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Old 12-09-2008, 02:59 PM   #1113
Shawnee123
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Originally Posted by dar512 View Post
Start one of these up and drown her out.
SERENITY NOW.

Actually I've thought about getting a sound machine of some type because...

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas View Post
I would never irritate you by coughing & blowing my nose.

[sits working diligently at his computer, absentmindedly clicking and clacking with his stapler.]

By definition, yes, I am irritated by irritating noises. I often find sounds made by other people to be irritating. I'm not nearly as bothered by machine. sounds (cooling fans, relays clicking, etc.)
...ambient noises I get used to, and am often soothed by them. Clocks, fans, etc...don't bother me. Miss Numnuts sitting next to me clicking her pen in and out, cracking her knuckles, and slurping on a lollipop....ARGH (Miss Numnuts is a compilation of persons from staff meetings of old.)
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