OUCH!

In regards to the ringtone that only kids can here...…
I heard it, too, and IT HURT MY EARS! BAH! It really hurt!

Over on the Smug Cloud, Kimmy posted a link to an MP3 that played the ringtone. I clicked on the link, and it started to play and I didn't hear anything. Not too surprising considering that I am -- shall we say -- a bit older than the youngsters who are supposed to be the only ones who can hear it.

I realized, however, that my volume was turned down, so I clicked on "play" again, turned the volume up, and heard the most AWFUL noise. It was truly painful; it was painful enough that it made me rip the earbuds out of my ears and let out a squeal that caused my co-workers a small measure of concern for me.

It was a high-pitched, piercing tone; the true awfulness of it cannot be described. I hope to never have to hear it again.

Besides it being a bad experience for my poor ears, it is also a testament to my ever-youthful genes! Not only can I hear the ringtone, I also got carded at the Dave Matthews concert when I went to buy beer -- TWICE! My 29 year old counterpart did not. Thanks, Mom!