The Final Stroke

10 thoughts on “The Final Stroke”

1. jim August 27, 2018 at 9:14 am

   In the early seventies before atomic clocks, time on speaking clock was set by reference to RTE time but RTE used the speaking clock to set their time.
   1. Martco August 27, 2018 at 9:38 am

      aha!
      so is that why the RTÉ News is at 6.01? oh, no..
   2. Cian August 27, 2018 at 10:50 am

      reminds me about a joke about Native Americans and firewood…
      1. Bertie Blenkinsop August 27, 2018 at 10:52 am

         It can’t be any worse than the “Michael D did a fart” post up above….
2. Spaghetti Hoop August 27, 2018 at 9:46 am

   Aw, some of you here will miss the late night chats.
3. Bertie Blenkinsop August 27, 2018 at 9:49 am

   Without getting all nostalgic, remember “let the phone ring twice to let me know you got home safe”?
   1. Janet, I ate my avatar August 27, 2018 at 10:46 am

      knock three times if you’ll meet me in the parlour,
      twice on the stairs if the answer is nooooo
      oh my darling…
      twangy tune
      1. Bertie Blenkinsop August 27, 2018 at 10:50 am

         Those lyrics must be the remix Janbags ;)
4. Liam Deliverance August 27, 2018 at 10:57 am

   Tried ringing it, not working, just beeped at me . . .sniff
   1. Lilly August 27, 2018 at 7:35 pm

      Same here. Could she not have hung on til the stroke of midnight.

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