# what does your computer say to you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-computer-say-to-you/160866>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-computer-say-to-you/160866 "2003-03-12T16:59:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-computer-say-to-you/160866/41 "2003-03-15T08:00:33Z")

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My only change is a bit of Closer to the Heart that plays on startup.

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**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-computer-say-to-you/160866/42 "2003-03-15T17:25:36Z")

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Only one customized sound now.  
New mail: “Roof pig! Most unexpected!” – The Tick.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-computer-say-to-you/160866/43 "2003-03-15T17:52:57Z")

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For a while my computer took everything from HAL in _2001_. But it got on my husband’s nerves so he changed it to the usual beeps. (His name is Dave.)

About the only thing that is different on my computer is that I hear Big Ben on the quarter hour.

Well…that and the usual voice of God telling me to rid the world of people who break line.

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