>At 09:05 PM 7/8/02 -0400, John wrote:
>>When I was in college, I was one of the lucky few to have a corner room.
>>The only disadvantage to the corner room is that it was right next to the
>>pubilc "study lounge" balconies.   Well, one day, a group of smokers
>>decided that the balcony would be a cool hang out - and since my roomate
>>and I did not want the smoke wafting into our room, we decided to take
>>action.   We put in one of his Patsy Cline CD's and played it at loud
>>volumes. :)    Funny, they suddenly decided that the study lounge wasn't
>>such a cool hangout anymore.   Go figure.  :)
>
Sean replied:
>A couple of friends of mine were great at dorm sound wars.  If neighbors 
>wouldn't turn down their stereos, one would blast back with O Fortuna from 
>Carmina Burana in retaliation... usually worked pretty well.  The other had 
>a very extensive music collection, and would typically be able to find the 
>same song the neighbor was blasting, and would blast it in return... just 
>off the other's beat.  Surprisingly effective :-)

The finale from the 1812 Overture works pretty well also, especially the 
recording with digitally recorded Howitzers instead of regular cannons, if 
your speakers can take it...

Reggie Bautista




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