Quote from Michel in Jews and Chinese Food
Sookie: [answers phone] Hello? Michel: I heard a noise in the kitchen. Sookie: What kind of noise? Michel: A "bam", or a "clang". Possibly a "crash". It might have a "wham" or a "kapow". Sookie: Well, did you go check it out? Michel: Excuse me, I'm extremely busy. Someone here has to work, I mean, the two of you just run off to do your little decorating project and you leave me here alone. Sookie: Michel! Did you actually hear a noise? Michel: Of course I heard a noise. It was a "thwap" or a "vroom".