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[[File:shishiShishiodoshi.jpggif|frame|<nowiki>*DOINK*</nowiki>]]

{{quote|''[[Most Wonderful Sound (Sugar Wiki)|Gotta love the rhythmic tapping these babies put out.]] The weight of the water inside makes 'em move like a see-saw. [[Humans Are Special|Mankind sure is incredible, huh?]] They made this thing with the sole purpose of making soothing sounds.''|'''Issun''', ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]''}}

To establish that a [[Big Fancy House]] belongs to a family that is both traditionally Japanese and exceedingly wealthy, one can show many aspects of the home that seem extravagant. There's the big yard, the high fence, the sheer size of it. But for something that just screams "Rich Japanese Family" you need [['''The Thing That Goes Doink]]'''.

Don't confuse the sound of [[The Thing That Goes Doink]] with that of the ''tsuzumi'', a drumlike instrument used in [[Kabuki Sounds|Kabuki theatre]] which can be heard in a number of anime. The two sound very alike, but the ''shishi-odoshi'' is usually shown when it makes its noise.

[[The Thing That Goes Doink]] is often used in the [[Aspect Montage]].

In addition to indicating a moneyed and traditional household, [[The Thing That Goes Doink]] is sometimes used to signal an imminent [[Hot Springs Episode]].

[[Long List|Not to be confused with]] [[Discworld|the thing that goes parp]],[[Rhythm Heaven Fever|The Thing That Goes Donk-Donk]], [[The Thing (film)|the thing from another world]], [[Final Fantasy|the thing which, if it doinks you, you die]], [[Law and Order|the thing that goes doink-doink]], [[Calvin and Hobbes|the scientific progress that goes boink]], [[Team Fortress 2|the GUY who says boink]], [[Doctor Who|the thing that goes ding when there's stuff]], [[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life|the machine that goes ping]], [[Context Sensitive Button|the button]] [[Conkers Bad Fur Day|that goes ting]], [[Portal (series)|the thing-we-don't-know-what-it-does]], [[The Addams Family|the Thing that lives in a box]], [[HitchThe HikersHitchhiker's Guide to Thethe Galaxy (video game)|the thing your aunt gave that you don't know what it is]], [[Fantastic Four|The Thing that goes "It's clobberin' time!"]], [[The Cat in the Hat|Thing 1 and Thing 2]] or [[Professional Wrestling|the clown that's named Doink]].

* In episode 13 of ''[[Gintama]]'', [[The Thing That Goes Doink]] shows up around Hamiko's mansion.

== FanfictionFan Works ==

* When Baiken uses her Instant Kill in the ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' video game series, the scene abruptly changes to show her and her opponent's silhouettes through the wall of a traditional-style house, with [[The Thing That Goes Doink]] in the near foreground. When it goes doink, the opponent dies.

* [[The Thing That Goes Doink|Things that go doink]] are used as levers and platforms to solve puzzles at various times in ''[[Okami]]'', to make use of the Water Spout power. In the English version (at least), Issun doesn't know what to call them, either. He clearly likes them though, as evidenced by the page quote.

* The ''[[Nancy Drew (video game)|Nancy Drew]]'' game ''Shadow At The Water's Edge'' features this as part of the ryokan's garden. An important clue is hidden in one of the bamboo shoots.