Have you ever used sound effects?

Yesterday, I overheard a strange yet familiar sound coming from the hallway. It sounded like the noises my younger brother would make when we played pretend as kids. I doubt he would admit it, but I’m fairly sure that’s what he was doing – making up scenes and acting them out, sound effects included.

I have a friend who punctuates her stories with sound effects. She’ll make the screeching sound of tires or her interpretation of a bomb going off. It’s terrifically amusing and few people I have met do this beyond their childhood.

On the flip side, my older brother and I never made sound effects except for lightsabers. How do you convey a pantomime weapon is a lightsaber without making the noise, anyway?

Have you ever used sound effects in conversation? Did you use them as a child and dropped the habit you grew older? Do you only imitate certain sounds?