# What do fellow Dopers Sound Like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077 "2003-04-07T15:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/1 "2003-04-07T15:10:22Z")
Okay lads and lasses, bear with me here. I’ve never been one of those people who “pictures” people they talk to on the web. I used to, but I think maybe i’ve been bumming around on the bloody thing too long now and have kinda got used to this new non face-to-face media. One of the things I can’t seem to shake, however, is the occasional urge to assign “voices” to people. Although i can’t visualise them, when i’m reading their post i can’t help but hear it in a certain voice in my head. Chances are these voices bear no relation at all to what people actually sound like, but they just seem right somehow. so, for example **Jonathan Chance** : Jack Palance in “City Slickers” **Coldfire** : Rutger Hauer in “Blade Runner” **XJETGIRLX** : Eliza Dushku in “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” **Everton** : A young Paul McCartney **Manhattan** : God in the “Ten Commandments” So i’m wondering if anyone else out there is guilty of this from time to time and if so, who do you think sounds like who. hell, maybe i’m a complete loon and am the only one who does this, but even if you _don’t_ do it then what accents/voices would you give to different Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/2 "2003-04-07T15:31:30Z")
**Kn\*ckers** sounds like the flibberdygibbett sister in _Joe Vs the Volcano_ (played by Meg Ryan) . **Tars Tarkas** sounds like Elmer Fudd on speed. **Viva los twages** sounds like Tom Brokaw, which is very weird 'cause she’s cute. **Aesiron** sounds like Beaker from _The Muppet Show_. **Carniverousplant** sounds like Robert Plant as a solo artist, not during the Led Z years. **Polycarp** , oddly enough, sounds like Speedy Gonzales, I don’t know why. **Achernar** sounds like Scott Bakula. I’ll be back with more later… oh yeah, **Wearia** sounds like Arnold in _T2_. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/3 "2003-04-07T15:36:10Z")
Urg, I’m hopless at these things, I don’t really picture posters or hear their voices… However, you can check how accurate you are on [The Voice of the Teeming Millions!](http://www.geocities.com/voiceofthetm/) thanks to the lovely **Francesca**. And add your own! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/4 "2003-04-07T15:36:20Z")
If you click on my www, you can hear what a few of them _really_ sound like. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/5 "2003-04-07T15:39:22Z")
Pipped at the post for a plug. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/6 "2003-04-07T15:41:49Z")
I have been mistaken for Robert Redford in appearance only. It’s just because I have blond hair and am fairly tall. I could most probably double for the guy, especially in his earlier movies. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/7 "2003-04-07T15:47:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*Urg, I’m hopless at these things, I don’t really picture posters or hear their voices… > > However, you can check how accurate you are on [The Voice of the Teeming Millions!](http://www.geocities.com/voiceofthetm/) thanks to the lovely **Francesca**. > > And add your own! 😃 \*\* Only if **Coldie** hasn’t done one. for some reason i’ll be devastated if he **doesn’t** sound like Rutger! 😃 and for the record i’ve always felt that **Francesca** sounds like a young Penelope Keith (One that i fear only Britdopers will get). ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/8 "2003-04-07T17:31:47Z")
So, **garius** , who do you sound like? (Since I tend to sound out what I read in my head, you all sound like me to me. Except for the people that I’ve met.) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/9 "2003-04-07T17:49:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > > \*\*Okay lads and lasses, bear with me here. > \*\* Whoa! I just noticed this obvious cry for help… :eek: What kind of bear? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/10 "2003-04-07T18:04:41Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* \*\*So, **garius** , who do you sound like? (Since I tend to sound out what I read in my head, you all sound like me to me. Except for the people that I’ve met.) \*\* [QUOTE] Well i picked up a hint of a turkish accent recently - but only briefly 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/11 "2003-04-07T18:07:12Z")
I think **Garius** sounds like an English Bernard Black. And even though I’ve met him, I always read **London\_Calling’s** posts in the voice of Terry Thomas. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/12 "2003-04-07T18:12:57Z")
**London\_Calling** is an exception to my previously stated rule. I think he’s got to sound like Joe Strummer (RIP). And I imagine that **Francesca** might sound like that American actress who played Bridget Jones. Except with an English accent. If I had to guess then I’d go with Clive Anderson for **garius** , regardless of his penchant for all things Turkish. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/13 "2003-04-07T19:40:42Z")
Ooh! Who do I sound like? The only Doper voices I hear in my head are **Eve** (Kathleen Turner), **NoClueBoy** (Keanu Reeves), **CrankyAsAnOldMan** (Bea Arthur) and **Persephone** (Edie McClurg). I know. I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/14 "2003-04-07T20:28:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > **I think Garius sounds like an English Bernard Black.** Apparently i act and think like him - so probably 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/15 "2003-04-07T20:44:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > > Ooh! Who do I sound like? > > The only Doper voices I hear in my head are \>SNIP\< **NoClueBoy** (Keanu Reeves), > > ] Heh heh heh… You sound like that marvelous looking woman in _Chocolat_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/16 "2003-04-08T01:58:12Z")
I guess the only Doper whose “voice” I “hear” when when reading her posts is **Eve**. Sometimes they play in my head with the voice of Tallulah Bankhead, other times Bette Davis. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/17 "2003-04-08T03:15:48Z")
[http://www.royaltyfreeart.com/sounds/chihuahua.wav](http://www.royaltyfreeart.com/sounds/chihuahua.wav) ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/18 "2003-04-08T05:12:01Z")
What do they sound like? Hmm… **Spoz** sounds like a rocking musician (don’t know who) with a mild Australian accent and a mildly deep voice… I know that’s not very descriptive, but I’ve never been able to do the “oh, they sound like this character from this movie” thing. I’ll be able to view video clips of **SPOZ** anmd his friends at the weekend, though. (so I’ll see how accurate it is… at least through their drunken filtering haze) **Eve** sounds like somebody with a really cultured, smooth English accent. I know she’s from New York and all, but that’s what I imagine her to be. Other than that, I’m REALLY not good at this (like **Tir Tinuviel** ). Apparently, I have the same thing going on as **ShibbOleth** … where practically everyone sounds like me. So what do I sound like? (and no… I’m not going to direct **Spoz** to this thread… he’ll probably say I sound like a [robot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=130408)) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/19 "2003-04-08T05:25:36Z")
**galen ubal** sounds like James Earl Jones. and I sound like a bunny. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077/20 "2003-04-08T06:17:13Z")
**Eve** sounds like Tallulah Bankhead, only classier. **garius** sounds like Ian McKellen **NoClueBoy** sounds like Jonathan Frakes under the influence of a mild opiate. **alice\_in\_wonderland** sounds like Grace Slick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-fellow-dopers-sound-like/167077.md?page=2)