of the above

especially children screaming/crying. Oh, and the sound of the Shrub's voice. I turn the radio all the way down when he comes on.

[miss_kitty]

29. god I forgot that one-Chimpy's voice

in fact I have never heard much of the guy, because if I can't find the remote fast enough I start saying "Lalalalalala" until I can get to the volume. An when he's on hyper condescension-where his tone just screams "Wha, this is simple enuf for a shitkickin' asshole moran lahk me to understand," I want to punch something. :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Seabiscuit]

26. The neighbors' barking dogs at night.

Even worse than the "boom boom boom" of rap music being played too loud in a car passing by with oversized subwoofers.

[bridgit]

27. dripping faucet yes, kitchen sink drips as does shower, hubby...

is reticent to fix says i should feel privileged as it's like living near to a waterfall or babbling brook ooh that guy!!! but it's more like a chinese water torture x(

[mockmonkey]

28. I hate

the sound aluminum foil makes when I chew it.

[redwitch]

31. I was fine until I got to your post.

I actually shivered. STOP CHEWING THE TINFOIL!

[smirkymonkey]

43. Then you should wrap it tightly around your head like a normal

person. :evilgrin:

[knowbody0]

30. falling trees

i think i hear them scream.

[timtom]

33. Loud car stereos next to me at a stop light

BOOM-THUMPA-THUMPA-BOOM, etc.

It makes me want to become a fist and begin crunching and punching

PUNCH-CRUNCHA-CRUNCHA-PUNCH, etc.

It is for this reason that I no longer carry a sledge hammer on my key chain.

[philosophie_en_rose]

34. Children Screaming for NO REASON.

This is particular to my neighborhood, which has a special brand of Nanny-911-needing hellions.

There is a revolving cast of 10 year old kids that spend all day throwing dirt at cars, flipping off elderly ladies, and SCREAMING!!!! all damned day.

These kids aren't playing games. They aren't screaming for help. They just scream at each other.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a high tolerance for noise, but I can't stand it. I swear these kids are parent-less, as I've never seen one parent around them. I've tried to be kind, to ask questions, to hint around ("are you all okay? It sounds like someone is hurt"), but these kids are just screamers.

I hate to become "Old Lady Philosophie_en_rose," but dagnabbit them young'uns need to SHUT UP!!!!

[lumberingbear]

35. Rita Cosby's Voice...

[Wapsie B]

36. The Menard's Man voice.

[Lumily]

37. Someone rubbing a balloon.

It's all I can do to stay sane when that happens.

[RevCheesehead]

38. Mouth-breathers - esp. if they have a cold. n/t

[smbolisnch]

39. People eating with their mouths open, or talking with a mouth full of food

Or slurping coffee, chewing ice, teeth grinding....any sort of mouth noises. :P

[yvr girl]

40. Oh, and I forgot, SNIFFLING

I HATE IT!!

I've given up my seat on the subway to get away from a sniffler. When I could still hear them, I switched cars at the next stop.

[Fox Mulder]

41. I'm not going to say...

because it could be used against me.

:D

[swimboy]

42. the voice of John Madden

and screaming Nazgul :scared:

[AbbeyRoad]

44. the sound of someone dry heaving

the sound of corduroy clad thighs rubbing together

[Jamastiene]

45. I agree with yours plus I hate the sound of GWB's voice. I hate

his accent and I hate the sound plastic bags make when someone is handling them. I also hate the sound of strong wing, except farts (I just hate the smell of those) and pine tree limbs cracking under the weight of ice.

[qnr]

46. The shaking of a dog collar at 2:37 am, meaning he needs a walk :) n/t

[Betty]

47. The sound of my cat throwing up at 2:37 AM

right next to my bed.

[qnr]

48. I can see the cat, padding through the whole house, just to be next

to you when he/she does it, just to make it more "effective" :)