Stock Trader
"The sound that Velcro makes when you pull the two strips apart. It's so satisfying, all the little fibers that interact -- that's the sound of accomplishment. Two matching pieces of Velcro -- that's a compulsion."
Lisa Whisler
Physical Therapist, Unity Health Home Care
"I have three boys ... silence."
Mike Dressel
Assistant Stylist, Small & Mighty Films, Phoenix
"The "wah-wahs.' It's the sound that nitrous oxide creates in your head after you leave the dentist's office, go to your car and turn on the radio full-blast. You get the "pings' and the "wah-wahs,' also known as "hippie crack.'"
Kathy Mohead
Independent Housecleaner
"The sound of me screaming during sex!"
Charles Maple
Body Piercer, Rec Club
"Probably the sound of engine pistons -- motorcycle or car -- just the sheer energy of it and the impact it creates. It's beautiful; it makes you stop and think for a second about the world around you."
Brent Evans
Missouri State Representative, 92nd District
"My favorite sound is the sound of airport director Leonard Griggs trying to explain how a delay in the completion of Lambert Airport expansion from 2002 to 2006 is really only a delay of one year."