Horn Blowing = Lion's Roar?

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(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!"

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote

Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.

I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam except
for this post.

I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual users
dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?

If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and how do
you use this group with so much spam?

-Mike
mmeiser.com/blog

On Apr 28, 3:52 pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> (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&...
>
> 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 JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote

mmeiser wrote:
> Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>
> I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
> usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam except
> for this post.
>
> I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual users
> dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>
> If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and how do
> you use this group with so much spam?
>
> -Mike
> mmeiser.com/blog

Don't use Google. I use news.datemas.de which filters out most spam.

mmeiser wrote:
> Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>
> I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
> usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam
> except
> for this post.
>
> I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual
> users
> dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>
> If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and
> how do
> you use this group with so much spam?

Up to a few weeks ago, r.b.m and r.b.r. were good newsgroups.

Now we are awash with spam and silly posts. Some regulars have
become discouraged.

ZBicyclist wrote:
> mmeiser wrote:
>> Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>>
>> I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
>> usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam
>> except
>> for this post.
>>
>> I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual
>> users
>> dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>>
>> If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and
>> how do
>> you use this group with so much spam?
>
> Up to a few weeks ago, r.b.m and r.b.r. were good newsgroups.
>
> Now we are awash with spam and silly posts. Some regulars have
> become discouraged.
>
A news feed that filters most of the spam solves the problem.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

I equipped my truck with a triple horn that sounds a lot like the ones
used by the race official's cars in the TdF. Cyclists recognize it as a
friendly acknowledgement regardless of how long I hold it :-3).

Of course, when tooting at cyclists I always wait until I've passed or
am approaching, so's not to startle them.

- -
Compliments of:
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

If you want to E-mail me use:
ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

My website:
http://geocities.com/czcorner

From: sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com (Tom Sherman)

>A news feed that filters most of the spam
>solves the problem.

Could you recommend one?

- -
Compliments of:
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

If you want to E-mail me use:
ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

My website:
http://geocities.com/czcorner

It's Chris wrote:
> From: sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com (Tom Sherman)
>
>> A news feed that filters most of the spam
>> solves the problem.
>
> Could you recommend one?
>
<http://news2.motzarella.org/>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

On Apr 28, 8:01 pm, mmeiser <mmei...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>
> I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
> usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam except
> for this post.
>
> I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual users
> dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>
> If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and how do
> you use this group with so much spam?
>
> -Mike
> mmeiser.com/blog

So I guess you don't use the horn to mark territory. Funny, dogs mark
territory be peeing all over. I hope it doesn't catch on with the SUV
drivers. ;)

On Apr 28, 6:20 pm, Gunner Asch <gun...@NOSPAMlightspeed.net> wrote:

> I wonder how that translates to bicycle bells?

> Chuckle


Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
bicycle answers back...meaow.

It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...

On Apr 29, 8:25 am, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> On Apr 28, 8:01 pm, mmeiser <mmei...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>
> > I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
> > usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam except
> > for this post.
>
> > I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual users
> > dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>
> > If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and how do
> > you use this group with so much spam?
>
> > -Mike
> > mmeiser.com/blog
>
> So I guess you don't use the horn to mark territory. Funny, dogs mark
> territory be peeing all over. I hope it doesn't catch on with the SUV
> drivers. ;)

It's early morning and I make mistakes like this. This answer is
supposed to match Chris' comment.

ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> bicycle answers back...meaow.
>
> It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...

Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]

[1] I have no connection other than as a customer

--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

You guys got something against spam? (Vriess, in _Alien 4_)

On 2008-04-29, ZBicyclist <ZBicyclist@excite.com> wrote:
> mmeiser wrote:
>> Pardon if I'm off topic but I have a quick question.
>>
>> I've been browsing the rec.bicylces.rides and other rec.bicycles
>> usenet groups via google, and they seem completely full of spam
>> except for this post.
>>
>> I hope this isn't a stupid question but are there some actual users
>> dialoguing on here regularly or is it all spam?
>>
>> If so, how many people are actually regularly participating and how
>> do you use this group with so much spam?
>
> Up to a few weeks ago, r.b.m and r.b.r. were good newsgroups.
>
> Now we are awash with spam and silly posts. Some regulars have
> become discouraged.

I hate to sound like a broken record, but considering that 99.95% of the
spam is coming from Google Groups, and considering that Google has
outright refused to act on numerous spam reports from myself and others,
the answer is quite simple:

1. Make sure you're posting to and reading Usenet with any client other
than Google Groups.

2. Kill all posts from Google Groups. Optionally, and depending on
the sophistication of your newsreader's scoring abilities, whitelist
Google Groups posts which are followups to your own articles, or
were posted by your favorite known non-spamming authors.

That's really all there is to it.

--
Mark Shroyer, http://markshroyer.com/contact/
I have joined others in blocking Google Groups due to excessive
spam. If you want more people to see your posts, you should use
another means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/

On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> > Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> > bicycle answers back...meaow.
>
> > It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
>
> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>
> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer
>
> --
> Don Whybrow
>
> Sequi Bonum Non Time
>
> You guys got something against spam? (Vriess, in _Alien 4_)

Well, that sounds real good... ;)

But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
How loud is a car's horn?

In rec.bicycles.misc ComandanteBanana <nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...

Generally sounds more like the braying of a jackass to me.


Bill


__o | Any time of the year is a time of sorrow and sadness
_`\(,_ | when we lose a loss of life.
(_)/ (_) | - George W. Bush

ComandanteBanana wrote:
> On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>>
>>> Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
>>> bicycle answers back...meaow.
>>> It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
>> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>>
>> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer
>>
>
> Well, that sounds real good... ;)
>
> But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
> How loud is a car's horn?

According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_horn#Signalling_and_vehicle_horns

The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.


--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

My veal cutlet tried to beat the shit out of my cup of coffee...
the coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend himself. (Tom
Waits)

Got it. Whenever I hear a horn I know to be afraid.

I hear horns all day long, so I should be fearful all day long.

On 29 Apr, 23:03, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> >>> Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> >>> bicycle answers back...meaow.
> >>> It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
> >> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>
> >> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer
>
> > Well, that sounds real good... ;)
>
> > But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
> > How loud is a car's horn?
>
> According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_horn#Signalling_and_vehicle_horns
>
> The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
> can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.
>

It can produce that for a very long time with a 2 litre coke bottle as
the reservoir, and some serious over-pressure.

You can actually adjust it whilst on the move, but I don't bother
since mine's used on motorvehicles. It's not suitable for
pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, as it's far too loud to be
fair.

On Apr 29, 5:25 pm, D_Frumiou...@ndersnat.ch wrote:
> In rec.bicycles.misc ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
>    Generally sounds more like the braying of a jackass to me.

Or perhaps the bullying of a bull?

On Apr 29, 6:03 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> >>> Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> >>> bicycle answers back...meaow.
> >>> It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
> >> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>
> >> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer
>
> > Well, that sounds real good... ;)
>
> > But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
> > How loud is a car's horn?
>
> According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_horn#Signalling_and_vehicle_horns
>
> The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
> can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.

I don't know but such a bluff may be a dangerous game to the cyclist.
As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle...