fingernails on the chalkboard

among the things make my spine shiver:

fingernails on the chalkboard
papercuts in your eyes
npr's Diane Ream. her voice cracks under the effort it takes to coordinate the muscles of a rotting corpse.
and Carl Kassell. think jowls. his saliva curdles his words and he smacks his lips to refresh his saliva supply with each sentence fragment.

ugggh disgusting.

in sharp contrast, are the german, british, and hong kong anchorpeople. they sound crisp, precise, efficient, and consequently intelligent. my little slice of heaven.