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[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

How else are people at Trader Joes going to hear Cannibal Corpse?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And if they object, then they deserve their hammer smashed face :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The song “You Suffer” by Napalm Death is the perfect text notification tone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

My message recieved-ring tone is Sergeant Doakes saying "Surprise motherfucker!".

The real question is why would you have it any other way?

[–] TheRedSpade 8 points 9 months ago

Obviously you're referring to James Doakes (from the tv show), but I'm now picturing Albert Doakes (from the books) trying to say this. It's much more amusing.

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[–] HollandJim 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Had an old on and off girlfriend - fantastic body, great sex, mad as a box of minions. Not a healthy relationship and 1.5 years later going nowhere. When she’d call, the iPhone would ring with Alan Parsons Project:

Don't answer me

Don't break the silence, don't let me win

Don't answer me

Stay on your island, don't let me in

Run away and hide from everyone

Worked a treat.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

🎶 Doofenschmirtz Evil Incorporaaateeed 🎶, that's why, and that's the only justification needed.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I don't understand ever under any circumstances having your phone on anything but vibrate.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because maybe I want to be alerted when my phone goes off?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why doesn't vibrate alert you?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you're being physically active you might not notice the vibrations, it also makes it easier to find when you're aloof and set it somewhere random. If you're dressed in multiple layers you wouldn't notice it, also might not have pockets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What's your point? I'm not going to answer anyway so not even noticing just skips a step

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you kidding? Vibrate is way worse.

[–] Macaroni_ninja 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No it's not, are you also kidding?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I'm always kidding, but no. Vibrate is way worse ^to me^

[–] thirteene 4 points 9 months ago

On call schedules, in your gym bag. I imagine the vast majority of them are less attached to their phones and develop habits of leaving it in the other room for a while.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] Macaroni_ninja 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Since I own a smart watch my ringer is set to silent 99.99% of the time. A tiny buzz on my wrist is all I need, also no notifications for any type of social media to minimise screen time.

My in-laws on the other hand are both max volume ringtones with vocal-kind of people. It frightens me every time I'm driving with my father-in-law and his phone starts blasting the theme song from the series Outlander on max volume.

[–] WhiteOakBayou 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sing me a song of a past that was gone? Seriously odd ringer choice

[–] Macaroni_ninja 3 points 9 months ago

Yes and also yes

[–] Clbull 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Maven 4 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

If you have a ringtone in public, you are my enemy. You get a pass if it's because you have an on-call type of job for emergencies. But I'll think you're my enemy because I won't know that.

[–] AnalogyAddict 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because mine is the Muppets singing Ode to Joy. No further explanation needed.

[–] JackiesFridge 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my co-workers is a stoic boomer who's in charge of a huge division of the company. His ringtone is the original Mahna Mahna and it cracks me up every single time.

[–] AnalogyAddict 2 points 9 months ago

I had that one for awhile, but the me-me-me-meeps won me over.

[–] aeronmelon 10 points 9 months ago

Back when I had a flip phone, I realized that I could use any MP3 as a ringtone. So I used a song from a rhythm game that started with a woman yelling "Attention!"

It was super effective.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

..people still have ringtones?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] thirteene 3 points 9 months ago

Black ass momma, white ass daddy

[–] SpaceNoodle 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] ButtCheekOnAStick 5 points 9 months ago

Paul, Paul Blart, Mall Cop. Paul, Paul Blart, Mall Cop. Paul, Paul Blart, Mall Cop. Paul, Paul Blart, Mall Cop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I had " Diggin on James Brown" by Tower of Power because its a great track, and the friend I assigned it to introduced me to the Music of Tower of Power.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

IDK but it's funny to see people jump out of their skin when my mother's phone goes off.😆

[–] valen 4 points 9 months ago

Does nyancat have vocals?

[–] uid0gid0 4 points 9 months ago

My ring tone is the theme from the old Addams Family tv show, and my text notification is the Zelda opening chime.

[–] TokenBoomer 4 points 9 months ago

Trololo guy. Why? Life is absurd.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My normal ringtone doesn't.

But my PagerDuty tone is a barbershop quartet singing that server is on fire. If they're gonna get me outta bed at 3 in G.D.A.M. at least they can sound nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, that second half is frkkin hilarous, dude. Are you really taking about computer servers sending SMS alerts that triggers a barbershop quartet ringtone? I still have square-AF default sounds to alert me to my server’s high-priority alerts, it’s just an unusual one so I can ID it by ear better.

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