Subject: The Talking
 Clock
 
 
 After
 closing time at the bar, a drunk was proudly showing
 off his new apartment to a couple of his friends.
 He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big
 brass gong and a
 mallet.
 
 
 'What's up with the big brass gong?' one of the
 guests asked.
 
 'It's not a gong. It's a talking clock,'
 the drunk replied. 
 
 'A talking clock? Seriously?' asked his astonished
 friend. 
 
 'Yup,' replied the drunk.
 
 'How's it work?' the friend asked, squinting at
 it.
 
 'Watch,' the drunk replied. He picked up the
 mallet, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound and stepped
 back. .
 
 The three stood looking at one another for a moment.......
 
 Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed,
 'You asshole! It's three-fifteen in the
 morning!