A while ago I was watching a movie where the characters had to fake crowd noises. Or something. They went around saying "Rhubarb" quite plainly... I can't remember if it was a Woody Allen or Mel Brooks movie... and when I tried to Google it I learned (or re-learned) that "rhubarb" is a word that movie directors have their extras say over and over because it has no sharp consonants and tends to blend into a general crowd noise.
Or so they say. I still remember the oddity of those characters saying rhubarb over and over and it didn't sound anything like crowd noise.
Or so they say. I still remember the oddity of those characters saying rhubarb over and over and it didn't sound anything like crowd noise.
