[OT] [plug] Motorolla C380 Ringtones from Linux PC

[James Devenish]

In message <1103797263.2934.6.camel at localhost>
on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 06:21:03PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 18:16, James Devenish wrote:
> > In message <1103796691.2934.1.camel at localhost>
> > on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 06:11:32PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > mobile: 0422 978315
> > why [do] people choose a variety of bizarre ways of expressing their
> > mobile telephone numbers.
> [It's] meant to read zero, four, two, two, *ever so short pause*
> ninety seven, eighty-three, one, five. 

Sure, and "BANGBANGABANG BANGBANGABANG" is meant to be read as 3 BANGs,
followed by a slight pause, following by 2 more BANGs and a B A N G.
But I still don't understand the rationale for the irregularity.