While showing off his new apartment to friends one night, a drunk man led the way to his bedroom where there was a huge clock on the wall with a big brass gong.
“What’s that brass gong for?” asked one of the guests.
“Why, that’s the talking clock,” the man replied.
“How does it work?” asked a second friend.
“Watch,” the man said, giving it an ear-shattering pound with a hammer.
Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed, “For heaven’s sake, you jerk, it’s 2 a.m
in the morning!”