Proudly showing off his new apartment to a friend late one night, the drunk led the way to the bedroom, where there was a big brass gong. What\’s that brass gong for? asked the friend. It\’s not a gong. It\’s a talking clock, the drunk replied. A talking clock? How\’s it work? Watch this, said the drunk. He took a hammer, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound and waited. Someone on the other side of the wall screamed: Hey, you jerk. It\’s 3:00 in the morning!