Comments on: 7 Ways People Woke Up, Pre-Alarm Clock

By: Jayme

Jayme — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:09:35 +0000

I agree with Dre about pets – our cat paws at the door at 6:00 every morning!

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:11 +0000

Mr. Israel,

I think you’ll find that the ‘up’ in ‘knocker-up’ is a post-positive, and as such the plural should be ‘knockers-up,’ much like ‘passers-by.’

By: Ken Pasco

Ken Pasco — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:41:06 +0000

To JC,
When men get older, their prostate enlarges and presses against the bladder, and they have to urinate more frequently. This usually occurs in men over 40 or 50. Have fun getting old. Ha!

By: Sandie

Sandie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:50:07 +0000

The term “knocked up” has always had an entirely different meaning in England as opposed to North America!! So does the term “get stuffed” or “to be stuffed”!

By: bobby honea

bobby honea — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:46:56 +0000

you didnt mention the old candle alarm.a person would stick a small tack or nail into the side of a candle and when the flame burned down to the tack it would drop down to a pan and wake the person up.

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:41:59 +0000

@Miss Cellania: We have Quaker parrots and budgies. One Quaker is up by 7 every morning without fail and cover or no cover, she makes sure the rest of us get up, too. Who needs an alarm clock?

By: Hastings

Hastings — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:56:29 +0000

I have a guinea pig who won’t act as an initial alarm, but boy does she put the snooze feature out of business. Think Pavlov. She hears the alarm and knows that means food and she will not be quiet until I give it to her. If you’ve ever had a guinea pig, you know what their “feed me” squeal sounds like!

By: Kate H

Kate H — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:45:21 +0000

My dog wakes me up, without fail, at 7:15 every morning. I don’t know if she looks at the clock and waits until that time, but come 7:15, she plants her front paws on the edge of my bed and I open my eyes to see a tongue-lolling part German Shepherd inches away from me.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:43:00 +0000

I wake up with my internal alarm clock. I decide how many hours I can sleep when I go to bed, and then wake up at about the right time.

By: estate

estate — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:27:55 +0000

i liked your comment about the roosters, i had a roster as well and it had the same problem, they are the most unreliable alarm clock.