I was sitting here typing, and the next thing I know, my watch (strapped onto my wrist, ticking along) has expired a horrible death. The little digital screen is blank.
Er… okay?
I press a few buttons and it restores itself, but now it’s 14 minutes slow–I have to reset it.
It’s a new watch, and not cheaply made either. What could have happened?
OK, don’t panic. I’m pretty sure you were abducted by aliens, who then performed a standard ‘memory wipe’ and temporal displacement when they were done probing you. Do you have any soreness in the, um, lower regions? Sorry about the watch. Is it under warranty? And does the warranty cover temporal displacement? 
They couldn’t have abducted me. I’ve got my tinfoil hat on.
(And very fetching it is, too!)
His lower regions are under warranty?
WOW!
Some warranty!
How does he collect on that…?
My (female) lower regions are not under warranty, no… 
Yeah, but, how do they smell? (Re: closed TMI thread) 
Apt words in a thread for those who still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.
Sounds like a dead battery. Is it possible the watch sat on the shelf for a long time before you bougth it?
bought :smack:
Don’t you see?? You skipped teh space-time continuium, and managed to land yourself 14 minutes in the past. It must be the watch. Do whatever you were doing when this happened, but just payy more attention to it this time, and maybe you can find the secret of time travel.
Fool! Your tin foil hat only stops them reading your mind and sending you messages. If they find you they can still abduct you!
Bloody amatures.
I’m not an amature! You take that back! :mad: :mad:
noname, what on earth could I possibly do with a time machine? (A transporter or a replicator, now we’re talking… hell, I’d settle for a good tricorder. ;))
Fat Bald Guy’s explanation is probably the (boring) truth, though.
Oh, and Rufus, they smell just fine, thank you.
Whoa. So like, I’m posting to **Kythereia ** of the past?
Hey, do you know that in about 2 minutes, you’re going to post a topic on SD with the topic “Bwuh?”
:eek:
I’m mind-boggled.
Really? :eek:
Wow!
Reminds me of the old “Word Morphing Game” thread…
Amature: someone who is both non-professional and unprofessional. “The amature figure skater threw a tantrum and cursed out the judges after her fall cost her a top-three finish in the age-group competition for girls born in 1996.”
Meanwhile, to return to the general area of the OP’s topic – I’m wearing a watch which functions well, but lost one of the pins on the band about a week ago. The strap’s literally hanging by a thread. I’m not sure whether it would be most cost-effective to get the band repaired, buy a new band, or splurge on a new watch.
I have a cheap digital watch which works wonderfully, but it’s getting a bit battered. It’s seriously scratched up, but I don’t want to replace it. It’s been such a faithful companion.
My mother never replaces her watchbands or batteries. She just buys a new watch, since she wears those cheap Wal-Mart ones. One day I plan to buy her an expensive watch she won’t throw away.
Ask the dealer if they have any exchange scheme on, and maybe you can get it
My last digital watch died a few hours AFTER I bought a new one… this was after using it for 3 or 4 years without trouble. :eek: It must have known it was dying, and made sure its pet human “purchased” another watch before being called to glory.
I’m worried about the omens your digital watch is giving out. 
They control time and our minds, though, so it’s probably best not to think about it.
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