Swoosh sounds

Am I the only person out there annoyed by all the swoosh sounds that seem to have taken over TV? These swooshes usually are heard when scenes change; when the camera zooms in on something; when they go to commercial; within the commercials themselves; and any other time some producer feels it's the right sound for the moment. It's hard to find a show that doesn't have them - I've even watched PBS shows that are trying to be hip, I guess.

A couple of days ago, I logged all the swooshes in watching an hour of talking heads (a half-hour each of Hardball and Countdown) on MSNBC. Hardball had 16 during the program and 17 during the commercials and promos. Countdown (one of my favorite talking-head shows, otherwise) had 23 in the show, and 24 in the commercials. This is getting ridiculous. 80 swooshes in 60 minutes!

These swooshes come in a bunch of different forms. I think they started out as a sound of a rush of air from a passing car or from a suddenly opened door. But the swooshmeisters have been hard at work. Here are some of the variations on the basic swoosh:
-breaking waves
-a roll of thunder
-cars skidding on gravel
-burning fuse
-Star Wars spaceship noises
-a timpani drumroll
-a rolling door closing (or opening)
-escaping steam

I think it's time something was done. When the pitchfork brigade is done with the bankers, they can take on the swoosh producers. After all, maybe the swoosh sounds are the sounds of our money evaporating, or burning or otherwise disappearing.