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POLL added: How Do YOU Spell The Sound a Pinball Knocker Makes?

By MrWizzo

11 years ago


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    “What best captures the sound of the knocker?”

    • DMD: THWACK: YES 30 votes
      39%
    • DMD: THWACK: NO 6 votes
      8%
    • EM: KLACK : YES 13 votes
      17%
    • EM: KLACK : NO 3 votes
      4%
    • KNOCK IT OFF ALREADY! 25 votes
      32%

    (Multiple choice - 77 votes by 66 Pinsiders)

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    #76 11 years ago

    The Screech is just on Sterns because they don't have a real knocker. I really need to get around to adding them since I have the parts.
    To me, Thwack just isn't right. I don't hear the THWA part. To me it is more like "ongK" where the G is kinda silent like in -ING. Can't remember what that sound is called. Been 13 years since linguistics class.

    Please just let it go. FYI, an easy way to let people know you are kidding is to add a smiley at the end of a statement. For a guy with little history, your post came off pretty strongly. My first impression was

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