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This is the Conversation Forum for Games to Play Down by the River << Cloud shapes Hunt the Monopod >> Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 4, 1999 by Mark Moxon   Posting 1 And hey, what about telling the time with dandelion clocks. For those of you who don't know, you get a seeded dandelion (when it's gone all white and fluffy) and blow on it. The number of blows it takes to blow all the seeds off is the time (so four blows means it's 4 o'clock) which, while patently untrue, is a cute concept. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 4, 1999 by Dolphin Girl: Patron Saint of Incoherent Ramblings; Keeper of Flutes and Singing Watches This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 We humans have obviously not reckoned the hours in the day as whenever I blow a dandilion clock it's usually about 33 o' clock! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 4, 1999 by The Dancing Tree This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 When I was a young'un we had this thing that they were angels and we were setting them free to go up to heaven. An equally tranquil image. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 4, 1999 by Dolphin Girl: Patron Saint of Incoherent Ramblings; Keeper of Flutes and Singing Watches This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 My friend once told me that if you catch a danilion seed as it is floating through the air you can make a wish as the little white bit at the bottom is a tiny fairy which is hitching a lift! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 5, 1999 by The Dancing Tree This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Whoops - that's what I meant - fairies - not angels!!! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Aug 5, 1999 by The 1 and only Elkherd This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 I always thought you were supposed to say "What's the time, Mr. Wolf?" and then count "1 o'clock, two o'clock..." between each puff. Subject: Dandelion clocks Posted Oct 24, 1999 by Lupa Mirabilis, Serious Inquisitor This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 When I was a kid, the story was that if you made a wish before you blew, it would come true if you blew off all the seeds in one breath. Conversation list Conversation list

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