# What is the most annoying sound in the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068 "2014-12-12T22:39:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068/81 "2014-12-16T00:22:56Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > - people who think they can carry a tune (and love to sing!) when they’re actually tone deaf. You know my mother, then. 😛 I’m a musician, and I can tell a good singer from a bad singer. My mother is terrible at singing, but not ashamed to do it anyway. Thankfully I don’t live with her anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068/82 "2014-12-16T01:19:22Z")
That asshole in the audience during the recording of “Old Love” that was used on the _24 Nights_ CD. Why did he feel it was necessary to whistle like that during the soft passages? Oh, the sound of incoming fire is pretty annoying also. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068/83 "2014-12-16T01:46:48Z")
Leaf blowers Jack hammers Thumping bass on full volume car speaker Revving Harley The stupid jingle from the ice cream truck [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-sound-in-the-world/707068.md?page=4)