Stefan writes: > How odd. I always assumed that it was the comic-strip style > representation of the sound of hanging up the phone abruptly.
No. I was there when it came into use. It definitely represents the sound of a small object dropping into a large tank with liquid at the bottom. A septic tank, for example. It was common to respond to a particularly asinine article with the one-word followup "plonk". I've never seen any point in telling the world (or the plonked individual) about the action, though. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA
