Hmmm, do I even begin to start up on this one without looking pretentious....

OK, here goes. Mine came from a term I picked up studing psychology but I think it rests more easily in Physics. It basically is the description of auditory stimulus that has all frequencies represented at random fluctuations - that great "shhhhhhhhhh" sound you hear at the end of video tapes for example.

Anyway, I liked the term so decided to use it (it was either White Noise or Doppler Effect or Occam's Razor) but I suppose it can also apply to myself personally as I tend to "drown out" others in conversation (especially when drunk) as I love the sound of my own voice.

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