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

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:57:29 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<nolionnoproblem@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&#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


I wonder how that translates to bicycle bells?

Chuckle

Gunner

Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Gunner Asch wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:57:29 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
> <nolionnoproblem@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&#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
>
>
> I wonder how that translates to bicycle bells?
>
> Chuckle
>
> Gunner
>
> Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
> illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
> unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
> proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Dunno, but I recently acquired an old one that sounds a bit like a tram
bell. None of your pissy "tink tink" or "brring brring" My bike says
"Clang Clang".

Moike

Moike wrote:

> Dunno, but I recently acquired an old one that sounds a bit like a
> tram bell. None of your pissy "tink tink" or "brring brring" My
> bike says "Clang Clang".

I've got one that sounds like a referee's whistle.

Theo

On Apr 28, 2:57 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

Sounding a horn other than when for an emergency situation violates
the municipal code (ordinance) in some communities and is generally
found and defined under the category of noise pollution.
noise pollution.

JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:
> On Apr 28, 2:57 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
>
> Sounding a horn other than when for an emergency situation violates
> the municipal code (ordinance) in some communities and is generally
> found and defined under the category of noise pollution.
>
In some communities, people confuse the horn with a doorbell. I hate
those people.

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

On Apr 28, 9:41 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:
>
> > On Apr 28, 2:57 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
>
> > Sounding a horn other than when for an emergency situation violates
> > the municipal code (ordinance) in some communities and is generally
> > found and defined under the category of noise pollution.
>
> In some communities, people confuse the horn with a doorbell. I hate
> those people.

Got some here and it is inevitably the same couple of neighbors who
seem to attract like minded lazy bastards for friends who know not the
difference or couldn't give a damn about the law or any other
neighbors. The time of day doesn't seem to hamper them from
exercising their ignorance either.

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

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 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:

>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"...


Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?

Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...

Small, light, portable

Gunner

On Apr 30, 2:21 am, Commandante Apeshit <noloonnoprob...@hushmail.com>
wrote:
> 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.

You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
can be deadly.

Another survival strategy that may not save you, but at least won't
make you fearful all the time is to wear headphones with noise
cancellation. Anyway that's what many drivers do with their radios.
Just ENJOY EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE... ;)

On Apr 30, 7:11 am, Gunner <gun...@NOSPAM.lightspeed.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
>
> <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >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"...
>
> Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?
>
> Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...
>
> Small, light, portable
>
> Gunner

Oh, they have already. They put it in the other thread.

http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=1

It's supposed to paralize an SUV driver for 10 seconds, so you have
time to escape. ;)

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Gunner <gunner@NOSPAM.lightspeed.net> reported Elvis on Wed, 30 Apr
2008 04:11:41 -0700 in misc.survivalism :
>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
><nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>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"...
>
>
>Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?
>
>Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...
>
>Small, light, portable

Methane powered... "use those toots - don't pollute."
>
>Gunner
--
pyotr filipivich
The two oldest cliches in the book are "The Good Old Days were
better." and "After all, these are Modern TImes."

Gunner wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
> <nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 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"...
>
>
> Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?
>
> Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...
>
> Small, light, portable
>
Why not compressed air: <http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=1>.

The Airzound® is loud enough to get the attention of a cager that has
the windows closed and the radio on.

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

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:54:18 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Apr 30, 2:21 am, Commandante Apeshit <noloonnoprob...@hushmail.com>
>wrote:
>> 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.
>
>You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
>able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
>can be deadly.
>
>Another survival strategy that may not save you, but at least won't
>make you fearful all the time is to wear headphones with noise
>cancellation. Anyway that's what many drivers do with their radios.
>Just ENJOY EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE... ;)


I just heard on the news, that the Greens demanding hybrid vehicles is
now causing the deaths of innocent blind people.

Seems that hybrids make so little noise that the blind are walking out
in front of them in record numbers. A bill is being considered to
make hybrids noisier.

Gunner

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
<nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Apr 30, 7:11 am, Gunner <gun...@NOSPAM.lightspeed.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana
>>
>> <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >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"...
>>
>> Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?
>>
>> Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...
>>
>> Small, light, portable
>>
>> Gunner
>
>Oh, they have already. They put it in the other thread.
>
>http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=1
>
>It's supposed to paralize an SUV driver for 10 seconds, so you have
>time to escape. ;)

Now thats way cool!

Though Im not sure that paralyizing the driver of a 8,000 lb hurtling
mass of steel, glass and rubber for 10 seconds in a really good
idea......

Gunner

QUOTE(Keith C. Johns @ May 5 2008, 12:10 AM)
"But this thread is about ALL uses of the horn, not just by aggressive
drivers, and horn blows ARE used by good drivers as part of good
driving technique when used to alert others of their presence, and
other polite uses already mentioned. And it is useful to be able to
interpret the meaning behind these horn sounds and not get angry when
the message was not intended to be unfriendly. If you just assume that
any horn blow is mean spirited, you will probably be misinterpreting
many of these and possibly create conflicts with an aggressive
response. Better to realize that all horn blows are not bad, even
including some by drivers of FSUVs."


Well, I see some rare instances where blowing the horn may become
necessary, but I don't see the need to use to give so many different
messages that riders would have to decipher. When you are concentrated
in your thing, or tired from riding, you don't need to be guessing
people's intentions. And chances are you'll feel intimidated when you
have several tons of steel next to you...

Wouldn't it better to educate the drivers NOT to blow the horn at
cyclists?