babylonsister
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:13 PM
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"Crickets" - Sounds of Silence? Where did that come from? nt |
Eric J in MN
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:15 PM
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1. If there is quiet when camping at night, |
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....you can hear crickets chirping.
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:15 PM
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2. with no noise, crickets, usually in the background and not noticed |
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are all that can be heard
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:56 PM
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6. Dang crickets! Always disturbing my camping solitude! |
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:32 PM
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3. It was a device in early B/W movies, to show it was night |
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I don't know when it became feasible to film at night, but if you look closely at old TV shows you can tell that it's really being filmed in daytime but with a filter on the camera to make it look dark. (Clue: there usually aren't such sharp shadows at night.)
To enhance the illusion of "night" the sound of crickets chirping was invariably added.
I find it amusing that DU has picked up this auditory shorthand.
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:41 PM
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4. Warner Brother's Cartoons |
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Daffy makes a bad joke - crickets chirp
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Sat Jul-22-06 11:46 PM
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5. also a tumbleweed rolling by |
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---desolation, abandoned places, nobody around.....
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Sun Jul-23-06 12:00 AM
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7. It means your audience thinks your joke or statement was SO lame |
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Edited on Sun Jul-23-06 12:20 AM by rocknation
that booing you would equate to paying you a compliment. Instead, they're quiet enough for you to hear crickets chirp!
:headbang: rocknation
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babylonsister
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Sun Jul-23-06 01:41 AM
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8. Thanks, but I've seen it attached to political statements; |
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I was thinking 'crickets' meant no one would agree. :shrug:
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