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Cullerton heard “Laurel”

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* Tribune…

Democratic Senate President John Cullerton emerged from behind the closed doors of another lengthy budget meeting in Gov. Rauner’s Capitol office Thursday and announced the group had come to an agreement.

“We had a nice discussion,” Cullerton said. “I would say everybody heard ‘Laurel.’ ”

He was, of course, referencing the recent internet phenomenon in which people hear an audio clip as either “Laurel” or “Yanny.” But befitting the way budget talks go in Springfield, Cullerton quickly hedged on the idea there was some agreement.

“I heard Laurel,” he said. “You’ll have to ask the governor and the speaker what they thought.”

* Check it out yourself…

I heard “Yanny” on my laptop.

* But it apparently depends on the type of device you use and its low frequency settings and the way your ears hear sounds…

OK, I heard both this time.

More hear… I mean “here” or here.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 18, 18 @ 11:45 am

Comments

1. I totally heard Yanni
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfHFYp82a4E

   Comment by Linus Friday, May 18, 18 @ 11:49 am

2. I heard Yanni on my computer, Laurel on the radio, and both simultaneously on my phone

   Comment by Grand Avenue Friday, May 18, 18 @ 11:53 am

3. For a valid test go to the original vocabulary.com web page that started it all. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/laurel
   Listening to that, I heard “Laurel”. I do not know what was influencing those who heard otherwise, but this could be an argument in favor of legalizing recreation cannabis

   Comment by d.p.gumby Friday, May 18, 18 @ 11:54 am

4. I heard. “because Madigam“

   Comment by Norseman Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:01 pm

5. I don’t care about the phenomenon (which will probably be the fad of summer 2018 a la Pokémon Go two years ago).

   But for fun, I move that the City of Leland Grove (one of the donut hole communities of Springfield) rename that spur that’s also called West Laurel Ave. that later curves into Willemore Avenue (while the rest of Laurel goes straight west) to “Yanni Avenue.” (Just to avoid a little confusion).

   https://www.google.com/maps/dir//-0.0000636,-0.0006223/@39.783452,-89.6765783,17z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0

   Comment by Leatherneck Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:06 pm

6. The NYT has a recording of it where you can manipulate the frequency going from lower frequency to a higher frequency and then doing the opposite. Listening to it, you can hear when you start/stop hearing Laurel and start/stop hearing Yanni.

   https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html

   Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:16 pm

7. Laurel

   Comment by DuPage Bard Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:21 pm

8. I heard “I love AA.”

   Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:30 pm

9. Example of “priming” from the Skeptic society. It depends on what you expect to hear too. https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_on_believing_strange_things

   Comment by NoGifts Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:38 pm

10. Laurel. and the dress is white and gold. mystifying.

    Comment by Amalia Friday, May 18, 18 @ 12:52 pm

11. I only hear Laurel

    Comment by Demoralized Friday, May 18, 18 @ 1:25 pm

12. Laurel.

    Comment by Northsider Friday, May 18, 18 @ 1:47 pm

13. Laurel on my lap top, Laurel on my desk top and Laurel on my iPhone.

    Liked the Leland Grove story from Leatherneck!

    Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Friday, May 18, 18 @ 2:07 pm

14. - Louis G. Atsaves - Friday, May 18, 18 @ 2:07 pm:

    Laurel on my lap top, Laurel on my desk top and Laurel on my iPhone.

    Liked the Leland Grove story from Leatherneck!
    ———–

    Leland Grove, which includes the site of Illini Country Club, is also well-known among some drivers in the Springfield area as one of the most notorious speedtraps. Many streets with 25 mph speed limit–I wouldn’t go even 1 MPH over there.

    Comment by Leatherneck Friday, May 18, 18 @ 2:36 pm

15. That was the first time I heard both and I can now stop worrying about the conspiracy against me.

    Comment by Signal and Noise Friday, May 18, 18 @ 3:22 pm

16. I heard “Yannuerl”

    Comment by Jen Friday, May 18, 18 @ 3:48 pm

17. I didn’t hear anything.

    Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 18, 18 @ 4:33 pm

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