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Klocknov:
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 10, 2009, 03:46:44 AM ---I have sensitive ears, being a musician, so people singing off key and acting like they're the best singers around really tick me off.
Speaking of sensitive ears, I have another in a long list: People who whistle that loud, obnoxious high-pitch, glass-shattering whistle indoors. Even worse if they do it like they're pulsing...oh, man, that is horribly painful. I go to this restaurant on Wednesdays where the bartender does that every song someone sings (it's a karaoke bar on Wednesdays).
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What about people who sing badly and know they do?? I love to sing but I hate how badly I suck at it, I wish I had someone that could help me get better though. Now to the next, whistling, I do it out of habit when I get bored anymore. I sometimes will whistle loudly and not even notice though I don't know if I'm off pitch or not.
Though I will agree if they sing badly and think they are the greatest it does get annoying. (I got a brother like that...)
ASAFan:
--- Quote from: Klocknov on October 10, 2009, 10:22:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 10, 2009, 03:46:44 AM ---I have sensitive ears, being a musician, so people singing off key and acting like they're the best singers around really tick me off.
Speaking of sensitive ears, I have another in a long list: People who whistle that loud, obnoxious high-pitch, glass-shattering whistle indoors. Even worse if they do it like they're pulsing...oh, man, that is horribly painful. I go to this restaurant on Wednesdays where the bartender does that every song someone sings (it's a karaoke bar on Wednesdays).
--- End quote ---
What about people who sing badly and know they do?? I love to sing but I hate how badly I suck at it, I wish I had someone that could help me get better though. Now to the next, whistling, I do it out of habit when I get bored anymore. I sometimes will whistle loudly and not even notice though I don't know if I'm off pitch or not.
Though I will agree if they sing badly and think they are the greatest it does get annoying. (I got a brother like that...)
--- End quote ---
Humility mitigates that. If you don't think you're the greatest, that means you at least wish to improve. I knew these two guys who were completely tone- and rhythm-deaf to the max, and cut an album that was trash...it sounded more like they were yelling instead of singing.
When I say "whistle," I don't mean hearing something on the radio and whistling the melody, , which I do as well, or even whistling it off-key. I'm talking about people who put their forefinger and thumb in their mouth and emit this loud, ear-splitting whistle.
Klocknov:
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 11, 2009, 01:53:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Klocknov on October 10, 2009, 10:22:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 10, 2009, 03:46:44 AM ---I have sensitive ears, being a musician, so people singing off key and acting like they're the best singers around really tick me off.
Speaking of sensitive ears, I have another in a long list: People who whistle that loud, obnoxious high-pitch, glass-shattering whistle indoors. Even worse if they do it like they're pulsing...oh, man, that is horribly painful. I go to this restaurant on Wednesdays where the bartender does that every song someone sings (it's a karaoke bar on Wednesdays).
--- End quote ---
What about people who sing badly and know they do?? I love to sing but I hate how badly I suck at it, I wish I had someone that could help me get better though. Now to the next, whistling, I do it out of habit when I get bored anymore. I sometimes will whistle loudly and not even notice though I don't know if I'm off pitch or not.
Though I will agree if they sing badly and think they are the greatest it does get annoying. (I got a brother like that...)
--- End quote ---
Humility mitigates that. If you don't think you're the greatest, that means you at least wish to improve. I knew these two guys who were completely tone- and rhythm-deaf to the max, and cut an album that was trash...it sounded more like they were yelling instead of singing.
When I say "whistle," I don't mean hearing something on the radio and whistling the melody, , which I do as well, or even whistling it off-key. I'm talking about people who put their forefinger and thumb in their mouth and emit this loud, ear-splitting whistle.
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Ah yeah, about the only time I find that type of whistling acceptable is for dinner calling kids or trying to get their attention at a theme park and both of those are in an outside area most the time.
morrefule:
--- Quote from: Klocknov on October 11, 2009, 03:49:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 11, 2009, 01:53:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Klocknov on October 10, 2009, 10:22:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: ASAFan on October 10, 2009, 03:46:44 AM ---I have sensitive ears, being a musician, so people singing off key and acting like they're the best singers around really tick me off.
Speaking of sensitive ears, I have another in a long list: People who whistle that loud, obnoxious high-pitch, glass-shattering whistle indoors. Even worse if they do it like they're pulsing...oh, man, that is horribly painful. I go to this restaurant on Wednesdays where the bartender does that every song someone sings (it's a karaoke bar on Wednesdays).
--- End quote ---
What about people who sing badly and know they do?? I love to sing but I hate how badly I suck at it, I wish I had someone that could help me get better though. Now to the next, whistling, I do it out of habit when I get bored anymore. I sometimes will whistle loudly and not even notice though I don't know if I'm off pitch or not.
Though I will agree if they sing badly and think they are the greatest it does get annoying. (I got a brother like that...)
--- End quote ---
Humility mitigates that. If you don't think you're the greatest, that means you at least wish to improve. I knew these two guys who were completely tone- and rhythm-deaf to the max, and cut an album that was trash...it sounded more like they were yelling instead of singing.
When I say "whistle," I don't mean hearing something on the radio and whistling the melody, , which I do as well, or even whistling it off-key. I'm talking about people who put their forefinger and thumb in their mouth and emit this loud, ear-splitting whistle.
--- End quote ---
Ah yeah, about the only time I find that type of whistling acceptable is for dinner calling kids or trying to get their attention at a theme park and both of those are in an outside area most the time.
--- End quote ---
What about at a sporting event when you don't want to spill your beer or nacho's/hot dog.... (devil advocate = Me)
Viseroid:
@morrefule
If it's anywhere near a half-way decent sporting event you'll be half deaf anyways :)
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