# Sound Effect Madness, Round 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051 "2008-06-24T13:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/1 "2008-06-24T13:50:00Z")
And thus we arrive at the Elite Eight. Those half dozen of you participating, get your votes in – I’ll count 'em as soon as we have enough to make it worth counting. (Once again, I’ve got proof positive that things that amuse me aren’t universally considered amusing. ☹ ) \*\*The MEH bracket \*\* _Do we prefer the sound of an object in motion, or the sound of it meeting, messily, its target?_ Zing vs. Splat **The WHOOSH bracket** _The “z” bracket – jangle and twang are history!_ Zoom vs. Sizzle **The SQUEE bracket** _What is the sound of one Doper laughing?_ Cackle vs. Snicker **The TWEE bracket** _The sound of contact – does it revereberate or not?_ Boing vs. Thunk ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/2 "2008-06-24T13:51:08Z")
\*\*The MEH bracket \*\* Zing **The WHOOSH bracket** Zoom **The SQUEE bracket** Cackle **The TWEE bracket** Boing ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/3 "2008-06-24T14:34:06Z")
The MEH bracket Do we prefer the sound of an object in motion, or the sound of it meeting, messily, its target? Zing The WHOOSH bracket The “z” bracket – jangle and twang are history! Zoom The SQUEE bracket What is the sound of one Doper laughing? Snicker The TWEE bracket The sound of contact – does it revereberate or not? Boing ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/4 "2008-06-24T15:23:11Z")
\*\*The MEH bracket \*\* _Do we prefer the sound of an object in motion, or the sound of it meeting, messily, its target?_ Zing vs. \*\*Splat \*\* **The WHOOSH bracket** _The “z” bracket – jangle and twang are history!_ \*\*Zoom \*\*vs. Sizzle **The SQUEE bracket** _What is the sound of one Doper laughing?_ Cackle vs. **Snicker** **The TWEE bracket** _The sound of contact – does it revereberate or not?_ \*\*Boing \*\*vs. Thunk ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/5 "2008-06-24T16:52:45Z")
\*\*The MEH bracket \*\* Zing **The WHOOSH bracket** Sizzle **The SQUEE bracket** Cackle **The TWEE bracket** Thunk Joe ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/6 "2008-06-24T21:03:49Z")
\*\*The MEH bracket \*\* _Do we prefer the sound of an object in motion, or the sound of it meeting, messily, its target?_ Zing vs. Splat **The WHOOSH bracket** _The “z” bracket – jangle and twang are history!_ Zoom vs. Sizzle **The SQUEE bracket** _What is the sound of one Doper laughing?_ Cackle vs. Snicker **The TWEE bracket** _The sound of contact – does it revereberate or not?_ Boing vs. Thunk ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/7 "2008-06-24T23:44:08Z")
\*\*The MEH bracket \*\* Zing **The WHOOSH bracket** Zoom **The SQUEE bracket** Snicker **The TWEE bracket** Thunk ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/8 "2008-06-25T02:17:51Z")
The MEH bracket Do we prefer the sound of an object in motion, or the sound of it meeting, messily, its target? Splat The WHOOSH bracket The “z” bracket – jangle and twang are history! Sizzle The SQUEE bracket What is the sound of one Doper laughing? Snicker The TWEE bracket The sound of contact – does it revereberate or not? Boing vs. Thunk I _knew_ this would happen! I _knew_ it! boingorthunkboingorthunkboingorthunkboingorthunkboingorthunkboingorthunk Okay, Thunk! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/9 "2008-06-26T18:46:55Z")
The winners of this round are: \*\*The MEH bracket \*\* Zing vs. Splat (5/2) **The WHOOSH bracket** Zoom vs. Sizzle (4/3) **The SQUEE bracket** Cackle vs. Snicker (2/5) **The TWEE bracket** Boing vs. Thunk (4/3) (That sound you hear is Thunk going “thunk.”) On to the Final Four! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-effect-madness-round-4/454051/10 "2008-06-26T18:58:02Z")
Next round [yonder](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9943768#post9943768).