# I'm Hearing Things More and More

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 14, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787 "2007-07-14T20:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/21 "2007-07-16T11:50:41Z")

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Do you have any gaps in your memory?

Is your anus unusually sore?

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/22 "2007-07-16T12:04:22Z")

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Plain old bedside clock radios can also act as the transmitter for this weird noise. I used to bring my cell phone with me when I went to take a nap, but when I put the phone on my bedside table, the radio would emit the Morse code-like dit-dits and wake me up. At first I thought my radio was starting to go on the fritz, but I realized it was the cell phone’s doing. I still bring my cell phone up when I take a nap, but put it on the dresser, fifteen feet away from the radio, and get no Morse code transmissions.

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**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/23 "2007-07-16T12:43:27Z")

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-.-- — …- / .-- … .-… .-… / -. — - / -… . / … .- …- . -… / -… -.-- / - … . / … — .-… -.-- / --. … — … - .-.-.- / -.-- — …- / .-- … .-… .-… / -. — - / -… . / … .- …- . -… / -… -.-- / - … . / --. — -… / .–. .-… …- - — -. … …- – .-.-.- / … -. / …-. .- -.-. - .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- /\*\* -.-- — …- / .-- … .-… .-… / -. — - / -… . / … .- …- . -… .-.-.-\*\*

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**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/24 "2007-07-16T14:33:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Terrifel]  
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Either I’m missing a joke or **Terrifel** needs a new tinfoil hat. Yes, I did traslate it. You’ll have to figure it out for yourself.  
YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED BY THE HOLY GHOST. YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED BY THE GOD PLUTONIUM. IN/ FACT… YOU WILL/NOT BE SAVED.

ETA - Google reveals the answer. Zombies and computers make for poor bedfellows.

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**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/25 "2007-07-16T15:44:18Z")

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Wow, cool! An online Morse Code converter!

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hearing-things-more-and-more/411787/26 "2007-07-16T15:47:35Z")

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[QUOTE=jayjay]  
That’s weird. Only because my cubicle-mate’s radio does the same thing. Random times, not on a regular basis, but at least twice a week there’ll be what sounds like morse code and static coming through instead of oldies.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what the reason for it is…  
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My radio does too. I noticed the other day that it did it when the cell phone of the guy in the next office was ringing.

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