ComandanteBanana
2008-04-28 19:52:49 UTC
(This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
below.)
Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
you even more frustrated too.)
Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5105&st=0&gopid=37361&#entry37361
Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
"Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
you!"
And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
banana!"
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below.)
Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
you even more frustrated too.)
Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5105&st=0&gopid=37361&#entry37361
Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
"Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
you!"
And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
banana!"
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote