noirish

I was listening to the radio and local radio theater was on. It made
me think: something about the rhythm of the East Coast accent makes
things sound more "noir". Don't know what it is, though.

It's weird, because I've been contemplating a more "space-age"
perspective -- in which things don't sound like what they represent.
The first example was my grandfather. With no offense intended to
this respected ancestor, I imagined him from the perspective of an
alien being looking and sounding like a Vogon. Or the cute girl with
the dog who lives down the block. Who's to say she's really "cute"?
They say people take after their pets -- so, viewed through
totem-aware glasses, maybe she starts to look like a self-centered
bitch.

Or take PlanetMath. You probably thought you'd find it at
planetmath.org -- but after checking there nothing worthwhile turned
up. A word to the wise, kid: try planetmath.cc.vt.edu.