p_p_man
The 'Euro' European
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- Feb 18, 2001
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by following the sounds from our TV stereo equipment.
The doorbell rings and I'm halfway there when I realise it's from a TV movie.
Same with the telephone.
I hear a sound in the corner of the room and, startled, look in that direction. Again a small noise on TV.
But the ultimate happened yesterday. As the film started I put a meal in the microwave to heat up.
A few moments later came the familiar "Ping".
I went to the microwave, which was still going through the heating process, turned it off and took out the meal before I realised my mistake.
So I'm not only following false sounds around the house I'm now conditioned to carrying out certain actions by those very sounds!

The doorbell rings and I'm halfway there when I realise it's from a TV movie.
Same with the telephone.
I hear a sound in the corner of the room and, startled, look in that direction. Again a small noise on TV.
But the ultimate happened yesterday. As the film started I put a meal in the microwave to heat up.
A few moments later came the familiar "Ping".
I went to the microwave, which was still going through the heating process, turned it off and took out the meal before I realised my mistake.
So I'm not only following false sounds around the house I'm now conditioned to carrying out certain actions by those very sounds!