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Melodic car horn suggestions

‘My ideal car would feature three horn buttons’

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The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.
Sat Nov 14 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Further to Frank McNally’s column on car horns (An Irishman’s Diary, November 11th), my ideal car would feature three horn buttons.

The red button would unleash the ear-piercing dissonant chords from the shower scene in Hitchcock’s film Psycho. This would be reserved for imminent mortal danger.

The orange button would trigger the four thunderous opening chords of Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem to warn road users of potential danger.

The green button would sound the opening of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to say hello or to celebrate special occasions. – Yours, etc,

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