On 12/14/2015 11:58 AM, amdx wrote:
On 12/14/2015 9:15 AM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 12/14/2015 10:08 AM, MJC wrote:
In article ,
says...

"N_Cook" wrote in message
...

On practical joking, this was to wind-up my parents , when I was aged
about 10.
A syncronous mains driven/timed mantle clock . I was intrigued by this
little flipper/kicker thing that operated when you turned on the
power.
If you disengaged it with a match, then half the time , when switching
back on, the clock would go backwards.

That reminds me of a clock we had when I was growing up. On the back
was a
small wheel and you had to spin it in the direction you wanted the
clock to
run when it was plugged in.

If only one could "turn the clock" back and recapture one's long-gone
youth that way...

Mike.


I wouldn't be 21 again on a bet.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

On the other hand, a recent comic had an old man and a young child,
the child ask, "Grampa, how old are you?"
Grampa replied, "I'm 89 years old, and I don't recommend it!"
Mikek

It's true, being really old is no fun either.

http://dilbert.com/strip/2008-01-30

But then I'm a Christian, so I don't have to hang on with my fingernails.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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