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8:15:00 AM EST
Hearing Invincible -- Muse

When Beeping Simply Isn't Enough




I'm not one of those people who often needs an alarm clock; I have this weird ability to wake up pretty much exactly when I need to. This is not a joke -- you can ask my wife, because it drives her absolutely nuts when I do it. She, on the other hand, is one of those "hit the snooze button 17 times" sort of people. This is why I think she would absolutely dread this: the Top Ten Most Annoying Alarm Clocks, including ones that actively avoid having their snooze buttons swatted (such as the one pictured above, which will apparently bounce away from you).

The problem as I see it is that these alarm clocks might get you out of bed, but then you'll be in a murderous rage, and I'm not entirely sure how that is good for anyone. All I know is that I don't need one. For which I am thankful.

How many times do you need to hit the snooze button in the morning?


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  • #7 Comment from mavarin 
    1/23/07 1:47 AM | Permalink
    Lately I've been hitting the snooze bar 4 times.  That buys me 36 minutes.  If I rely on my internal clock, my brain overcompensates and I keep waking up way before I have to. - K.
  • #6 Comment from princesssaurora 
    1/22/07 3:50 PM | Permalink
    I can do the same thing as you... especially when I am not in my own bed... my internal clock just wakes me up.

    be well,
    Dawn
  • #5 Comment from anavolena 
    1/22/07 2:39 PM | Permalink
    i finally realized that hitting the snooze button just made it worse because 8 or 9 minutes was just enough to wake me just as i drifted off. so i either force myself out of bed or reset the alarm for another 30 minutes.
  • #4 Comment from laughingcoyote6 
    1/22/07 11:21 AM | Permalink
    Lake, late, see I'm still suffering sleep deprivation from Confusion.
  • #3 Comment from laughingcoyote6 
    1/22/07 11:21 AM | Permalink
    It depends on how lake Tobias and I are talking the night before. :)
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