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There is a lady who walks around the office humming all the time. She has a very pleasant voice, a nice timbre to it. If I had to guess, I would say she is a contralto, mezzo-soprano maybe. Not classically trained, of course, or she wouldn't be walking around our office, but she can carry a tune without a bucket.

If I'm in an area with her and she's humming, I often ask her what it is.

And she'll say, "oh, that's Brahm's Ein deutsches Requiem" or "a little piano sonata no. 5000 by Loodvig" or "the leitmotif for Senta in Der fliegende Hollander". Ha ha. Not really, but she will identify it rather clearly, and I nod and smile.

Today I was leaning against a wall, getting ready to go in to a meeting that was pretty important, and she stopped next to me.

She said, "what's that you're humming?", obviously returning the favor.

I had to think for a moment, and then I answered her.

"The tune from the Mr. Happy ice cream truck."