MP3 ringtones

(Hello, Google!)

One of the things I’ve found to be great about my current phone is the ability to set MP3s to be used as ringtones. I know, it’s nothing new, nor is it special, big, or clever. But it is great fun. For instance, it means I can go to TV Cream’s theme pages and download a shedload of stupid themetunes to use as ringtones.

This morning I was using the theme from “Roobarb”, which is utterly fantastic, but bloody loud. This afternoon it’s the full theme from “The Flumps”, which is equally fantastic, less loud, more subtle, but keeps you humming it way after the phone’s finished ringing.

Although it’s always funny to then hear other people in the office humming it, and not actually realising why. I used to be able to do the same with the Dallas theme-tune too – just wander around humming it, and soon it’s got people all over the office doing the same. Pure comedy, if slightly malicious…