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Old 11-19-2003, 10:35 AM
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car horn goes moooo

I once had a car moo at me.
How easy is it to get a horn that sounds like something different?
How many different sounds can you get?
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Old 11-19-2003, 10:44 AM
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How about the first 11 notes of Dixie!
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Old 11-19-2003, 10:46 AM
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Moo.
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Old 11-19-2003, 10:53 AM
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I once had a car horn that had dozens and dozens of different sounds. It was attached to the regular horn, but there were speakers in the back of the vehicle. You pressed a certain combination of buttons to get a particular tune, including Dixie.
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Old 11-19-2003, 01:25 PM
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Moo.
Ohmygaaawd!

That's perfect! I need a horn that goes "ribbit" for my kermit green 1973 AMC Pacer!!
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:25 AM
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Try J.C. Whitney catalog, the classic provider of tacky automobile products. They used to have the Dixie horn, and the "Aaaaooogah" type Model T horns, as well as 110 db. dual air-horn types more often found on 18 wheelers.
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:47 AM
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I'm wondering if some states have laws to prohibit joke horns. When needed as a warning in an emergency they might not effect the appropriate reaction, but rather cause confusion.

Anyone know of any such laws in any states?
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Old 11-24-2003, 05:16 AM
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They are illegal in Australia (though in the 1970s our milkman had a mooing truck). A damn shame. I'd like a horn that plays La Cucaracha, and also that voice system so I could tell arseholes off, or just play with people's minds. I've also fantasized about having a red LED scrolling banner display in my back window with a keyboard mounted up front. Maybe a few shortcut keys for commonly used messages.
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Old 11-24-2003, 05:39 AM
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Try J.C. Whitney catalog, the classic provider of tacky automobile products. They used to have the Dixie horn, and the "Aaaaooogah" type Model T horns, as well as 110 db. dual air-horn types more often found on 18 wheelers.
That's exactly where I bought my horn, too. Neato catalog they have there.
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