but you don't have to be, because a study has shown thatdogs prefer it. And actually, we don't talk to dogs exactly like we talk to babies—we use the same pitch and intonation, but weintuitively leave out the vowel exaggerationthat's thought to help babies learn to speak....
But if you wanted to take onomatopoeia a step further you could alter the word, or even make up a new word, to describe the sound. For example, say you have a very specific idea of what that sound is, so instead of saying that the gravelcrunched, maybe you make up a word that, w...
Deep Purple (1972):A run of early ‘70s heavy-metal supremacy achieved its commercial zenith with a Deep Purple album that featured the guitar riff to end all guitar riffs: “Smoke on the Water.” But Purple’s multi-million seller was no one-trick pony, thanks to other benchmarks like...
Deep Purple (1972):A run of early ‘70s heavy-metal supremacy achieved its commercial zenith with a Deep Purple album that featured the guitar riff to end all guitar riffs: “Smoke on the Water.” But Purple’s multi-million seller was no one-trick pony, thanks to other benchmarks like...
From Washington State to New Jersey as well as Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and even up in Canada, fundraisers based around Valentine's Day are popping up again with a unique twist of getting back at your ex while supporting animal shelters....
The Iceland Phallological Museum, which features actual preserved penises of every animal native to Iceland (including humans) announced that the infamous "plaster caster" mold of Hendrix's willy will be included in the museum. Let's just say Hendrix's guitar skills weren't the only impressive ...
As we all presently live in a free-market economy, we have learned to accept that the language of marketing tends to accentuate the positive and play down the negative. The point at which this becomes ‘irresponsible’ is difficult to define, but we focus mainly on those practices that have...
From Washington State to New Jersey as well as Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and even up in Canada, fundraisers based around Valentine's Day are popping up again with a unique twist of getting back at your ex while supporting animal shelters....
The opening sequence of “Panic Attack,” people were going, “What is that synth-y guitar? Are we goingTurboall of a sudden?” Then the drums come in — what is this? And then, the engine fires off. The metal power starts to scream and oh my God, that’s Priest. So there are...
I'm glad there's no PC version ofGrand Theft Auto V, because I don't have a console, so this removes the temptation to play the darn thing. If previous GTA games are anything to go by,GTA Vwill have numerous punishingly hard missions that are almost impossible to finishthe first time...