lemming Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Re: The Last Word I dunno... the "Birthday Song" at our favorite Teppan resteraunt was tasteful... or so I assume' date=' they sang it in Japanese...[/quote'] That's why they greet you in Japanese. If you respond, they'll use different words for the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Re: The Last Word Heh. I need to call my mom. It's her birthday. Just saw her a week ago, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word The original lyrics to the Birthday Song were: Good Morning to you. Good Morning to you. Good Morning, Dear Children, good morning to you. It was invented and sung by two Nursery School or Kindergarten Teachers every morning in the 1880s or 90s. Then I think Coca Cola bought the rights to it. I don't know when it changed to "Happy Birthday". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word It was invented and sung by two Nursery School or Kindergarten Teachers every morning in the 1880s or 90s. Then I think Coca Cola bought the rights to it. I don't know when it changed to "Happy Birthday". Wikipedia has good info on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word Interesting history on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word I woke up today at 7:30ish AM confinced that it was 7:30ish PM and wondering 1) where had the day gone 2) I had a uni lecture from 5-8pm so I thought I missed it, and 3) wondering why it was still day and not night (the sun sets at about 7pm) 4) why I was still in my PJs at this time at "night" and had not changed my clothes at all during the "day" -- it puzzled me. So convinced I was that it was 7:30 PM I had left the computer on during the night so I called up the NGD to check the time time-stamp on posts and threads. The cynic in me distrusted the AM time as I thought the computers clock could be reset, in other words the time indicated ont he PC was not reliable. 2) Still convinced that it was 7:30 PM I went to the TV and called up the cable tv guide. It just so happened that a show I know is only shown in the AM was on next. This was the first indication that I may be AM afterall. But still I'm not convinced. 3) I phoned the time and got the mechanic voice telling me what the time was (no AM nor PM was indicated. By this time it was close to 8 and since it was day not night, I concluded that it was AM afterall, and went back to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word http://tycho.usno.navy.mil is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word Y'know, Bazza, I've actually done that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word I have too, but that was before my professional astronomy training days. Since then, if possible, my clocks display time in 24-hour format, and if not possible I always look for the AM/PM bit. "Gah, it's oh-seven-thirty? Back to bed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word Too much of an adjustment for me, and it doesn't happen THAT often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word Probably true for many people. It was essential for me. And it was made easier by listening to AFN for half a dozen of my formative years. "At the sound of the tone, the time will be oh nine hundred hours Central European Time. Beep Beep Beep Beep Beeeeeep" every hour on the hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word It's just easier for me to turn to Josh. "Hon, what time is it? Is that AM or PM?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word My wife uses that method, too. She doesn't even try to read my (digital, of course ) watch. Seeing 16:32 doesn't help her at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Re: The Last Word For as long as I can remember, we'e had digital watches. But I still, to my own embarassment, mistake, say, 16:00 for six o'clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word http://tycho.usno.navy.mil is your friend. So it will tell me the time for the USA. That's great but not if you're an Aussie who doesn't know what time it is in his own time zone. I have too' date=' but that was before my professional astronomy training days. Since then, if possible, my clocks display time in 24-hour format, and if not possible I always look for the AM/PM bit. "Gah, it's oh-seven-thirty? Back to bed."[/quote'] I realized much afterwards I could have looked at the bed-side clock and it would have told me it was "AM". Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word For as long as I can remember' date=' we'e had digital watches. But I [i']still[/i], to my own embarassment, mistake, say, 16:00 for six o'clock. I do that occasionally too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word I don't like digital watches nor do I use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word Less young people are using watches at all these days. The mobile phone is ubiquitous enough, and the vast majority of models has a built-in watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word Cell phones are a nuisance and the best way to tell what time it is is to look at a regular old clock that isn't digital. Like the watch that I wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word True that. Do you think they will come out with a Swatch phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word for L. Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word Hey, I'm one of those unspeakably primitive people who still think digital watches are a neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word 00:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word for L. Marcus My grandparents had a reprint of that map in their bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: The Last Word must have ment a great deal to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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