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Laurel or Yanny?
« on: May 17, 2018, 08:39:46 AM »
It's Laurel! Don't even go there with that Yanny crap!
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2018, 08:50:30 AM »
Both.

When I first heard it I heard 'Yanny', but then it changed to 'Laurel'. If I focus correctly I hear both now.

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2018, 08:54:23 AM »
This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2018, 08:56:13 AM »
I hear "Laurel" when it's played at the original pitch. When the pitch is reduced by 20% I hear "yearry".

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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2018, 08:57:10 AM »
I hear Laurel, my wife hears Yanny... figures.

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2018, 09:23:47 AM »
Both.

When I first heard it I heard 'Yanny', but then it changed to 'Laurel'. If I focus correctly I hear both now.

Same with me. At very first, I heard Yanny and then it became Laurel.

The same thing happened with that blue dress thing. For one second I saw one color and then on, I saw the other color.

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2018, 09:28:24 AM »
me and son heard yanny or something like ddrrjjjjjannny.

wife heard laurel, because women are crazy
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2018, 09:45:46 AM »
Kill me now....
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2018, 09:48:36 AM »
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2018, 09:51:08 AM »
I haven't clicked the link but I find it hard to believe that people can't tell the difference between one word enunciated correctly, and cheesy new age keyboard soft rock.

(This does, however, offer some rationale as to why some people inexplicably like Radiohead and Grace Under Pressure.)

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2018, 09:51:42 AM »
This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.

Absolutely my first thought as well.  It was then followed by the realization of how much damage I've done to my hearing over the years.   :-\
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2018, 10:29:03 AM »
This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.

Kill me now....

And just so everyone is on the same page, the ACTUAL word being said in the audio clip is...... LAUREL 

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2018, 10:37:02 AM »
I haven't clicked the link but I find it hard to believe that people can't tell the difference between one word enunciated correctly, and cheesy new age keyboard soft rock.

(This does, however, offer some rationale as to why some people inexplicably like Radiohead and Grace Under Pressure.)

Hey, Yanni rules, GUP rules, Radiohead's AMSP rules. Blow me.  :biggrin:
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2018, 10:51:13 AM »
Yup. Tick is dead on.  She's not your type.  Move on.   Tick is Obi Wan Kenobi


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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2018, 10:54:12 AM »
What the actual fuck are you guys talking about?
I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

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« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2018, 11:15:14 AM »
What the actual fuck are you guys talking about?
My thoughts exactly.
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2018, 11:18:50 AM »
I haven't clicked the link but I find it hard to believe that people can't tell the difference between one word enunciated correctly, and cheesy new age keyboard soft rock.

(This does, however, offer some rationale as to why some people inexplicably like Radiohead and Grace Under Pressure.)

Or Genesis and Kiss.

And ...

This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.

Kill me now....
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2018, 11:51:50 AM »
I haven't clicked the link but I find it hard to believe that people can't tell the difference between one word enunciated correctly, and cheesy new age keyboard soft rock.

(This does, however, offer some rationale as to why some people inexplicably like Radiohead and Grace Under Pressure.)

Or Genesis and Kiss.

And ...

This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.

Kill me now....


I almost added "Kiss" but wanted to see how long before that got thrown out there.  The Genesis is admittedly a surprise, but there you go.  :) 

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« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2018, 11:57:09 AM »
...or Pain of Salvation.

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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2018, 12:31:26 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2018, 12:33:43 PM »
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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2018, 12:59:37 PM »
Laurel and Hardy!

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« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2018, 01:22:25 PM »
Is this a publicity stunt for Yanni?
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« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2018, 01:29:57 PM »
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« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2018, 08:12:13 PM »
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« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2018, 03:12:44 AM »
I don’t find it stupid at all. I think it’s a perfectly harmless and mildly interesting audio phenomenon.

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Re: Laurel or Yanny?
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2018, 06:07:45 AM »
This could literally be the dumbest thing ever.

Kill me now....

I'm not really understanding this hate. It's a harmless internet thing that isn't about politics. I actually found it kind of fascinating. A buddy texted it to me and said "play this for everyone around you". The following 15 minutes was one of the most fun fights I've ever been in. 

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« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2018, 06:14:39 AM »
Chino... you're right, it's absolutely harmless interwebz viral crap.  I don't think it's hate, but just the biggest fucking eyeroll that this is what grabs the attention of our society en masse??  I sometimes feel humanity is devolving.
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« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2018, 06:17:11 AM »
Chino... you're right, it's absolutely harmless interwebz viral crap.  I don't think it's hate, but just the biggest fucking eyeroll that this is what grabs the attention of our society en masse?? I sometimes feel humanity is devolving.

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« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2018, 06:32:37 AM »
W...What's wrong with a pet rock?

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« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2018, 07:07:20 AM »
Chino... you're right, it's absolutely harmless interwebz viral crap.  I don't think it's hate, but just the biggest fucking eyeroll that this is what grabs the attention of our society en masse?? I sometimes feel humanity is devolving.

In 1975 1.5M people paid $4 for a pet rock.

 :lol It's not stupid from the perspective of science and general interest, it's stupid because of how something so small becomes a sensation that sweeps the nation.  I guess not different than a pet rock, or when I was a kid, pogs were a thing.  Sure have fun with your friends about it, but it's not headline news IMO that needs to be now injected into my life from so many different sources.  The memes have been funny though. 

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« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2018, 03:00:13 PM »
"Brainstorm" or "Green Needle"?

depends on what you think......

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« Reply #34 on: May 18, 2018, 03:15:04 PM »
That's really funny.