# Time has stopped!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163 "2007-12-24T23:29:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163/1 "2007-12-24T23:29:43Z")

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According to my LaCrosse digital watch, it will, apparently, forever be 5:17:38 pm on December 24.

I had no idea digital watches could stop. It’s the kind that’s supposed to receive a radio time signal and never need setting.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing or should I look for Rod Serling?

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163/2 "2007-12-24T23:37:35Z")

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This is the part where everyone stops posting here for a few hours, thus progressively freaking **Neidhart** out.

In fact, pretend that this post doesn’t exi

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**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163/3 "2007-12-24T23:48:51Z")

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Funny that it stopped at 5:17 PM, because right now, it’s only 4:48 PM!!!

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-has-stopped/431163/4 "2007-12-25T00:17:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Neidhart]  
According to my LaCrosse digital watch, it will, apparently, forever be 5:17:38 pm on December 24.

I had no idea digital watches could stop. It’s the kind that’s supposed to receive a radio time signal and never need setting.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing or should I look for Rod Serling?  
[/QUOTE]

“Neidhart… Neidhart… Neidhart…! I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.”

[Neidhart]“Long past…?”[/Neidhart]

" Well, 'ow the ‘ell would You know mate? Yer bloomin’ watch popped its clogs…!"