IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE BLOG CLOCK BEING WRONG

Just get over it.

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[ThePanda]

first?

[MOTW]

I'm sure Microsoft will come up with a patch for this, right Dave?

[Brainy Jello]

It only used to me 2 hours wrong for me. But I just don't know if I can handle it being 3 hours off. All that math makes me tired.

[Leetie]

Hmmm... another post about the clock being wrong... What ever WILL we do? ;)

[Bombay Duck (Fish, not bird)]

uhm its around 10 and a half hours behind time for me.

wait, i'm in bombay.

oh well, never mind.

or maybe i do - bombayites measure distances in minutes and not kms...

[mudstuffin]

*toot*

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves (n' stuff)]

"Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?"

Does anybody other than me think the guy who sang that wass really rude? C'mon, the pretty lady was either just asking about the time, or was maybe trying to strike up a conversation and the guy gets all huffy about it.

[Rayne]

Jane, it's only the Chicago folk that are rude. *G*

[Rayne]

Jane? I meant Mahatma Kane. Sorry. My kid is Jane. Somehow you blended in. *G*

[Rayne]

Jane? I meant Mahatma Kane. Sorry. My kid is Jayne. Somehow you blended in. *G*

[Rayne]

And, I must post all comments twice; and, I can't spell my own kid's name right.

Too much Halloween candy, I'm sure.

[SchadeBoy]

Dave - You tell 'em.

MKJ - What song are you referring to?

[MOTW]

* senses an earwig coming on in response to SchadeBoy's query *

[punky brewster]

I'm so over it I didn't even realize it was wrong.

[Geoffer]

25 or 6 to 4? That was the title, but I never understood what it meant, either!

[Geoffer]

Now I remember...You're right Chicago. But I still don't know what it means!

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves (n' stuff)]

Shadey: you must endeavor to never hear that song if you really haven't heard it before . . .

You're welcome

[Mr.Fisher]

Did somebody say Earwig? Gee Thanks, now I have one.

What time is it?

Four thirtay

It’s not late, naw, naw,

Just earlay, earlay, earlay

[Mr.Fisher]

And, If your (not youar) Doctor doesn't Spin, you may not be familar with that tune.

Just sayin.....

[SchadeBoy]

I'm very glad I've never heard it. The lyrics made me gag and want to put a vaccuum cleaner to my ear and try and suck them out of my brain.

Lesson: Never, ever, EVER put a vaccuum cleaner up to your ear and turn it on.

Thanks to all who have prevented me from hearing that song. Since I never have heard it, I can't get the earwig.

Probably not going to hear much of anything else, thanks to the vaccuum issue...

[SchadeBoy]

Speaking of earwigs, I've had the theme from Harry Potter running through my head all weekend.

Nothing like a persistent earwig to ruin a perfectly good tune for you.

[Chicago II]

Well, here I am, sitting crosslegged on the floor. It's 3:30, but in a few minutes it'll be 25 or 6 to 4.

[Geoffer]

Tx for clearing that up, Jeff. Now I can concern myself with other important stuff, like why beer is spelled funny in different countries, but still sounds the same.

[Geoffer]

Wait a minute! Jeff...Geoff. I think there's a pattern here...

[Dr. Dog]

Jeff and Geoffer, 25 or 6 to 4 was written very early one morning by a really drunk guy laying
(lying, lieing?)on his kitchen floor, looking at the clock in an upside-down sort of way. He didn't really know what time it was, he didn't really care. But he knew he had song that would pay for his kids' college.

[SchadeBoy]

Is this the same Chicago that starred Peter Citera? If it is, then they've had better songs, it seems. I've got their greatest hits album, and I notice this song isn't on there.

[Geoffer]

Earwigs are bugs, says our scientist. I always thought those annoying song scraps were earWORMS. Whatever they're called, they are annoying, especially when you're (not your) trying to fall asleep.

[Geoffer]

Dr Dog: If he was really drunk, he was probably lying. Laying would have required some degree of sobriety. OR, if he were otherwise laying, he wouldn't have been able to write anything in that inanimate state. Big question: Did he write one or two songs?

[MeganBNL]

I thought Barry Manilow wrote the songs.

[Geoffer]

Well. Meghan, you've started a whole new series of earworms for me...thanks!

[queensbee]

you arent in a different time zone????

[trillian]

Been reading this blog for months, but this is my first blog, so be gentle. But I just had to share.

My worst was, for about 3 weeks, had the darn Black Betty song.

You know the one:

Oh, Black Betty, bam ba lam
Oh, Black Betty, bam ba lam

Of course, that's the only part of the song I could remember, so for sanity-sake (TOO LATE!) I made it up:

Chorus

Black Betty was a man, bam ba lam
Who liked to eat ham, bam ba lam

Chorus

and so on, won't share you with any more... cause it only got worse.

Sorry guys... you can kill me now!

[Geoffer]

Barry Manilow wrote that , too??? Only kidding, but that's another good one.

[trillian]

I meant this is my first post. Doh. What is it with the clock thing anyway? Does it not update automatically on purpose? So we have something to complain about?

*trying to get back on subject*

[Anagramically Challenged]

Is this the same Chicago that starred Peter Citera?

Yes - although I think it's Cetera.

[Wizard in Training]

...WAIT...

There's a theme to Harry Potter??? Since when?!?!?!

And PLEASE tell me so I can get 'Four Thirtay' outta my head.....

[MzVette]

I think that "Time" song causes your computer to explode if you read through the entire lyric. I know mine was ticking in an ominous fashion!

[Leetie]

Mudstuffin, I concur.

[Steve]

Barry Manilow *DIDN'T* write that song! He just sang it. And not to be _too_ picky, I think it's "Oh, Black Betty, Bam-a-lam"...

What's wrong with Chicago? Beats the living s*** (stuff) out of P. Diddy and M&M (ha!) and the C-rap that's going around these days.

Oooh. Do I sound like a fuddy-duddy? That's just because Dave and I are the same age. (ha! again.)

[slyeyes]

Personally, I like Chicago, I like "25 or 6 to 4" AND "Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is."

"Color My World", however, has been known to drive me buggy.

*** which reminds me of my #1 favorite dumb joke.

Person #1: Do you know what drives me buggy?

Person #2: No, what.

Person #1: Me horsey.

Thank you, thank you very much. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.

[mudstuffin]

*blur*

[SchadeBoy]

Now we're not going to argue about Black Betty, are we? 'Cause if we are, I'm going home.

[slyeyes]

More than you probably want to know about Whoa, Black Betty

[trillian]

Steve, your right, I think... but forgive me if I'm protective of my earwig. What I heard in my head was 'bam ba lam.' Kind of like Hendrix singing "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

*smile* and *gulps koolaid... thanks tina*

[Joshkr]

Uh...hehheh, that nickname was just a harmless halloween joke that I forgot to fix.

Move along...nothing to see in my last post...

ugh

[insomniac]

speaking of earwigs, here's a little number from BM, I've been thinking since a week ago Saturday..

Oh, Ashlee
You came and you sang on TV
But your lips didn't move !
Oh, Ashlee...

[Just Confused]

Hmm... it worked for slyeyes...

I guess I'm just not as cool as you guys. Can't figure out how to do the nifty links *sigh* ... whatever will I do *SOB*

oh well... can't blame a girl for tryin.

Oh, and SchadeBoy - no arguments. I've got on my best "company" manners right now!!!

[Slartibartfast Mark II]

Where the heck did that "Help!Help!" quote come from. I mean, I know it's Monty Python, but why was it thrown in among "Black Betty" and "Spin Doctors" and "Chicago" and "Manilow" and "etc?"
If you do not comply with my request, we will say...Nee!

[mudstuffin]

*burlap*

[slyeyes]

Just Confused/Wizard/etc., here's a website that our resident HTML master advocates. It worked for me.

HTML Tutorial

[Joshkr]

You mean my topics have to fit in? I have to conform? Stay on topic! Nuts!

How this blog counts

[slyeyes]

Oh, and our resident HTML master is, of course, DJTonyB.

Mudstuffin, are you OK? Got an upset tummy or something?

[SchadeBoy]

It interrupted my Billy Joel fest, too!

It's a little unnerving when one moment you're hearing Billy Joel sing "I've Loved These Days" and the next you hear Terry Gilliam protesting public opinion control techniques of a certain hierarchical regime.

[mudstuffin]

*woof*

[Just Killin' Time]

Sly

Thanks. I've decided I'm going to see how long I can stay on this site and not work today. Thank you for your contributions to the 'Just Need a Vacation' campaign!

your contribution is tax deductable to the fullest extent allowed by law.

[BLOG NAZI]

Joshkr....remembered what happened last time you angered the Blog Gods -- or whoever.

[Charlotte]

Funny thing about 'Whoa Black Betty'. They just played it on the radio station I'm listening to.
Weird....

[Blog Nazi]

erm...WHOMEVER

[SchadeBoy]

Slyeyes - I could help but take note that your HTML tutorial happens to come from a UofA web page. Does this mean you and DJTOnyB are Wildcats? If so, to borrow a quote from the now incarcerated Ms. Stewart, "It's a good thing."

[Just uhhh]

so now there are Blog Gods??? Is THAT why I can't figure out the linky thingymajigy?

who do I have to pray to and do they prefer a sacrifice of 1) your first born child 2) a virgin 3) a goat or 4) the first born virgin child of a goat????

[Joshkr]

djt...Kat took my pants...Tina tackled me...this is shaping up to be a great day!

ShadeBoy...sorry for the Joelus interruptus, was doing an intervention :)

Blog Nazi...Not the dungeon again? Nooooooo!

[queensbee]

i'm a geezer who doesnt know who or what black betty is or was, but 25 or 6 to 4 is the stupidest song in my generation... well, maybe not completely stupidest, that would be macarthur park, but i hate 25 or6, etc. are we certain that BM didnt write it?

[MOTW]

here, mudstuffin, let me rub your tummy.

[Peri]

Do you think BLOG NAZI might be PETER? Those caps will give you away every time.

As far as I'm concerned, the blog clock is ALWAYS wrong, daylight saving or no. It's 12:26 pm here in Winnipeg right now, and I think that's the right time. It's never the same time for all of us so who cares what time the blog clock says?

[mudstuffin]

Sorry, I've just been testing the Ramdom Words that Sound Like a Fart generator. I'm OK.

*speck*

[Morgana]

Hey, did anyone notice the creative spelling in Dave's last column? I was naively thinking that someone else might see it.

:)

[Just Did It]

Oh Frabjous Day! Cailloux, Callay!!! I DID IT!

Ok. Now that I'm feeling proud and smug I'll go back to just watching.

[Just Editing]

Callooh! Callay! rather.

[Peri]

Yes, I did see that spelling of navely, but I assumed I must be wrong in thinking it was incorrect because they would never print something that was wrong in a newspaper, would they?

[slyeyes]

Shadeboy, no, Not U of A for me. I'm not sure, but I don't think DJT is either.

I'm a Webster University Gorlok. Don't ask 'cause I don't know what that is really. St. Louis is home to strange university Mascots. St. Louis University are the Billikens.

Go figure.

[MOTW]

knavely or naively
I saw it, but didn't want to say anything about it for fear it would keep Dave away even longer than he'll be gone when we pick on his Blue Shirt.

[SchadeBoy]

Does PETA know about this alleged sacrificial goat shortage?

[Peri]

*tackles Bangi and puts on a muzzle*

[slyeyes]

Just (fill in the blank), congrats!!!!

[Peri]

er, that is to say, put's a muzzle on Bangi. I, personally, am not wearing a muzzle.

[Sarah]

The clock is wrong? Hell, I wouldn't have even noticed had nobody said anything.

[Joshkr]

slyeyes...Gorlock WBAGNFA death metal band. Oh wait...too late. (I did not link to their official website because it was frankly disturbing)

[Leetie]

*perf*

[SchadeBoy]

Laughs because now both Bangi AND Peri are wet - thanks to Rita.

[Targetgirl]

*Hands mudstuffin a bar of swiss chocolate*

Hey Mud, methinks that's nothing a bit of brown, silky love can't cure. (I meant the chocolate. Halle Berry couldn't make it today... sorry)

*unwraps leftover Halloween candy, as last bar of swiss has been offered up to the Barryblog Gods*

Mud, I've discovered that red wine goes very well with swiss chocolate. Let me run to the LQ, I'll be back in a jif...

[Leetie]

Re: "brown silky love"

Am I the only one who thought of South Park character?

[Just RIP]

Ok... my mind is becoming discombobulated trying to think of words that work with "Just" to make a new name for new posts... so ... "Just Blank" is now dead. We are now holding a contest to see who can come up with the best replacement name. I'll answer to anything (unfortunately) ... just ask my husband.

So how does the rest of that song go? Not being a card carrying member of geezerhood, all I ever knew was the same two lines Bangi and Tina sang...

[Peri]

I didn't mind the water, Rita, but let me get out of the way before you let loose with that fire extinguisher. Muzzles AND wet shirts AND 2 women grappling in the foam might be pushing things too far in a family blog.

[Leetie]

Just sayin' ?

[Joshkr]

Just what Leetie said...

[uhhhhhh]

They say if you love something let it go
And if it comes back, it's yours, that's how you know
It's for keeps, yeah
It's for sure
And you're ready and willing to give me more than

... and right with ya leetie on tha SP character!

[MeganBNL]

You people are deranged.

Megan
At the corner of Calloo and Callay

[mudstuffin]

*shirt*

[Peri]

Yeah. You really are. Totally deranged. Certifiable.

Have I told you lately that I love you?

[punky brewster]

Wow ... crazy day at work ... hey, anyone notice the clock on this thing is wrong?

[Targetgirl]

Mud...
*hands Mud full balloon glass of Rosemount Shiraz*

Quit with the fart sounds for a minute and have a few sips. Should calm your gaseous nerves.

Shades of Chef... chocolate and Isaac Hayes~ Two of the smoothest characters around...

*turns on Barry White's "can't get enough of your love" on vinyl, starts swaying hips*

[Joshkr]

Hehheh, Peri...

--Have I told you lately that I love you,
Have I told you, there's no one else above you,
You take away all my sadness, fill my heart with gladness--

If anything warrants the blog gods sending me back to the dungeon...that would be it...

[Hmmm]

Thanks Tina! *runnin' for cover*

Which reminds me... getting back to the parasitical ear invasions earlier... I heard a song on the radio yesterday, all I can remember is that 1) I've heard it before and 2) I used to know who sings it... neither of which helps me trying to figure out the Title and Artist...

But here's part of the Chorus:

"And it cuts like a knife (na naaaa na na naaa na naaaaaa)
But it feels so right (na naaaa na na naaa na naaaaa)"

Any ideas?

[MeganBNL]

Who disarmed the Cher detector???

[Peri]

Off the top of my head, I think that's Bryan Adams. But I could be wrong. I often am.

[punky brewster]

joshkr ... I see they (as in the Royal They) let you post again! And just newly fresh from your blog banishment and you go and do something like this ... have you no fear, Man?!

[Joshkr]

Wake up, Punky
The Blog Clock Matrix has you

[Joshkr]

Punky...I have no brains would be more accurate ;)

and Peri is right as always...Bryan Adams it is

[Peri]

Hmmm. A co-worker just strolled through the office singing "Shot through the heart and you're to blame, you give love a bad name". He would be fortysomething and has very little hair. Why do you suppose he's got Jon Bon Jovi in his big hair days on his mind?

[punky brewster]

Joshkr ...

Clock boy : Do not try and change the clock. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.

Punky: What truth?

Clock boy : There is no time.

Punky: There is no time?

Clock boy : Then you'll see, that it is not the clock that changes, it is only yourself.