>>You mean ordinary watch has only the first hand?
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>>Hmmm... so if the watch holds his rifle in the first hand, and the officer comes along, how does he salute?
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>>(count viscount to ten and then check whether someone posted a "stone him!", then ten more and see if Greg posted a "I'll bring the weed")
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>I once had a very confusing conversation with someone when I was referring to the second hand on a clock meaning the hand that moves one place every second and they where referring to the second hand as you went round the clock. (starting from the top) I think you would have taken some small pleasure from this confusion.

You didn't see me standing next to you? Ah, I was hidden behind that wide smile :).