There I was, in bed,
Fast asleep.
My wife woke me in a panic,
“Quick, what’s the time?”
“I don’t know, I’ll find out”.
So I put the drum out the window,
Hit it loud and hard.
A window opened down the street,
“What are you doing!” a voice shouted,
“Playing a drum at three thirty in the morning?”
I pulled the drum in,
Closed the window,
And said to my wife,
“It is three thirty”.
We went back to sleep.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A couple of days ago Michael Edwards and I were talking about Ken Dodd, an English comedian who we had both seen live, this is a reconstruction of one of his jokes. The Dave Allen sketch is a classic.
- Category: Humor
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Ahh, we could try that - seems a good idea. Someone may not shout back the time, but may say 'Stop banging that ******* drum, will ya!'
That is the reply I normally get.
Tell 'em you was only trying to find out what the time is!
A real good laugh for the morning - both the poem and the video - DA was a real master.
Thank you Michael. Yes DA was wonderful.
What a little cracker.. tis the way ya write em , innit... All Good Things, Neville
Thank you Neville, most kind.
my sincere pleasure..
Andy ,
Your write was great!
That clip was hilarious!
It’s not easy for children to learn how to tell time! Digital watches were out of the question for my children until they learned to tell time from an analog clock/watch!
When I watched the clip, I noticed Dave Allen’s left hand! Half of his index finger was missing. Do you know what happened?
My love to Joyce and you!
~Laura~
Thank you Laura. Dave Allen used to tell stories about his finger, and I don’t think any of them were true.
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Thanks UNCLE ANDY ~ At the end of a Weary Day a double whammy of FUNNIES ~ Ken Dodd who is shaking his tickling stick in Glory and the great raconteur DAVE ALLEN whose videos I love on You Tube. Your VIDEO & POEM have revived me for an evening of marking & planning my next Field trip ! Its 6 am (Wednesday) in NZ so ANGELA is still tucked up in BED ! Blessings & Love to You & JOYCE ~
BRIAN & ANGELA🧡🧡🧡🧡
Glad you enjoyed the funnies, humour in life is so important.
There's a new version of that 'joke' around here. One is awakened by the thundering noise of a low flying helicopter. It's 2.40a.m. on a saturday morning and the police helicopter is serving the community again.
Why are police helicopters some of the loudest? We often see much, much quieter ones in the sky heading for the Droitwich heliport.
Yes that is true, we even see them disturbing Evesham.
What wit you have. I'm still laughing. 🙂
This poem is great and it emphasizes that there is no need for a clock.
Don't ever stop writing.
Thank you Tamara, laughter is so important in our lives it can cure many ills.
Yes, it's true. Stress raises our cortisol level and laughter decreases it. Laughter also takes away frown lines. 🙂
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