# Voice of the Teeming Millions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724 "2002-05-01T20:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/21 "2002-05-03T08:10:14Z")
I have no intention of exposing my mangled Essex/Hampshire hybrid to the world, but I did want to compliment **Fran** and **Gendo** on a beautiful looking site. That’s a really nice, understated piece of design. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/22 "2002-05-03T09:40:10Z")
I’ve just sent you one, too, **Francesca**. Thanks again to you and **Gendo** for a great site. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/23 "2002-05-03T12:25:49Z")
Fabulous. I’m away for the weekend, so I’ll upload more on Monday, so keep 'em coming. I’m a bit worried that given the size of the files emailed so far, the VotTM hotmail account will get full before I can download the files and your mails will bounce back - if this happens to you, you can also send files to francesca\_tweedy at [hotmail.com](http://hotmail.com) or voiceofthedope at [hotmail.com](http://hotmail.com). Thanks for the compliments 🙂 [sub]And yes, **Nacho4Sara** , you do need a microphone. Borrow a friends! Heh.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/24 "2002-05-03T13:44:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > \*\*But overall, I think the page is brilliant and if I ever do buy a microphone, I’ll be sure to add my voice. Because Zappo is the funniest man ever with a total radio jockey voice, I’ll be listening to his file on a regular basis. \*\* ::floating away on a fluffy white cloud with “#9” stenciled on the side:: Excellent page, **Francesca**! I look forward to trying out all the samples at home tonight. [sub]Rassin’ frassin’ gummint computers with no sound cards. . .[/sub] Hie thee to a microphone **Sara** , and get thine dulcet tones over to England posthaste! Zap! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/25 "2002-05-04T23:29:03Z")
Apparently, **Zappo** and I are the verbose ones so far… It’s fun hearing the voices - c’mon everybody! Send yours in!! ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/26 "2002-05-04T23:38:11Z")
**Zappo’s** was, indeed, amusing. I was expecting him to have more of an accent - like my uncle from Scranton - but he doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/27 "2002-05-04T23:39:32Z")
Oh - if my parents still have a microphone set up in their computer at home, expect to hear me sometime in the next two weeks. If not, no racinvoice for you (heartbreaking, ain’t it?). Have no clue what I’ll say. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/28 "2002-05-05T03:19:52Z")
“Greetings, Dopers. Not entirely sure what I should talk about, but, um, salut de Montréal, Québec, Canada, hope to meet a lot more of you in person real soon, and, um, vote NDP! Talk to you soon. Bye!” Now you can ALL find out how much of a canuck fag I sound like. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/29 "2002-05-05T17:26:28Z")
I’ll have mine set up at the end of this month when I will be recording it at Londope. now accepting suggestions on what to say. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/30 "2002-05-05T17:40:58Z")
**TwistofFate** How 'bout humming/singing a bar from my favorite song, “Lie to You.” Either that or a poem about me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/31 "2002-05-05T17:58:01Z")
Nice site! And I’ll add a third (or fourth is it?) to **Francesca** having a sexy voice! Whew! I’ll make a clip sometime soon and send it out. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/32 "2002-05-06T00:14:40Z")
I will be making a clip (hopefully sometime soon) of a song I sing with my band. It’s a little dreamy song called “So Many Stars” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/33 "2002-05-06T16:51:07Z")
More just added. We have **Anahita** , being veeeery quiet (sorry, that’s the way it came to me), **Bouv** in a rather worrying situation, **Gorgon Heap** on brown salad, **lno** _not_ sounding like a hippo, **Matt-mcl** being Canadian (he talks French and says “aboot”!), **Tripler** being a smooooove DJ (and, frankly, sounding hot) and **Why A Duck** who leaves us wondering “Why R?”. Fabulous, the lot of you. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/34 "2002-05-06T16:56:32Z")
Funny thing: I was watching Sesame Street with my daughter this morning and the letter of the day was in fact “R.” This was announced with a cartoon featuring a whole crew of pirates singing and going “Aarr” a lot. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/35 "2002-05-06T18:04:21Z")
I wish I knew what a hippo actually DID sound like. Then I could try to not sound like that. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/36 "2002-05-06T18:13:34Z")
You’re not trying very hard are you? [http://www.findsounds.com/test/ISAPI/search.dll?keywords=hippo+hippopotamus](http://www.findsounds.com/test/ISAPI/search.dll?keywords=hippo+hippopotamus) They don’t sound nearly like what I would expect. Rather like a large constipated bird. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/37 "2002-05-06T18:16:46Z")
I’m going to redo mine, so it’s audible. Meanwhile, just so you know, the first word is “Hello” in Farsi and the second is how you pronounce my name in Farsi. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/38 "2002-05-06T18:41:11Z")
I’m somewhat disturbed at how quickly you provided that link, **Why A Duck**. I don’t sound like that . . . do I? ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/39 "2002-05-06T18:48:02Z")
Ooh, you guys are in _trouble_… I got a mike at home and I know how to use it. Evil ideas aplenty! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724/40 "2002-05-06T22:26:37Z")
**Francesca** , this was a stroke of genius!! I’m enjoying all the messages. Thanks so much! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-the-teeming-millions/106724.md?page=3)