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B次元官网网址� Harder to find these days, but the smooth slice of a paper cutter.
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B次元官网网址� The ping of a shot off a metal goalpost. Even better if youB次元官网网址檙e the goalie.
B次元官网网址� A babyB次元官网网址檚 uncontrolled giggle. Try not to laugh yourself.
B次元官网网址� A chainsaw firing up. Same for an old lawn mower.
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B次元官网网址� A rotary phone when you had a series of higher numbers.
B次元官网网址� The noise of a diving board when you jump as high as you can. Also the calming sound after you enter the water.
B次元官网网址� The first bite of a foldover kettle chip.
B次元官网网址� The woosh tearing off the metal lid on a fresh container of tennis balls.
B次元官网网址� The pleasing slice of scissors skating atop wrapping paper.
B次元官网网址� The staccato popping of bubble wrap.
B次元官网网址� The thunderous ending to a fireworks show. (Dogs donB次元官网网址檛 agree).
B次元官网网址� Thunder itself. And lightning. And pounding rain outside your window.
B次元官网网址� The crunch of your boot steps in fresh snow, while youB次元官网网址檙e otherwise surrounded by a cloak of white silence.
B次元官网网址� The rush of a raging river. The calming sounds of waves lapping on the beach.
B次元官网网址� The school bell/buzzer to end the day.
B次元官网网址� The piercing shriek of a boiling kettle.
B次元官网网址� Birds chirping outside your open window on a summer morning.
B次元官网网址� The flapping of sheets, hanging on a clothesline and dancing in the breeze.
B次元官网网址� The bang of B次元官网网址榗apsB次元官网网址� from those little toy guns back in the day.
B次元官网网址� The B次元官网网址榗heep, cheep, tweeetB次元官网网址� of Mattel Classic Football, still the worldB次元官网网址檚 best electronic game.
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HereB次元官网网址檚 some more, from my colleagues:
B次元官网网址� Guitar fuzz set just left to sustain.
B次元官网网址� The Seismic Charges from Star Wars.
B次元官网网址� R2D2B次元官网网址檚 screams when something goes wrong.
B次元官网网址� The sound of a really nice bike freehub when it spins.
B次元官网网址� The crackle of a campfire.
B次元官网网址� Loons at a lake (the birds, I hope).
B次元官网网址� Distant train horns.
B次元官网网址� A dog snoring; a cat purring.
B次元官网网址� Anchor chains, plane engines and train whistles.
B次元官网网址� Those chimes that precede announcements on the ferries.
What are some of your favourites? Anything not listed here that resonated with you? Let me know.
PQB B次元官网网址/VI Free Daily editor can be reached by email at philip.wolf@blackpress.ca or by phone at 250-905-0019.
