As you scramble around re-setting clocks today, ponder this uplifting story:

Proudly showing off his new apartment to his friends one night, Fred leads the way to his bedroom where a big brass gong is hanging on the wall.

"What's the gong for?" one of the guests asks.

"It's not a gong. It's a talking clock," Fred replies.

"A talking clock? Seriously?" asks his astonished friend.

"Yup," replies Fred.

"How's it work?" the second guest asks.

"Watch," Fred says. He picks up a mallet, gives it an ear-shattering pound and steps back.

The three stand there looking at one another for a moment.

Suddenly, a voice from the other side of the wall screams:

"Shut the f*ck up, you a**hole ... it's ten after three in the morning!"