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burinnu Tell me something happy from Someplace Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Tell me something happy
#1: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:13:14 PM

This is a trick I usually do when studying out of a really boring textbook. I read the text in my head in the voice of certain celebrities, voice-actors, musicians, etc. It distracts you from the task at hand, but the reading gets much more entertaining, and often the tone of the text will change entirely.

The game is simple: Using the format in the title, describe how reading a text feels when you hear it in a particular voice. Here are a few examples:

Anthony Hopkins: The reading becomes really, really scary, and you're not sure why.

Gilbert Gottfried: The reading becomes hilarious, but after a while, it starts to get annoying.

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw: The reading goes by much more quickly, and is accompanied by little cartoons in your mind.

Morgan Freeman: The reading gets very soothing. Almost enough to make you fall asleep...in fact...nbjhnmkj

I'm in your fanfiction, correcting your spelling.
annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
watching down on us
#2: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:31:40 PM

Dave Gahan: The reading becomes instantly sexy and a pleasure to listen to.

Stephanie Beard: The reading becomes really cute. :3

edited 10th Mar '11 1:33:54 PM by annebeeche

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#3: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:33:18 PM

Tony Jay: Mere stories becomes epics and epics become startling displays of awesome.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
Show an affirming flame
#4: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:34:21 PM

Stephen Fry: the reading picks up a wonderful sense of irony and snark, narrated by a soothing deep voice.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
EndarkCuli Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Mar 10th 2011 at 2:08:40 PM

Liam O'Brien: The reading sounds much more sophisticated, but you start to wonder if there's a hidden, sinister purpose to it.

Conan O'Brien: The reading is now situated on the thin line between manliness and peppiness.

betterthanstrawberry Dreaming out loud. from back in the atmosphere. Since: Sep, 2010
Dreaming out loud.
#6: Mar 10th 2011 at 2:12:34 PM

BRIAN BLESSED: Well, you know...
Sam Worthington: The reading sounds tired and somewhat annoyed.
David Tennant: The reading has a weird cross between Scottish and Estuary accents, and sounds constantly happy and excited.

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.
SantosLHalper Since: Aug, 2009
#7: Mar 10th 2011 at 6:15:17 PM

Man Without A Body: The entire work becomes much MUCH hammier.

edited 10th Mar '11 6:15:49 PM by SantosLHalper

Pentigan Fwomph from The Underverse Since: Apr, 2010
Fwomph
#8: Mar 10th 2011 at 6:16:36 PM

James May: See Stephen Fry, remove irony.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
1whowillmakeEnzeru Since: Jan, 2011
#9: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:41:44 AM

Keith David: The reading becomes an epic legend.

edited 12th Mar '11 9:42:07 AM by 1whowillmakeEnzeru

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EaterOfPizza somethingsomething from a place Since: Apr, 2011
KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
Stupid Man Suit Wearer
#11: May 26th 2011 at 1:04:23 PM

Liam Neeson - The work becomes totally Bad Ass.

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Premonition45 Since: Mar, 2011
#12: May 26th 2011 at 1:51:41 PM

Fran Drescher: The inverse of Gilbert Gottfried. At first, it's annoying, but after a while, it becomes hilarious.

AlCiao God Modder Man from Tennessee Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#13: May 26th 2011 at 2:06:03 PM

Sean Connery: The text trods the thin line between awesome and hilarious.

Tre 82123 from the front to the back, that's where I was at (Unlucky Thirteen) Relationship Status: Singularity
82123
#14: May 26th 2011 at 2:35:26 PM

Zach Galifianakis: Hilarious in a childish, meek way.

edited 26th May '11 2:36:38 PM by Tre

oh, that's why I need this binary mind //
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#15: May 26th 2011 at 2:44:17 PM

Christopher Lee: WIN.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Premonition45 Since: Mar, 2011
#16: May 26th 2011 at 5:58:00 PM

William Shatner: Lots... of... space... then... suddenlytogether!

EaterOfPizza somethingsomething from a place Since: Apr, 2011
SeveredKhan GERMAN SCIENCE! from Germany Since: May, 2009
GERMAN SCIENCE!
#18: May 27th 2011 at 9:59:46 AM

Christopher Lee: The reading becomes the voice of GOD!

Vincent Price: The reading becomes rather hammy.

AlirozTheConfused Bibliophile. from Daz Huat! Since: May, 2010
Bibliophile.
#19: May 27th 2011 at 10:08:17 AM

Don La Fontaine: you realize that you are reading IN A WORLD... WHERE PEOPLE LOOK AT LITTLE SQUIGGLY PATTERNS AND SEE STORIES AND STUFF... ONE MAN MUST CONVEY THE MEANING OF THE SQUIGGLES WITH HIS VOICE!

edited 27th May '11 10:30:27 AM by AlirozTheConfused

Never be without a Hat! Hot means heat. I don't care if your usage dates to 1300, it's my word, not yours. My Pm box is open.
KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
Stupid Man Suit Wearer
#20: May 27th 2011 at 10:15:52 AM

[up] You are the winner. Congrats.

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#21: May 28th 2011 at 6:17:16 PM

DAN GREEN: The work becomes awesome, because it's now voiced by DAN GREEN.

edited 28th May '11 6:17:29 PM by AikoHeiwa

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#22: May 28th 2011 at 6:19:39 PM

Ron Perlman: depressing.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
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