I always hit snooze on my alarm clock, but I jump right out of bed if I hear someone puking or gagging (e.g., kids or my dog).

  • @[email protected]English
    10•11 days ago

    We should compile a playlist.

    • jackhammer
    • air raid siren*
    • trumpet reveille
    • taiko drumming
    • “eagle” (i.e. hawk) cry
    • monkeys screeching
    • Woody fuckin Woodpecker laugh
    • applause
    • theme from Rawhide

    *maybe don’t use this one in tornado country. Don’t desensitize oneself to actual emergency warning tones.

    • @[email protected]
      5•11 days ago

      Here are some more ideas

      • A cat drops a vase on the floor, resulting in the sound of glass shattering and water splattering.
      • A burglar throws a brick through your living room window and proceeds to clear the rest of the glass with the barrel of a shotgun.
      • The washing machine upstairs starts leaking, the floor is completely flooded and water begins to seep from your ceiling.
      • A toaster catches fire, flames engulf the kitchen, molten plastic drips on the floor, burning furniture begins to crumble.
      • A squirrel sneaks in through an open window and finds a box of cereal in the kitchen. It chews the box open and makes a nest in there.
        • @[email protected]
          3•10 days ago

          Oh, you mean the sound of intense radiation roasting the paint off the walls for a few seconds, followed by a shock wave that shreds the entire building in a split second?

          Yeah, that should do the trick.

      • @[email protected]
        2•10 days ago
        • mice in walls
        • squirrel in ceiling
        • racoon in floor
        • elderly neighbors talking without hearing aids
        • pounding on the door
        • scratching at the door