A bit of humour

[codash1099]

 

[JessicaTam]

All very amusing, and fits the stereotype, but… if you flipped the clock to have the six in the correct position, then it would be upside down, and look like IA (without the crossbar in the A). So it appears as if it’s staged or photoshopped satire (or maybe it’s been produced by AI… coincidence or not???)

Definitely funny that it is upside down. Roman numeral clocks have the 'bottom' of each number towards the middle of the clock. So the clock is correct, just upside down.

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

Just by coincidence, today in the only bar in a very small village in rural Spain, I saw this clock… (also running backwards)

 

[Hvr]

 

[Port Power]

Courtesy of @ellen10 as shown in “The view from my office” thread, this old clock shows how Roman numerals are actually printed on clock faces. Yes, IA instead of VI as all numbers are viewed from the centre as @JessicaTam stated.



Take that, “influencer”!

 

[Buzzard]

Just by coincidence, today in the only bar in a very small village in rural Spain, I saw this clock… (also running backwards)

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I used to own a clock like that.
Shame I sold it.

 

[AIRwin]

I used to own a clock like that.
Shame I sold it.

Its time was up?

 

[prozac]

 

[SYD]

 

[anat0l]

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Ironic when you then read that Reshevsky went on to become one of the strongest US (and even world) chess players in history; nearly rivalling the level of World Chess Champion. Nothing like fellow countryman Bobby Fischer, but still of notable repute.

 

[codash1099]

 

[prozac]

Similar to a joke Kinky Freedman tells, but I can't print his joke.
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The king wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours. The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no chance of rain.
So the king and the queen went fishing. On the way he met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he asked the man if the fish were biting.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace! In just a short time I expect a huge rainstorm."
The king replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way. However, in a short time a torrential rain fell from the sky The King and Queen were totally soaked.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the meteorologist. Then he summoned the fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of royal forecaster.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb cough to work in influential positions of government.

The practice is unbroken to this date.

 

[Blackadder]

 

[VPS]

Similar to a joke Kinky Freedman tells, but I can't print his joke.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The king wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours. The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no chance of rain.
So the king and the queen went fishing. On the way he met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he asked the man if the fish were biting.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace! In just a short time I expect a huge rainstorm."
The king replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way. However, in a short time a torrential rain fell from the sky The King and Queen were totally soaked.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the meteorologist. Then he summoned the fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of royal forecaster.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb cough to work in influential positions of government.

The practice is unbroken to this date.

Boy I haven't thought about Kinky Freidman for ages - just checked and he is still alive

 

[Flashback]

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