Comments on: The Tuesday Noon Siren, San Francisco’s Outdoor Warning System http://laughingsquid.com/the-tuesday-noon-siren-san-francisco-outdoor-warning-system/ an online resource for art, culture and technology Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rob http://laughingsquid.com/the-tuesday-noon-siren-san-francisco-outdoor-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-589426 Rob Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:01:34 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=21063#comment-589426 Remember: Tuesday is Solylent Green day. Remember: Tuesday is Solylent Green day.

]]> By: Dav http://laughingsquid.com/the-tuesday-noon-siren-san-francisco-outdoor-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-589370 Dav Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:20:33 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=21063#comment-589370 Wow, this made my week. I suggest a new San Francisco tradition: as soon as the alert finishes every Tuesday all San Franciscans shout "Hail Cesar!" complete with arm gesture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute) Wow, this made my week.

I suggest a new San Francisco tradition: as soon as the alert finishes every Tuesday all San Franciscans shout “Hail Cesar!” complete with arm gesture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute)

]]> By: Nora http://laughingsquid.com/the-tuesday-noon-siren-san-francisco-outdoor-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-589290 Nora Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:30:41 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=21063#comment-589290 How interesting. I was just wondering the other day about the Tuesday noon siren's (or, as we in the Lower Haight like to call it, the 'burger alarm')'s back story. How interesting. I was just wondering the other day about the Tuesday noon siren’s (or, as we in the Lower Haight like to call it, the ‘burger alarm’)'s back story.

]]> By: Kevin Evans http://laughingsquid.com/the-tuesday-noon-siren-san-francisco-outdoor-warning-system/comment-page-1/#comment-589257 Kevin Evans Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:07:58 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=21063#comment-589257 In the early 80s, I was walking down Masonic towards Geary to take a bus to one of my classes. It was during fleet week (something I was unaware of at that time) at noon, the siren went off, 5 jets in formation flew over me. The two startling noises caught me off guard & I thought it was a soviet invasion… In the early 80s, I was walking down Masonic towards Geary to take a bus to one of my classes. It was during fleet week (something I was unaware of at that time) at noon, the siren went off, 5 jets in formation flew over me. The two startling noises caught me off guard & I thought it was a soviet invasion…

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