# "Worst way to wake up" contest. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707 "2008-03-09T09:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/121 "2008-10-28T08:34:04Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > translation for landlubbers: got side on to the wind unexpectedly Thank you from us all, here landlubbing away 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/122 "2008-10-28T11:23:27Z")
> [@Gukumatz](#): > > (Pics or it’s all lies? Here you go: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZQoFCE0UMQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZQoFCE0UMQ)) rather spiffy … but why does the same you tube page link also to a video called ‘its raining men’ [which is also rather spiffy] whinge I wanna marching band wake up /whinge ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/123 "2008-10-28T12:50:10Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Thank you from us all, here landlubbing away 🙂 Sadly I’m pretty much 100% landlubber myself these days, but I can dream… ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/124 "2008-10-28T13:21:05Z")
This happened about 2 years ago. I was renting a room, which was actually a hotel room. It was located on the bottom floor of the building and very close to the ocean, maybe 30 feet from the waters edge. This room was creepy as hell to me because of it’s location and I just had these weird suspicions while staying there that _something_ was going to happen. I had been here about 3 weeks now and this night was just an ordinary night. I went to sleep as usual. Out of nowhere, and I still do not understand why, I woke up out of the blue, my heart racing, sweating, and just amped. When I opened my eyes I noticed it was pitch black in the room. There are lights outside on both sides of the room and a digital clock as light sources, but these weren’t on. I freaked and ran to the door (with only boxers on), opened it up and quickly walked outside and SWOOP my feet went out from under me and I fell to the ground. It had just finished pouring down rain and the ground outside the door was ceramic tile. Now I’m on the ground trying to figure out where I am, it was pitch black outside, not one lightsource in sight. But I began hearing some talking, which was a huge relief. The entire area had blacked out due to a passing storm. I went back in and grabbed my cellphone and put some clothes on. I then left the room and got into my car to explore some and see how vast the black out was. The area blacked out was much more than expected, and much more than I’ve ever seen in my years living here. Took maybe 3 hours til the lights came back on. I just can’t figure out what woke me up this night… and falling on my ass just after awakening from a deep sleep wasn’t very pleasant either. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/125 "2008-10-28T21:20:15Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > I woke up with a strange yearning for BRRRRAAAAAIIIIIINNNNNS! Too subtle? ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707/126 "2008-10-29T05:15:14Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Too subtle? I got it. (Eventually.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707.md?page=6)