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Cluck-astrophe: Rooster crow needs a word that won't make us chicken out

Alright, I'll admit it: "cock-a-doodle-doo" sounds like a bad pun a cartoon character would make after a knock to the noggin. It's clunky, it's weird, and frankly, it makes me want to chicken out of saying it altogether. So, thank you, u/Alone_Fox_849, for asking the real questions. We need a rooster sound that doesn't make us cringe. "Crow" is fine, but it's boring. "Er-er-er-errr" is more accurate but feels like a sound effect from a haunted barn. I'm leaning toward something punchy and ridiculous, like "BRRRRAWK!" or "COO-RAH!", because these birds are dramatic enough to deserve a word that matches their chaotic energy. And speaking of chaos, don't miss our piece on a possum gatecrashing bedtime, because if your rooster's noise