Spring Forward ...

[Sean]

Here's an easy way to remember:

Spring is part of a clock. Clocks tell the time. Time is of the essence. Another popular essence is vanilla. Vanilla is an ice cream flavour. Gangnam Style is flavour of the month. The rapper is from South Korea. Which is not far from Japan. Big in Japan was a song by Alphaville in the '80s. Duran Duran had lots of hits in the '80s. One of them was Union of the Snake. Cobra is a type of snake. It was also the name of the bad guy's dojo in The Karate Kid. Which starred Ralph Macchio. Who also starred in My Cousin Vinny. With Joe Pesci. Who was a Goodfella. Gandhi was widely regarded as a good fellow. He had a movie made about him. Starring Ben Kingsley. King had an '80s hit with Love and Pride. Duran Duran also had an '80s hit with Rio. Which is in Brazil. Which is a type of nut. As is almond. Which looks like it should sort of rhyme with salmon. Which is a fish. As is a tuna. Skipjack is a type of tuna. It sounds a lot like skip back. Which is what the clocks do in the autumn. As opposed to Spring when they go forwards. By an hour.

[The Hen]

Or ask me.

I can keep time.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Doesn't matter if your clocks need to go forward or back, just check your smoke alarm batteries. If thee alarms are hard wired, hope the electricity doesn't cut out when you need the smoke detector.

[Sue U]

Or ask me.

I can keep time.

You should have been a drummer.

[The Hen]

That's probably true. I am musically retarded.

[dales]

There is a musical term:

retardo- it means slowly.

[Gob]

Funny, that rings a bell with me....

[Sean]

There is a musical term:

retardo- it means slowly.

I'm not aware of that one Dales... Lento is slowly.There is ritardando which means 'slow down' but that's the closest.

I always thought retardo was a Mexican retard...

[Lord Jim]

I always thought retardo was a Mexican retard...

Or the unknown dim-witted Marx Brother...

He just didn't have the brains to make the act....

[Sue U]

I always thought retardo was a Mexican retard...

Or the unknown dim-witted Marx Brother...

He just didn't have the brains to make the act....

Born with one syllable too many.

[The Hen]

Bit like a chromosome really ....

[dales]

There is a musical term:

retardo- it means slowly.

I'm not aware of that one Dales... Lento is slowly.There is ritardando which means 'slow down' but that's the closest.

I always thought retardo was a Mexican retard...

I got confused.

I was thinking of this term:

ritardando (rit.) gradually getting slower

That's me!

[Sean]

This is what you get for arsing about with the clocks!

Wamboin this morning... (Daylight savings)


SE Queensland this morning(ish)... (No daylight savings)

[The Hen]

Mmmmmm. Lovely and cold. My favourite.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Not enough snow for snowmobiling. Call me when they get a foot or so.

[Joe Guy]

Here's an easy way to remember:

Spring is part of a clock. Clocks tell the time. Time is of the essence. Another popular essence is vanilla. Vanilla is an ice cream flavour. Gangnam Style is flavour of the month. The rapper is from South Korea. Which is not far from Japan. Big in Japan was a song by Alphaville in the '80s. Duran Duran had lots of hits in the '80s. One of them was Union of the Snake. Cobra is a type of snake. It was also the name of the bad guy's dojo in The Karate Kid. Which starred Ralph Macchio. Who also starred in My Cousin Vinny. With Joe Pesci. Who was a Goodfella. Gandhi was widely regarded as a good fellow. He had a movie made about him. Starring Ben Kingsley. King had an '80s hit with Love and Pride. Duran Duran also had an '80s hit with Rio. Which is in Brazil. Which is a type of nut. As is almond. Which looks like it should sort of rhyme with salmon. Which is a fish. As is a tuna. Skipjack is a type of tuna. It sounds a lot like skip back. Which is what the clocks do in the autumn. As opposed to Spring when they go forwards. By an hour.

That's the way I've always remembered it.