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Sian-of-the-dead
Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
It happens here on 26th October at 02:00.

Does it happen in any other country?

Does anyone get confused by it?

I do :o
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Nothing wrong with an extra hour in bed :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    ooh, thanks for reminding me :)

    I always forget.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Nothing wrong with an extra hour in bed :)
    Yeah but that means my daughter will be up at 5:30 AM instead of 6:30, ugh.
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Nothing wrong with an extra hour in bed :)

    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    *meltdown*
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Yeah but that means my daughter will be up at 5:30 AM instead of 6:30, ugh.

    There's two little ones here who'll be up early as well :eek:
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    *meltdown*

    Oh God, is that my anxiety coming back? :confused:
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    I'll be in Norway when it happens with a plane to catch back the next day :confused:arama :o
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Oh God, is that my anxiety coming back? :confused:
    Chime wrote:
    I'll be in Norway when it happens with a plane to catch back the next day :confused:arama :o

    SEE WHAT I MEAN?! :confused:

    *faints*
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    *meltdown*

    Wow, my head hurts! I will now stay home on fear of timing issues!

    BTW can you re-write this with a coventry accent? I find that thread fascinating.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Clocks go back in NA on Nov 2nd.
    And as a carry over from the English language use derailment from yesterday, I found 'hen night' quite funny :p
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    SEE WHAT I MEAN?! :confused:

    *faints*

    We must stop it! Who do I speak to, Social Services? The Cov Cathedral chaplain? Father Christmas?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Wow, my head hurts! I will now stay home on fear of timing issues!

    BTW can you re-write this with a coventry accent? I find that thread fascinating.

    :D

    I'll do it now
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    The original post:

    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    The Coventry version:

    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal but it's jus' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini buz to pick uz up at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini buz guy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' up at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the club duz go on anuver 'our an' we miss the buz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks uz up at 2 firty?!
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    The original post:

    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    The Coventry version:

    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal but it's jus' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini buz to pick uz up at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini buz guy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' up at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the club duz go on anuver 'our an' we miss the buz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks uz up at 2 firty?!

    Not an improvement, just an amemdment based on my observations. Tell me if I'm wrong :)

    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal bot it's jos' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini boz to pick oz op at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the clob goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini boz goy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' op at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the clob doz go on anover 'our an' we miss the boz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks oz op at 2 firty?!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Not an improvement, just an amemdment based on my observations. Tell me if I'm wrong :)

    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal bot it's jos' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini boz to pick oz op at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the clob goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini boz goy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' op at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the clob doz go on anover 'our an' we miss the boz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks oz op at 2 firty?!

    Nope, it's definately DUZ, BUZ and UZ :)

    Goy and clob may be an improvement ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Nope, it's definately DUZ, BUZ and UZ :)

    Goy and clob may be an improvement ;)

    Arrgh it's this O sound and U sound.. they all sound the same to me. Sarah's kids say 'Mom' and she agrees that it has an 'O' sound. But it's a 'U' in the middle... yawn, so if a 'U' sounds like an 'O', what does an 'O' sound like? Other words with a 'U' sound like a clipped 'U', like 'much'...

    You'll just say 'An O sounds like an 'O', idiot' ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    The original post:

    It's not that. I enjoy the extra hour in bed normally but this year it's my friend's hen night and I've arranged the mini bus to pick us up at 02:30 in the morning... now, is that 02:30 BST or GMT?! What if the driver doesn't put his clock back?! what if we don't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 02:00, puts it's clocks back to 01:00 and continues to 02:00 again?!

    I called the mini bus company and they said they'd put a note on the account that clocks change and that we need picking up at 01:30. So does that mean we see 01:00 twice?! What if the club does go on another hour and we miss it?! What if he doesn't put his clock back and picks us up at 02:30?!

    The Coventry version:



    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal but it's jus' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini buz to pick uz up at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini buz guy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' up at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the club duz go on anuver 'our an' we miss the buz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks uz up at 2 firty?!

    LMAO!! Tanks!
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  • monkeywish
    monkeywish Posts: 79
    I like the translation! And that definitely is frustrating!
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  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    The Coventry version:

    t'ain't that. I lark the 'our in bed normal but it's jus' this year's me mate's 'en night an' I got the mini buz to pick uz up at 2 firty in the mornin'... now, is that 2 firty now time or normal time?! What if the driver doon't put 'is clock right?! what if we doon't put our clocks back?! What if the club goes on til 2, puts it's clocks back to 1 an' goes on 'til to 2 agen?!

    I rang the mini buz guy an' 'e said 'e'd put a nowt on the accarnnt that clocks goo back an' that we need pickin' up at 1 firty. So does that mean we 'ave to go frew 1 oclock twice?! What if the club duz go on anuver 'our an' we miss the buz?! What if he doon't put his clock back an' picks uz up at 2 firty?!

    Learn Polish!!!! It's easier!!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    nuffingman wrote:
    Learn Polish!!!! It's easier!!

    t'ain't... Cov is me muvver tongue innit ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Arrgh it's this O sound and U sound.. they all sound the same to me. Sarah's kids say 'Mom' and she agrees that it has an 'O' sound. But it's a 'U' in the middle... yawn, so if a 'U' sounds like an 'O', what does an 'O' sound like? Other words with a 'U' sound like a clipped 'U', like 'much'...

    You'll just say 'An O sounds like an 'O', idiot' ;)

    To be fair, it's probably because i'm originally from Nuneaton which has a slightly different accent to Coventry... I'm a Midlands hybrid! :D

    In Nueaton we'd say:

    "chuffin' nora! the bluddy clocks gew back vis weekend innit!"
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    To be fair, it's probably because i'm originally from Nuneaton which has a slightly different accent to Coventry... I'm a Midlands hybrid! :D

    In Nueaton we'd say:

    "chuffin' nora! the bluddy clocks gew back vis weekend innit!"

    Allow me to speak in my mother tongue:

    'Come friendly bombs and fall on Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Allow me to speak in my mother tongue:

    'Come friendly bombs and fall on Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'

    This means nothing to me....

    Oh Vienna.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    This means nothing to me....

    Oh Vienna.

    It's a poem... John Betjeman. It's about Slough. I lived next to it for about 8 years. :)

    Edit: Who's Vienna?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    Does anyone get confused by it?

    I do :o


    yes other people get confused by it... we call these people 'toddlers' and we take them to school to learn stuff.

    spring forward fall back... its that easy.

    its like that wee rhyme for remembering which way a screw needs turned

    Lefty Lucy, Righty Tighty.

    pimplesimplamatrons
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    It's a poem... John Betjeman. It's about Slough. I lived next to it for about 8 years. :)

    Edit: Who's Vienna?


    you lived next to a poem?

    Vienna is a world famous song that spent 8.3 light years at Number 1 sung by Ultravox... its chorus catchier than malaria... this off-grid existence doesnt suit you.. you miss out on 80's electropop hits.!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    I actually had to check the calandar. It's November 2nd here. It's annoying because I always forget to change a clock.
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    dunkman wrote:
    yes other people get confused by it... we call these people 'toddlers' and we take them to school to learn stuff.

    spring forward fall back... its that easy.

    its like that wee rhyme for remembering which way a screw needs turned

    Lefty Lucy, Righty Tighty.

    pimplesimplamatrons

    I used to wonder where the hour went :o

    I'm not so bad now, it's just the whole arranging the mini bus thing completely baffled me. Worrying about the hen night being a success is stressful enough without this clock change milarky!
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    No sian it's not just England where this happens :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
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  • xscorcho
    xscorcho Posts: 409
    dunkman wrote:

    spring forward fall back... its that easy.
    except for in the countries that go back in the spring and foward in the fall :)

    here, we go back on the 26th at 3AM.. i dont like how it gets dark so flippin early

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