City Sound Enjoyer Pillows

'When, exactly, did background noise become foreground noise?'

'The World will speak hip-hop tomorrow.'

King Kongs first christmas

'... and the winner for 'The Noisiest Picture of the Year' is...'

Artist and Musician

'He likes a room where he can reverberate.'

People bell ringing - 'RING TONES'

The sounds of a tree falling in the forest.

Netsukes of New York.

The Gong

"The sea waves on my sound machine are attracting a following."

'Excuse me sir, but some guy is stealing your wallet.'

Musical Accidents

Miracles on 34th Street.

"It's thrilling to watch them come out in the morning, ready for the kill!"

"Congratulations, I now (phonetically) pronounce you Charles and Katherine Henderson."

Sidewalk the game

A Man-Made S(T)inkhole.

"I was born an urban bird and I'll die an urban bird."

“I get that the sounds help you sleep, but I don’t like the way he stares.”

"These self-honking cars make it so much easier to focus on driving."

Police/Ambulance/Attorneys.

"Fred Hoskins-you've turned pro,then?"

"I'm leaning towards NYU."

"Stay together and follow my finger."

For All The Detroit Haters.

"You've just eaten half of Chicago and wonder why you've got Gas? That's why they call it the Windy City Stupid!"

Peddler selling directory of street peddlers.

"That's the back door."

Roadworks: Your City Thanks You!

"Good news - they named the cockroach as the official city insect."

'Pavlov, dear, either we get rid of the dog, or get a phone with a different ring tone!'

'The acoustics in here are fantastic!'

surround sound like crickets chirping everywhere

It occurs to Byron that Toronto's Ranking as the third most polite city was very well deserved.