I used to have an electric alarm clock. Unfortunately the bugger made a terrible scratching noise, which prevented me from sleeping.(Not the alarm!) So I opened it up, and ventured to put it right. Well, the scratching noise disappeared, and I went to bed quite chuffed with myself.

Next morning I was torn from my sleep by the phone ringing. It was my boss, wondering where the heck I was. I looked at my alarm clock, and discovered to my surprise that it went backwards!! I tried to tell my boss, but quite understandably she didn't believe a word I said. I had to take the backwards clock to work, plug it in, and let everybody see for themselves.

Magpie