No more hiding in the server room
The 10 best and worst noises to hear while you work
We've all been there. You're deep in thought troubleshooting issues or debugging code and you finally get in the groove. Then you hear it...
The WORST noises you can hear while working:
10 - Voice mail messages played over speaker phone from 4 cubes away
9 - Mastication of potato chips
8 - Someone clipping their fingernails
7 - The right-wing nut blaming the U.N.
6 - The left-wing wimp blaming the U.S.
5 - A.M. Radio
4 - Celine Dion in any form other than being strangled
3 - Anyone describing their dream from the night before
2 - The break room TV that no one is watching but everyone can hear
1 - A deep nose snort quickly followed by a swallowing sound
The BEST noises you can hear while working
10 - Any episode of the Skeptoid podcast
9 - Any Johnny Cash playlist
8 - The Fratellis - Whistle For The Choir
7 - Penn Jillette's laugh
6 - Yes - Drama
5 - In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
4 - Any sound from George Carlin
3 - White Noise (not the movie, the noise)
2 - Tom Waits playing the live Hokey Pokey version of Pasties and a G-String. Actually, ANYTHING from Tom Waits.
1 - The sound of the last co-worker leaving for the day
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The WORST noises you can hear while working:
10 - Voice mail messages played over speaker phone from 4 cubes away
9 - Mastication of potato chips
8 - Someone clipping their fingernails
7 - The right-wing nut blaming the U.N.
6 - The left-wing wimp blaming the U.S.
5 - A.M. Radio
4 - Celine Dion in any form other than being strangled
3 - Anyone describing their dream from the night before
2 - The break room TV that no one is watching but everyone can hear
1 - A deep nose snort quickly followed by a swallowing sound
The BEST noises you can hear while working
10 - Any episode of the Skeptoid podcast
9 - Any Johnny Cash playlist
8 - The Fratellis - Whistle For The Choir
7 - Penn Jillette's laugh
6 - Yes - Drama
5 - In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
4 - Any sound from George Carlin
3 - White Noise (not the movie, the noise)
2 - Tom Waits playing the live Hokey Pokey version of Pasties and a G-String. Actually, ANYTHING from Tom Waits.
1 - The sound of the last co-worker leaving for the day
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Comment by Julian Regel on May 12, 2009 at 10:23pm -
Worst: Unexpected silence in the server room, followed by someone saying "Has anyone got a torch?"
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Comment by Shane Corellian on May 12, 2009 at 10:41pm -
LOL. How about silence in the server room followed by Bill Lumberg's "Yeahhh, we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday..."
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Comment by Robert Chipperfield on May 13, 2009 at 4:26pm -
Bad (but not quite as bad as the silence in the server room): the weekly fire alarm test while you're on the phone to someone...
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Comment by Michael Francis on May 18, 2009 at 5:07pm -
An F15 buzzing the valley where you *were* in the middle of mapping Golden Eagle territories.
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Comment by Shane Corellian on May 18, 2009 at 5:12pm
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No doubt. I've not been mapping Golden Eagle territories but the F-16s always seem to fly over head when I'm the phone.
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Comment by John McGrath on May 26, 2009 at 1:45am -
Our global helpdesk's hold music... it rates the top three things you don't want to hear.
Not in order:
1) Its HIDEOUS!!!
2) It means the Helpdesk is swamped.
3) or, they have to have a quick huddle to resolve our issue...
Mix and match.
:-)
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Comment by Nigel on July 1, 2009 at 3:43am -
Worst Sound: The alarm system from the server room that suggests the air conditioning has gone from producing cool air to producing large volumes of liquid
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Comment by Daniel Mark Dressler on July 10, 2009 at 9:41am -
Hhhmm, the list of ten best things seems to be completely filled with your favorite music, personally I would find that annoying.
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