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It is illegal to reproduce that sound on US public airwaves in a non-emergency context. There are two syllables in English such that if you shout them in seque

It is illegal to reproduce that sound on US public airwaves in a non-emergency context. There are two syllables in English such that if you shout them in sequence in a crowded theater in a non-emergency context, it is also a crime: fi-re.

astrange 4y ago
It's legal to do that. That remark comes from a side comment in an overturned SCOTUS case prosecuting someone for protesting the draft.
sokoloff 4y ago
It never occurred to me that fire might be two syllables, but I guess it is “PHI-ur”.