# Snikt! vs. Thwip! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812 "2004-08-14T06:14:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/1 "2004-08-14T06:14:50Z")
Snikt! Thwip! Outcome? ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/2 "2004-08-14T06:27:52Z")
While snikt is more satisfying, you can get in a lot more thwips than you can snikts. And let’s face it…when you’re going that fast that high, you’re gonna need all the thwips you can get. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/3 "2004-08-14T06:42:05Z")
‘Thwipt’ wins, but only because the true winner in a comic book sound effect competition (‘bamf’) is not competing. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Norder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dan\_Norder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Norder)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/4 "2004-08-14T13:48:57Z")
In order for Snikt to get anywhere, it has to connect. Thwip can ran circles around Snikt, and knows when Snikt is coming before Snikt even does. A logically written Thwip could severally Thwip Snikt up so he couldn’t even move, at which point Snikt’s got nothing. To the death is probably a different story, but if all it takes is taking the other out, Thwip severely outclasses Snikt. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/5 "2004-08-14T17:42:55Z")
Snikt! Thwip! Slash! Wham! Crash! Sproing! Swoosh! Thwip! Thwip! Twip! Mmph! Mmph! Mmph! Any questions? ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/6 "2004-08-14T18:12:30Z")
BORT! owns them all. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/7 "2004-08-14T19:20:26Z")
[BBFRPRAFPGHPP](http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/dmd-alphabetical.html) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/8 "2004-08-14T19:47:43Z")
I prefer Jerkcity’s own HUALGHULAGHUALGUALUGHAULGHLUAGHLUAGHULAHGULAGH. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/9 "2004-08-14T20:28:30Z")
**BOOM.** Sends all competing sounds to fry in the heart of a moldering Fire-Pit. Game, set, match. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/10 "2004-08-14T21:57:46Z")
_ **Kapow!** _, if he’s prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/11 "2004-08-14T23:40:29Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > **BOOM.** > Sends all competing sounds to fry in the heart of a moldering Fire-Pit. > Game, set, match. I recall that for a while in the early '90s, Image loved to use, “Doom.” I never had any idea why they chose that. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/12 "2004-08-15T05:56:34Z")
Not sure if it’s a Peter David exclusive, but for a while several explosions in PAD’s **Hulk** ended up with (variations of) RAKK-OV-LAMMB! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/13 "2004-08-15T06:17:11Z")
Sheeeeit. Me and my man Nightcrawler’ll be over here. Let us know when you need a BAMF! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/14 "2004-08-15T06:22:54Z")
What? No mention of the “diarrhea sound” **SPLORT**? Sacrilege! William M. Gaines is spinning in his grave! Q ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/15 "2004-08-15T07:43:37Z")
Pffft! Frack! Pop - Sproing - Ging!!! ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/16 "2004-08-15T07:51:43Z")
[Snikt, defintely. It owns the world. Er, this place.](http://www.outland.org) 🙂 /Shadez ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/17 "2004-08-15T19:56:18Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > What? No mention of the “diarrhea sound” **SPLORT**? > > Sacrilege! > > William M. Gaines is spinning in his grave! > > Q In my book, GLITCH trumps SPLORT. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/18 "2004-08-15T20:07:54Z")
“Adjust Saddle!” “Bicycle Repairman” (Python) showed up a whole town of Supermen with that caption. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/19 "2004-08-15T20:22:14Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Not sure if it’s a Peter David exclusive, but for a while several explosions in PAD’s **Hulk** ended up with (variations of) RAKK-OV-LAMMB! With mint jelly? ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snikt-vs-thwip/259812/20 "2004-08-15T21:04:20Z")
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