Who's voice would you like on your sat-nav?
dreamdaisy
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Apparently Brian Blessed is being hauled out of semi-retirement by Tom-Tom as someone began a campaign on facebook to have his voice on their sat-nav. TT said they'd do it if 25,000 requested and 25,800 have, so they are going ahead. I have the steam-driven version of sat-nav, a road atlas, but it set me thinking. I decided the voice I would like would be Moira Stuart's: warm, well-modulated and with good diction. Who wouldn't I have? Anne Robinson - too nasal and strident. What about you? DD
Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
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Good question.................Ozzy Osbourne for me.........
Rob xRob0 -
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I think I would like if I did have sat-nav, would be the new Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch. Lovely
Janie0 -
Good call! And the opposite? Who would set your teeth on edge? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Sharon Osbourne
Rob xRob0 -
I can see why Rob! DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Thhinking along those lines (which I'm not supposed to be) the lovely Katie Price was quoted in the Travel section of the Sunday Times today, saying that her worst holiday ever had been in Euro Disney, Paris because ' ..it was full of French people.' You don't say. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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I am a big fan of Professor Brian Cox of ''Wonders of the Solar System''. He has a nice Lancashire accent, and I would trust him to direct me accurately. If he knows his way around the stars, I'm sure the roads wouldn't give him much trouble.
Probably the worst voice I can think of would be Janet Street Porter's. Can you imagine her voice on a long journey? You'd want to drive off a cliff after listening to that :!: :shock:
Bcham, I love your idea of Harry Hill, but I wouldn't be able to drive for laughing.0 -
robertls wrote:Sharon Osbourne
Rob x
Shes lovely. Her kids were at the same school as mine and she always was a sweetie. Ozzie, bless him, would hold the door open for me.
ElizabethNever be bullied into silence.
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no ones definition of your life
Define yourself........
Harvey Fierstein0 -
I do not like Margaret Thatchers voice so she s my nono. I would love somebody Russian on my Satnav.
ElizabethNever be bullied into silence.
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no ones definition of your life
Define yourself........
Harvey Fierstein0 -
Richard Burton....I know he is no longer with us...but I am sure with all the technology....oh and I would love him to say my name...Barbara just turn right at the next roundabout...Love
Barbara0 -
Ulun Rickmun. Un anasaul voice und not to everyone's tustes, but pleusunt to heur. (well Rob, does it work? - This ideu phollows on phrom the tab chuir). DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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I think Bob Dylan was once asked to be a SatNav voice, but he decided against it.
He is quoted as saying, "I think it would be good if you are looking for directions and hear my voice saying something like, 'Left at the next street, no a right. You know what? Just go straight'. I probably shouldn't do it, because whichever way I go I always end up at one place: Lonely Avenue."
Ahhhh, poor Bob!
We could have asked him,'' How many roads does a man walk down before there are any traffic jams?''
His reply would have probably been, '' The answer is blowing in the wind ''.
Just thought of some more good ones:
Stephen Fry, Rowan Atkinson, or for two really camp ones, Alan Carr or Kenneth Williams. I can just imagine the latter if you took a wrong turn..... ''Oh stop messin' about!''0 -
dreamdaisy wrote:Ulun Rickmun. Un anasaul voice und not to everyone's tustes, but pleusunt to heur. (well Rob, does it work? - This ideu phollows on phrom the tab chuir). DD
Soands phubaloas to me...........I'm sare its obvioas whuts huppened
Rob xRob0 -
Is it a gender thing too? We're mostly opting for male voices - agreed they are far less strident than women's - ooooh, sudden thought, Caroline Wyatt, a BBC correspondent has a lovely, deep, double-cream type of voice. That 'ud work. Would blokes prefer a female voice and vice-versa? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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dreamdaisy wrote:Is it a gender thing too? We're mostly opting for male voices - agreed they are far less strident than women's - ooooh, sudden thought, Caroline Wyatt, a BBC correspondent has a lovely, deep, double-cream type of voice. That 'ud work. Would blokes prefer a female voice and vice-versa? DD
Is it u gender thing too? We're mostly opting for mule voices - ugreed they ure phur less strident thun women's - ooooh, sadden thoaght, Curoline Wyutt, u BBC correspondent hus a lovely, deep, doable-creum type of voice. That 'ad work. Woald blokes prefer u phemule voice und vice-versu
Oh deur Dreumduisy..........yao hud u uttuck of pheur????
Rob xRob0 -
Is it a gender thing too? We're mostly opting for male voices - agreed they are far less strident than women's -
Interesting, isn't it? Somehow, a woman giving instructions can sound bossy, but a man just sounds reassuringly knowledgable. Why, I haven't got a clue :!:0 -
robertls wrote:dreamdaisy wrote:Is it a gender thing too? We're mostly opting for male voices - agreed they are far less strident than women's - ooooh, sudden thought, Caroline Wyatt, a BBC correspondent has a lovely, deep, double-cream type of voice. That 'ud work. Would blokes prefer a female voice and vice-versa? DD
Is it u gender thing too? We're mostly opting for mule voices - ugreed they ure phur less strident thun women's - ooooh, sadden thoaght, Curoline Wyutt, u BBC correspondent hus a lovely, deep, doable-creum type of voice. That 'ad work. Woald blokes prefer u phemule voice und vice-versu
Oh deur Dreumduisy..........yao hud u uttuck of pheur????
Rob x
Rob, I hop thus ilnesh ishn't infecshus . I'm a bit phrightend :shock:0 -
Or in my case,''Calm down dear, it's only a motorway''.
I've got motorway phobia. :shock:0 -
Whut cun I suy Rob? I phorgot! Huving hutched suid dusturdly plun only a few minates eurlier I jast phorgot. My upologies. DD Oh, I can't keep it up.
joanlawson, I think you are right. Male voices are more reassuring, steadying, calming, which is why I wouldn't want Ulun Curr for sturters. (Couldn't resist thut one!) DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
By George she's got it! Time to move to gobbledegook thread baby! DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Voice on the satnav? Mine! I'm right and he's always wrong!
The latest ploy of the satnav was to take us to an industrial site instead of home...........
Annie0 -
They are ridiculous things, it's the way people slavishly follow them that gets me. They completely lose their common sense. Twerps. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Hi DD,
Who would I like....Adam West or Patric Stewart I think.... I agree though Moria Stewart would be ok....
Osborn any no thank you!
Thatcher is a big no no for me as well as is any politician..... I would also hate any of the cast of Eastenders and I wouldn't much like the queens voice... though it might be funny that she did it xx
Oh DD Barbara Windsor would make me heave it through the window!
Oh how could I forget... Maxi jaz!0
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