Roosters at York Fair
This tidbit in Saveur about the different names for the Rice Krispies spokescharacters (Snap! Crackle! & Pop!) around the world caught my eye, because it started with this:
Just as a French rooster sounds unlike an American one...
Now wait a second. Sure, every language uses different words to imitate animal sounds (Wikipedia has a long list at onomatopoeia), but I can’t believe that the actual sounds that animals make are different. Or maybe that’s not what they meant.
In any case, it provides an excuse to post a recording of roosters crowing I made at the York Fair about a month ago. Interestingly, each one sounded unique, but I don’t know whether that’s because they were of different breeds, or if they were just expressing their individuality. I wish I could tell you the breed of each rooster on the recording, but they only crowed when my back was turned—very sneaky. Two bonus sounds: There’s a turkey gobble about two-thirds in, and the rhythmic honking at the end is from geese when people got too close to their cage. [980k mp3 1:03]
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Posted by H. on October 11, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Hey York is my hometown. :)
Posted by andipantz on October 24, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Really? You know, I think I knew that, actually. Anyway, my in-laws live there, and we visit them regularly.
Posted by Tony Green
on October 24, 2008 at 10:23 PM