KA-POW!!! ...you have one new message.

[Garland]

I just had to take a shower at 2 AM. Why? I was browsing the internet and wanted a midnight snack. We of course were out of my favorite cinnamon buns, so I made a bowl of cereal. My desk has no room on it so I was holding the bowl with my left hand while eating and browsing EoFF. I had just made that Mary's Little Lamb thread and was hoping for some early responses and such. Well, a response I got, and my computer speakers' volume was up pretty high from playing a soft song previously. I wasn't paying attention to my computer for a minute or two and out of nowhere "KA-POW!!!" and the little notice popped up. I'm very easily startled, always jumpy, and the explosion made me jump and send a full bowl of cereal completely down my shirt, pants, computer chair and floor (luckily not my keyboard or anything). Egad! What a mess! I didn't think Cinnamon Toast Crunch could fly until just a bit ago. Let me assure you, it can travel. I say that loud, obnoxious beeps and crashes that accompany email-notification are evil and the work of the devil. Who's with me? *Grabs a torch, pitchfork and a rope and leads a mob to Yahoo HQ*

[-N-]

Use the damn mute.

[Meat Puppet]

Just don't eat and use the computer at the same time. I found this out when I spilt green juice crap on my keyboard.

[Peegee]

Your speaker should never have enough volume to exceed twelve feet.

[Maxico]

I have a button on my keyboards that should connect me to "tiny online" but seeing as its around 5 years old and Im not even sure if tiny exist anymore its decided to turn its self into a mute button. Its actualy pretty useful.

[Loony BoB]

Who caused the email notification? *considers sending you many messages when you're online at late hours*

[Logan]

I keep my speakers off unless I'm listening to music.

[Silmaril]

That happened to me alot until I put my speakers on mute.

[Psychotic]

I once had my volume on full because I was listening to my voice which I recorded (And it's always recorded really quitely) then some weirdo IMed me on AIM, I can't remember who but everyone I've ever spoken to on AIM is a weirdo, so it's kind of a cover-all thing. Anyway, "KA-POW!!!" to use Garland's excellent description.

I probably got revenge by spamming them. DAMN YOU RATE LIMIT! YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A THORN IN MY SIDE! I'm not sure where I'm going with that. But damn it anyway.

[Dr Unne]

Email notification is one way that people are robbed of any sense of privacy nowadays. I need to feel left alone sometimes. I don't want a cell phone that can ring at any time, and I don't want emails to be flashing in my face whenever anyone sends me one.

[Kirobaito]

That's why I hate AIM so much. I don't want to bother messing with the options, but when it's 2 AM at night, and you're supposed to be asleep, that damn door slams, and you're like OMGWTF!!!!!!!!!!!!~!1111111one

[Teef]

Wow, I totally understand what you've gone through. I do it all the time:weep:

[kikimm]

Yeah, that happens to me....a lot. You think I would have learned by now, but you know. Anyways, when I'm on the computer, I always like having music play, quietly or loudly. So turning on the mute button is not an option for that reason, and for the fact that I'll probably forget. But it's okay. I can deal with a one-second heart attack every once in awhile. Keeps me on my toes.

[Sacred Phoenix]

yeah, that ususally happens to me late at night. I swear it sounds like the world is caving in on me, i even sweat a little. Especially when i am reading something and i am all deep into it.

[Denmark]

if I'm on the computer at all, I use headphones. then again, it's a family computer. so I'm never using it late at night. but if I was, I'd turn the sound off. or just use headphones.