Discussion » When Is It The Afternoon?

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Posted by Doctor Lucid, 12:26, 12th August 2004:
 

Poll:

  • When the clock strikes 12.00
  • When the clock strikes 1.00
  • Jesse
  • Apathy
  • Tham
  • Luke Cocksmoker
  • %$£%$£%$£%$£
First, when do you consider it to be afternoon (poll)
Second, when is it really afternooon
Posted by su, 12:29, 12th August 2004:
 
Afternoon always feels like anytime after lunch
Posted by Doctor Lucid, 12:32, 12th August 2004:
 
Yeah. I tend to divide the day by lunch/neighbours, whichever I decide to enjoy more. Generally it's neighbours because lunch is usually a load of old bits of red wax.
Posted by su, 12:35, 12th August 2004:
 
i made a cat out of red cheese wax today
Posted by Doctor Lucid, 12:44, 12th August 2004:
 
what, Tony Hart stylee, or God stylee?
Posted by su, 12:46, 12th August 2004:
 
kitten style, with ears and a tail, and copper wire for the whiskers
Posted by WarHead, 13:12, 12th August 2004:
 
Surely, noon is when the clock strikes 12, so after noon is the instant after it strikes. And for those of us who answer the phone as part of our duties, we always say, 'Good afternoon' immediately after 12.
Posted by Brock, 14:39, 12th August 2004:
 
Yeah:

"Good afternoon! Warhead's telephone flagellation service! Who's been a naughty boy this afternoon, then. Well I'll tell you what I'm going to do to you..."
Posted by Saltation, 15:50, 12th August 2004:
 
"we offer full wax or a special treat today: pussy"
Posted by WarHead, 15:52, 12th August 2004:
 
Wax on, whacks off.
Posted by Saltation, 15:52, 12th August 2004:
 
what a pathetic post
please ignore it
Posted by WarHead, 16:01, 12th August 2004:
 
Yeah, and don't read this one either.
Posted by Saltation, 17:51, 12th August 2004:
 
errr sorry WH, my post was referring to my post, not your post

your post was orders of magnitude better than mine and even almost funny
Posted by zxenor, 21:15, 12th August 2004:
 
for me, afternoon seems to be about 3-6... before that it's "day"
Posted by Saltation, 22:34, 12th August 2004:
 
it's all gone dark
Posted by jeffld, 22:53, 12th August 2004:
 
If we agree that noon is exactly at 12:00:00 then anything after that would be after noon.

/me guesses
Posted by zxenor, 23:10, 12th August 2004:
 
yes it would be after noon... but would it be afternoon?
i think it's more of a cultural thing, since "afternoon" is usually only used for salutations and non-specific time/event coordination

for example, if the only time you use "afternoon" on a regular basis is when you eat lunch with your pals on thursdays, whatever time this happens to fall on would create your bias...

just a thought
Posted by WarHead, 23:11, 12th August 2004:
 
errr sorry WH, my post was referring to my post, not your post

your post was orders of magnitude better than mine and even almost funny


Whew, that's a relief; I thought I as going to have to ask you to step outside.
Posted by Alfie, 23:22, 12th August 2004:
 
but after noon does mean afternoon so it really is any time after noon. the problem is when does evening start? on returning from work? after dinner? when it gets dark?
Posted by jeffld, 23:30, 12th August 2004:
 
sunset? dusk? twilight? evening? who invented all these things?
Posted by Alfie, 00:08, 13th August 2004:
 
dusk is the nicest to say
Posted by jeffld, 00:27, 13th August 2004:
 
su: did you take a picture of the wax cat? can you flickr it?
Posted by Doctor Lucid, 00:41, 13th August 2004:
 
Wax on, whacks off.


In context, this is probably the best joke of the day. Respecto Sénor Warheado.