People that hum

star.chaser

what is it with people that hum?

sit next to someone is work that always humms. drives me crazy. any mad hummers on here who can explain the concept?

whiskeyman

it's just the internal organ noises.
Nothing to worry about.
Usually a bit of WD40 sorts everything out.

CreepingDeath

It's usually people desperate for attention or have an irrational fear of silence.

WindSock

Tell him to have a shower and use deodorant.

Boskowski

CreepingDeath wrote: »

It's usually people desperate for attention or have an irrational fear of silence.

What makes you think that?

That_Guy

star.chaser wrote: »

what is it with people that hum?

sit next to someone is work that always humms. drives me crazy. any mad hummers on here who can explain the concept?

Do you work with musicians perhaps?

biko

Why do florescent lights hum?

Because they don't know the words!

tipperaryboy

There is some people who just like to do it..just to pass the time or whatever.

I think this is more suited to "ranting&raving".

bullpost

Got the **** kicked out of me by a teacher back in the day for humming (unbeknownst to myself) after I'd finished the inter cert mocks . Dont' tend to hum much these days

That_Guy

Magnus wrote: »

Why do florescent lights hum?

Because they don't know the words!

*sympathy clap*

WindSock

I don't mind it too much. I do it from time to time to excercise my vocal chords without having to speak, incl. inward humming. It does irritate me sometimes when others do it without a particular tune and in sporadic bursts.

o1s1n

This drives me insane. Although it doesn't quite top whistlers. Those bastards need to be shot. Or at least have their lips surgically removed.

Darksaga87

My GF's mother hums like a banjaxed hoover, when she does it near me i really want to boot her in the throat.

Hrududu

The guy who sits next to me is doing it now. It drives me up the wall. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up!

Oink

I used to have a lovely colleague at work who used to hum sometimes in a lovely voice . I just looved listening to her. It was very soothing.

Damn recession.

Caoimhín

I hum and whistle all the time.

Much cheaper than those iPod things.

crybaby

Six of us share an office and two people insist on singing to themselves quietly all day long far more irritating tha humming.

Singing has its place but not when other people are trying to do their work or even trying to carry out a conversation you have some random song being sung in the background especially at the end of a long day you have some tool bleating out some crap.

Buford T Justice

Hmmmm...... I'll have to think about this one...


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........................

umm.......................................
er..........................................
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................


Sorry, no answer

star.chaser

CreepingDeath wrote: »

It's usually people desperate for attention or have an irrational fear of silence.

based on other factors, i'd go along with this explanation

WindSock wrote:

Tell him to have a shower and use deodorant.

it's a woman (i think) and she actually humms that way too. a double whammy of punishment

realcam wrote:

What makes you think that?

obviously a "hummer"

DrumSteve

father,whats your favourite humming sound?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

WindSock

DrumSteve wrote: »

father,whats your favourite humming sound?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Or is it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm?

Soccertainer

I used to hum while playing guitar, not sure why, went on for years, completely involuntary, then I'd start singing in the middle and frighten people. No idea why

thetonynator

humming in tune wouldnt be too bad, but the people who usually hum haven't a note in their heads, so annoying!!!

and out of tune whistling drives me mad as well . . .:mad:

DrumSteve

WindSock wrote: »

Or is it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm?

did yah ever hear a woman humming? i knew a woman once but she died soon afterwards.

sorrywhat

I have a whistler that sits to the left of me. They dont whistle to anything, as in a tune, its just a whistle. Really annoying.

star.chaser

yes, i suspect this person is just humming, and not actually humming any particular song. makes it more annoying. she talks to herself too. shes doing it right now as i type. have to get out of this place soon.

m@cc@

I always preferred the mummers to hummers. They don't seem to come around at Hallowe'en anymore.

WindSock

m@cc@ wrote: »

I always preferred the mummers to hummers. They don't seem to come around at Hallowe'en anymore.

That's because they do it on Stephenses day

Theta

The only acceptable form of humming is the type that goes on in the bedroom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer_%28disambiguation%29

Nichololas

I love humming! I'm doing it right now in fact. I think the guy sitting beside me is getting annoyed though.

o1s1n

WindSock wrote: »

That's because they do it on Stephenses day

Actually, I've found something more annoying than whistlers - people who say Stephenses day :P

bob the bob

There is a guy in my office that hums or sings for the second or two where he is walking past someone.

He just goes "dum de dum, dum de dum" over and over,if he's walking past a long bank of desks. It makes me laugh every time. It's only for the duration of him walking past occupied desks. So if it's just me and him, he just breaks out the one "dum de dum" as he passes my desk.

I think it's a nervous thing. Can't explain how humming soothes the nerve though. Maybe afraid of an uncomfortable silence?
It's funny because I am much more confortable in silence than where there is stupid small talk or humming going on.

if you are walking towards him in a long hallway, he also adopts a stupid exaggerated walk for some reason.

star.chaser

soothes their nerves but gets on the nerves of everyone around them.
personally don't mind silences as well. sometimes silence can be so f***** soothing.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

More fcuking whinging...

AH should be renamed to "Whingers Anonymous", Most threads are about somebody bitching about some trivial shít. Get on with your life ffs...

DrumSteve

Bobby Straight Icebox wrote: »

More fcuking whinging...

AH should be renamed to "Whingers Anonymous", Most threads are about somebody bitching about some trivial shít. Get on with your life ffs...

The irony.

vicecreamsundae

i alwaysss hum or sing along to things....songs on the radio, tv commericals, [that tune for Universal Pictures before the movie starts is a fave ]whatever. but i wouldnt do it in front of other people unless i'm really comfortable around them, and those would be the same people that would have no problem telling me to shush if it was bothering them! and certainly not in work situations.

but as for people who hum to themselves when there is no music...like just making up a tune or whatever.. and at work? that would drive me mental too.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

DrumSteve wrote: »

The irony.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Dudess

Good comeback.

Seriously Iamxavier, the irony IS priceless. Your post here is an aggressive rant and you regularly attack people.

OutlawPete

star.chaser wrote: »

what is it with people that hum?
sit next to someone is work that always humms. drives me crazy. any mad hummers on here who can explain the concept?

WindSock wrote: »

Tell him her to have a shower and use deodorant.

FYP ..

Novella

People who hum.

DrumSteve

Bobby Straight Icebox wrote: »

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

that really makes no sense.

ejmaztec

Normal people only hum when there's no lock on the toilet door. Sometimes they add to their repertoire with a bit of tuneless whistling.

galah

around me are: a hummer, a whistler, a spastic dry-dancer (moving to whatever pop cr*p she listens to in her chair, while typing along with the rhythm), a Frankenstein typist, a sniffler, a serial sneezer, a stomping maniac, and someone who shouts on the phone all the time.

The person who invented open-plan offices and thought it would be a great idea should be shot.

Bonkers_xOx

Nah, I don't really have a problem with people who bum.



Oh...

BOHtox

star.chaser wrote: »

what is it with people that hum?

sit next to someone is work that always humms. drives me crazy. any mad hummers on here who can explain the concept?

They don't know the words maybe?

donvito99

Does anyone think this smiley is huming?


:rolleyes:


...smug b*stard.

smiley girl

I hum when I'm drying my hair with the hairdryer, and when I'm hoovering. Didn't realise at first until my bf started laughing at me!
I have begun to hum when driving on my own. Only because my car is in the garage and the the temporary one has no radio, so I hum sometimes!!

smiley girl

donvito99 wrote: »

Does anyone think this smiley is huming?


:rolleyes:


...smug b*stard.

Nope!!!

OutlawPete

donvito99 wrote: »

Does anyone think this smiley is huming?


:rolleyes:


...smug b*stard.

Yep ..

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