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Title: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: cory in sf on December 06, 2012, 05:22:44 PM

Why is no one else asking this? Am I imagining things?!
 :-[

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: wood and iron on December 06, 2012, 08:34:28 PM

I hear them too. I like to think it's Tom's subliminal message to us that it's okay to think the first Austin Powers movie is a very funny movie.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: Lookit on December 07, 2012, 08:32:23 AM

I'd noticed them but was too afraid to acknowledge them publicly.

Thank you for opening the door.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: nowah on December 07, 2012, 08:48:00 AM

People talk about them in the chat when they happen. There was a really good "groovy, baby" last week.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: masterofsparks on December 07, 2012, 09:04:39 AM

Party Zone flashbacks?

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: dutch on December 07, 2012, 12:33:36 PM

wild guess that they're coming from tom's mac. Maybe a notification when someone comes online on chat.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: bananagrabbers on December 07, 2012, 11:19:59 PM

Yes, I heard these as well as Tokyo subway station chimes, which are the default notification sound for Adium, a Mac chat program.  So that's a good bet for the Austin Powers sounds as well.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: Eric Fishlegs on December 08, 2012, 07:00:17 PM

Quote from: bananagrabbers on December 07, 2012, 11:19:59 PM

Yes, I heard these as well as Tokyo subway station chimes, which are the default notification sound for Adium, a Mac chat program.  So that's a good bet for the Austin Powers sounds as well.

That's disappointing. I was assuming it was foreshadowing for a Wurster call.  And every week he called and it wasn't acknowledged I got more excited figuring when it finally came into play it would be epic.

Title: Re: WTF with the Austin Powers sounds?
Post by: bananagrabbers on December 10, 2012, 10:41:47 AM

I mean, I should add that this would have required Tom downloading Austin Powers sound clips and adding them to his chat program for certain actions.  So while it's possible given the other sounds, it's not a guarantee or anything.