Hokkaidough 4 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Quote: “Well . . . I can definitely feel a bit of adrenalin,†says Yukari Sendo, savouring the mobile phone ringtone like a fine wine, “but it really doesn’t make me want to do any housework.†She flicks through a menu of alternative tunes and settles on one that offers to improve her skin tone through the power of alpha-waves. Ms Sendo and her friend Ayaka Wakabayashi are among an army of young Japanese drawn to the allure of “therapeutic ringtones†— a genre of melodies that promises to ease a range of day-to-day gripes, from chronic insomnia to a rotten hangover. Japan is no stranger to bizarre phone fads but the popularity of the ringtones is perhaps surprising given the flimsiness of the science behind them. Much of the tones’ credibility rests in the solid reputation of Matsumi Suzuki, the head of the Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory, an eight-year-old subsidiary of the Japan Acoustic Laboratory. Mr Suzuki’s adventures in the realm of mood-altering ringtones follow a career at the National Research Institute of Police Science, where he made award-winning advances in the field of voiceprints. One of his proudest achievements was the development of a synthetic mosquito noise that is inaudible to Japan’s over-60s but supposedly discourages teenagers from “congregating in parks at midnightâ€. Anyone know how to get the rotten hangover one?! All sounds a bit strange to me. What's your ringtone? Mine is an old fashioned sounding telephone ring. You know when phones used to be big and had dials rather than buttons. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 +1 rings my phone - I get the "can-can" tune, anyone else, a standard boring one from the standard selection on the phone. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Mine hardly ever rings, but when it does it is some default thingy. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have the I-Phone dog bark for my wife's calls. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 mine's very therapeutic. Its a recording of the modified exhaust sound from my 385KW V8 Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Haha.... I should have the ring tone of a mule...Heee Hawwww, Heee Hawww for when my wife calls,, just to prepare me for.. "THE LIST". Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The smaller the dangly bit between your legs the bigger the car engine you need to feel good about yourself. Must be very therapeutic gareth Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 mines is a standard phone ring. I hated that Crazy frog phenomenon a few years ago....done my head right in!! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I am standard ring tone for all. But my Mum has an warning sound like the kind you get when a submarine is submerging or on alert for when my Nanna calls her. A friend has a recording of her son saying "Mum, Mum, pick up the phone" for her boy's mobile. And a fellow who works for Papa has the theme from the Exorcist set for when his ex-wife calls. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Dog bark for wife, thats a good one. Normal for me too. Bloke in my office, his phone rings and the Mickey Mouse march or whatever its called starts off. Fool Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Actually, when my boss rings, I have "denwa cho". Sort of a warning. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 actually GN, my wife drives it 90% of the time, I hope her 'dangly bits' to which you refer arent too large. I drive a 1.8L 90% of the time. tis funny, my infatuation with cars started when I was 3 years old, and my parents have no idea why - they have absolutely nil interest in cars. At 3 years old hopefully I wasnt too worried about dangly bits Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 You just never grew up you still like playing with cars Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 i HATE that frog! and its true, I'll probably be buried in a car, rather than a coffin this is the exhaust note I was referring to: Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 That is a disgusting waste of petrol. AND IT'S A FORD Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 it only does around 7000kms per year, so consumption isnt that bad (despite averaging 19L/100kms LOL) and besides, I work for an oil company, have to be seen to be promoting our products! Thursday, hope you arent a Holden fan? We owned a string of Holdens before this, all new and they all spent more time having warranty repairs than being driven. The Ford, has been very reliable, especially given the power it produces Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nope not a Holden fan. I think my dream car would be a Hummer. Link to post Share on other sites
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