Thread: Telling time in U. K. English
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:17 AM   #195
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Originally Posted by maianhvk View Post
I hate digital watches.
I remember when LED digital watches were the new cool gadget, and cost several hundred dollars for a black screen that showed a small 7-segment red LED display when you pressed a button. Even then, the battery only lasted a year or less.

Wild digression:
Spoiler:
Which explains why Arthur Dent, in The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy says at one point:

"Hell! My left arm's come off too. How am I going to operate my digital watch now?"

— you need both the arm the watch is on, and the other arm to press the button to light the display.
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