I used to live in Marylebone and work just of Berkeley Square, and I

would try an walk through as many parks as possible on my way to work.

I used to often catch the train back to Lynn from Kings Cross, and the condutors voice in a broad Norfolk accent announcing the stations on route, would instantly make me feel at home....

Posted By: Vivid Data Shark on October 29th 2014 at 23:24:06

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Random: if you think of Norwich or Norfolk, is there a sound you think... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:16:45
- Crowd singing OTBC, natch (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 29, 23:08:21
  - You'll be lucky to hear that last one these days... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 29, 23:22:06
- HONK! (NCFC) - Monty Peculiar, Oct 29, 23:05:25
- Someone shouting 'Alright, y'cunt?' as you enter the pub. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 29, 22:53:12
- Surely it has to be - CHEESEBOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Hendrikos, Oct 29, 22:35:37
- Is this for your new Christmas project? (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 29, 22:15:03
  - *cough* might be... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 22:17:12
- "Mr Carrow is in the South Stand" (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 29, 21:52:09
  - Yes, defo, just need to record it... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:56:58
    - Well... (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 29, 22:06:54
      - Does he really? That would be good... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 22:14:33
        
        Nae bother. I can but ask. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 29, 22:38:21
- ........ (NCFC) - Old Splat, Oct 29, 21:44:20
  - Ta Splat. Puppetman has possibilities. Is he still alive? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:49:11
    - Yes he's 72. What about (NCFC) - Old Splat, Oct 29, 22:24:32
      - Well, for the sea I have recordings... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 22:30:20
- Crow scarers going off in the fields (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 29, 21:44:10
  - Yes, good one. Added to list too (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:45:10
- the crump of random artillery shells landing on innocent civilian homes (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:35:40
  - US and RAF planes flying low overhead is down on the list I have, tombs (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:37:09
    - fair enough, what about the lullaby sound of cows mooing over the B&Q carpark from (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:40:23
      - I've just Googled this and it does seem that you might have a point... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:44:46
        
        Sorry about the word "might" cos obviously you do (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:47:12
    - Jet noise (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Oct 29, 21:39:30
      - Often invisible and yet, deafning (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:40:54
- Hard to think of a sound that you could hear elsewhere (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:35:23
  - I used to live in Marylebone and work just of Berkeley Square, and I (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Oct 29, 23:24:06
- Bongos (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Oct 29, 21:33:49
- I used to love the smell of the chocolate factory but can't think of a sound. (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 29, 21:32:38
  - I was going to say that. Smells are more evocative. (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:36:23
    - It used to go well wrong every now and then. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 29, 22:50:59
    - Not if you went to school right next to it (NCFC) - Huge Small, Oct 29, 21:38:20
      - To me it always smelt like a rich chocolate cake (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:40:17
    - yeah like sugar beat (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Oct 29, 21:38:03
      - I went to school near a sugar beet factory too (NCFC) - Huge Small, Oct 29, 21:39:54
      - I live quite near the Cantley factory now (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:39:09
        
        yup, weird old whiffs till the fucker blows up like chernobyl (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:44:02
        
        Fucking CARAMELLED (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:46:06
  - Yes, I was thinking that too Bravs... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:35:48
    - Are you having fun? What have you been up to? Strolling up and down (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 29, 21:50:21
      - Yes, always good... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:55:56
        
        As a matter of fact we did! We went on tour of streets hidden under buildings that were (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 29, 22:10:03
        
        Oh yes, but next year... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 22:13:12
        
        Exciting! Hope all works out well (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 29, 22:17:55
  - is there really a rising inflection in the accent? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:34:23
- Cows (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 29, 21:30:39
  - Thanks. When you say cows - anywhere in particular? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:31:35
- The sound of a fine pair of Brogues making 'that' sound along cobbled stones of Elm hill. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Oct 29, 21:26:57
  - Like it... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:29:08
- Yes. It's the awful sound of NLPs racing up to North Norfolk to ruin it for everyone. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 29, 21:22:00
  - Ah yes, the Fat Face Fuckers (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 29, 21:32:41
  - Thanks (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:22:24
    - No worries mate. Was just worried nobody else was responding. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 29, 21:23:04
      - If they want to it's fine and if they don't that's also fine... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:25:30
        
        I could visualise you sitting on the floor holding your knees to your chin and rocking. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 29, 21:27:48
        
        I no longer rock sadly... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:30:25
        
        Yeah, abusive abuse, what of it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 29, 21:30:41

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