Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Takes A Licking And Keeps On Ticking

I did laundry yesterday and noticed one load of wash made a clicking-banging noise throughout its spin cycle. When I finished unloading the machine I was a bit shocked to find my Timex watch lying on the bottom of the wash tub. I could not believe I had accidentally thrown the watch in with the clothes. When I reached in and retrieved the watch the first thing I noticed was the condensation under the watch crystal. I examined the watch face closer and could see the second hand ticking away. What do you know, John Cameron Swayze was right.

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6 comments:

  1. ally bean2:59 PM

    Amazing.  I remember the saying, but not the commercial.  

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  2. Colleen3:46 PM

    You find the most fascinating things - yup, takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Wasn't there one with an elephant?

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  3. la pergrina4:28 PM

    I remember that one, too. :)

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  4. la pergrina4:30 PM

    I'm thinking this one came from the late fifties.  I don't remember it but I do remember the ones from the sixties.

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  5. Kay Dennison7:56 PM

    I have done the same and yeah it does keep on ticking!

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  6. la peregrina9:28 AM

    Yep, what do you thing would happen if you tried it with a $10,000,000 watch?

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