Comments on: I am officially old

By: cicely

cicely — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:52:52 +0000

31, heard it

By: Jami

Jami — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:43:22 +0000

Well I’m 17 going on 18 this year and I heard it. But to tell you the truth, it didn’t really hurt my ears. It could be annoying if I repeatedly kept listening to it, though. It’s like someone said earlier, you know when a t.v. buzzes even when the volume is off. It could get annoying I think but it’s pretty kool.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:10:15 +0000

I will be 44 in a month…and I heard a high pitched squeal…that would annoy the crap out of me.
Thing is, if you are in a pretty loud area, or you aren’t near the phone…I wouldn’t hear it.

Honestly….that would be a good ring tone for me at work…a lot of the people I have to treat are elderly, and I work at night. I wouldn’t have to worry about waking them up if the phone rang….but I know I wouldn’t hear it in a code.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:02:06 +0000

My boyfriend played that tone last night without warning me. I had no idea what I was hearing, but it was horrible. I yelled “What the hell was that?!” and he was said “Oh, so you heard that?”

I thought it was akin to torture, but he could barely hear it. We’re both 27 (well, I will be in a month). I wonder if there’s a gender factor there as well?

By: PLD

PLD — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:33:12 +0000

27 heard it. Seriously annoying – can’t imagine wanting to have this as a ringtone just to get around teachers.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:58:10 +0000

I’m not sure I hear it. It just sounds like a faint high pitched whistle. What an odd concept.

By: albert

albert — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:41:32 +0000

26 year old me heard it just fine

By: Masale.Wallah

Masale.Wallah — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:17:32 +0000

If you want to find out what your hearing threshold is, this website has audio samples with a range of frequencies that should help determine it.

http://www.ochenk.com/entry.php?id=63

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:22:46 +0000

We’re expected to actually want to hear this come out of our phone?

I think I’ll stick with my “Sir Duke” ringtone and continue to annoy everybody within a 30 foot radius.

By: howard

howard — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:30:15 +0000

They have something similar in England, meant to keep teens from loitering in front of convenience stores. I heard it fairly well, and I’m 33.

The link:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/15/060215133756.3rq2yx5p.html

Apparently they high-jacked the teenager deterrent for teen benefit. Sneaky.

By: Citizen Mom

Citizen Mom — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:52:37 +0000

I heard it and it’s annoying as hell…like a high-pitched TV squeak, if you know what I mean. Like if you mute an older TV, you don’t hear the volume but you hear the sound of the TV itself running. Hard to explain…

By: DC

DC — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:22:09 +0000

I am 24 with poor hearing but I heard it and it hurt like a mofo.

What’s with all the girls working at PW? THIS OPPRESSION OF MEN MUST END!

By: Joe Eversole

Joe Eversole — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:14:17 +0000

I’m 28 and can hear it quite well. I would have to consider stabbing my eardrums out if I heard that sound for more than a few milliseconds every couple of months. I actually felt my blood pressure jump when I put the headphone up towards my head.

By: dmac

dmac — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:33:22 +0000

I posted about this. I don’t feel like I hear it, but my ears hurt when I play it. Really.

By: Masale.Wallah

Masale.Wallah — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:02:35 +0000

I could hear it! I turned the big 30 earlier this year and it was with some trepidation that I clicked on the link. But it’s small consolation, considering I have to visit the optometrist tomorrow to get my eyes tested again.