At 7 19 a.m., it was Katherine who announced, "Time to go to the bus".
When a young staffer got into his car one day, holding a list of names, and announced, "Time to do some fund-raising calls," Biden said, "Get out of the car".
On Sunday, he showed up at Opening Ceremony (in black shorts and a black T-shirt) and, perhaps having learned by now that no fashion show starts anywhere near its announced time, waited in his parked S.U.V. until seconds before the first model came out and then dashed to his seat across the room from Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Rashida Jones.
And when the barking bell announced time to scratch, phlegm and peel the Chicken Cottage spare ribs out of the chest hair this morning, the Mill was already wondering whether Juventus playmaker Sebastian Giovinco would be following in the footsteps of Gianfranco Zola and trading Serie A for West Ham.
A good friend, who had followed me, popped her head in the door a couple of minutes later and announced, "Time to go now, Molly!" I followed her out, trying not to stumble, and spent the rest of the night violently ill and embarrassed — and the rest of my life grateful that she had been there, watching out for me, when I was temporarily incapable of watching out for myself.
A moment later, he announced, "Time's up!," and marched off.
Now imagine slowly and continuously increasing the announced times, starting at 12. By continuity, I must achieve each of those settings by rotating my dial to the right.
Before the doctors came in, she would laugh apologetically and announce, "Time to let it all hang out".
The New Yorker, January 23 , 1932P. 9 Bulova Watch Co., announces time over WABC while gazing at a Telechron clock.
The New Yorker, January 16 , 1932P. 9 Listens to telephone operator announcing time instead of celebrating New Year's Eve blowing horns.
By E. B. White The New Yorker, January 16 , 1932P. 9 Listens to telephone operator announcing time instead of celebrating New Year's Eve blowing horns.
