To my ear, vocal fry sounds like when your throat kind of closes up at the end of a sentence when you're starting to run out of breath.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2015 12:42:46 pm PDT #6148 of 30003
brillig
Burrell - Sep 28, 2015 12:43:29 pm PDT #6149 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It doesn't seem silly at all, Maria. It hits hard.
Isn't vocal fry the same thing as Batman voice, or that just my weird association? I know that there was a whole thing a few months back about vocal fry and how it was annoying, or at least annoying when women did it, and my reaction was, "Batman voice?" I didn't realize it was thing people did to sound cool.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2015 12:44:39 pm PDT #6150 of 30003
brillig
I find it annoying no matter who does it, if they do it a lot.
Burrell - Sep 28, 2015 12:47:04 pm PDT #6151 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
But am I getting it right, what it sounds like?
Sheryl - Sep 28, 2015 12:48:58 pm PDT #6152 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Totally spaced(npi) on the super blood eclipse moon. Can I blame sleep dep? (Also still not feeling so hot- this time tummy issues)
DavidS - Sep 28, 2015 12:51:12 pm PDT #6153 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Vocal Fry example: [link]
-t - Sep 28, 2015 12:52:03 pm PDT #6154 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
See, that sounds like something I should notice.
ETA Batman voice, that is, I can't listen to the link at work.
Steph L. - Sep 28, 2015 1:06:02 pm PDT #6155 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't think Batman qualifies as vocal fry, although now I am laughing my butt off imagining Batman using vocal fry.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2015 1:29:28 pm PDT #6156 of 30003
brillig
Anything involving Batman and hordes of young women is amusing.
flea - Sep 28, 2015 1:51:08 pm PDT #6157 of 30003
information libertarian
You all are the right audience for this: I showed the kids Underoos, and Casper wants The Flash Underoos. Unfortunately they only come in Men's, and a Men's small is still waaaaay too big for her (she could get away with a Women's small.)
Did I confess here that I am tempted to buy my brother and his fiancee He-Man and She-Ra Underoos as a wedding present? It would be wrong, I think. But I really want to.