Is it Dali Time…Or Hammer Time?

March 9, 2010 by Stephen Shapiro 

Yesterday I met with Jeff Boudro, the “Director of Really Cool Stuff at Staples.”  And from spending time with him, I can attest to this being the truth!

Case in point is the picture left…

Jeff bought a clock that has 9 dials, each one representing a different timezone.  For example, the top row of clocks from left to right are Los Angeles, New York, and Buenos Aires.

There are two problems with this clock.

1. The clock runs on 9 batteries.  This means that they are constantly being changed.
2. Jeff left the clock on a heater once and melted the bottom middle clock.  If you click on the picture, you will be able to see a larger version.

Instead of throwing it out, Jeff got creative.

He relabeled the melted clock “Dali” to honor the artist’s famous paintings.  If you are not familiar with Dali’s melted clock, you can see an example here.

Then he (and his team) got thinking.  What other times could there be?

Bottom right is “Yabba Dabba Do” time, to honor the late, great Fred Flintstone.  That clock is permanently on 5PM.  No more batteries for that one.

Bottom left is now “Hammer Time.” I’m not sure why the time appears to be random.  Maybe the battery died because “u can’t touch this” clock.

The middle row’s clocks are labeled “Yesterday,” “Today” and “Tomorrow.” They all tell the same time.  Nice.  I’m curious what time the “tomorrow” clock will tell on December 21, 2012, the last day of the Mayan calendar.  Supposedly there is no tomorrow after that day.

Here’s where we need your help…

What would be some cool labels for the top three clocks? If you have any suggestions, please submit them as comments.

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17 Responses to “Is it Dali Time…Or Hammer Time?”

  1. David Detlefsen on March 9th, 2010 10:07 am

    How about from left to right: Parsley, Sage and Rosemary?

  2. Stephen Shapiro on March 9th, 2010 10:10 am

    David, I love it! A combination clock and spice rack.

  3. VasilyKomarov on March 9th, 2010 11:57 am

    Is it Dali Time…Or Hammer Time? http://bit.ly/b4eyhl

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  4. boomeradvisor on March 9th, 2010 12:20 pm

    RT @VasilyKomarov: Is it Dali Time…Or Hammer Time? http://bit.ly/b4eyhl Good one!

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  5. Tim on March 9th, 2010 4:11 pm

    Those three clocks in the middle are brillant. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow… genius! Other possiblities could be “Time” ,”Time after Time” ,”Next time”

  6. Scott on March 9th, 2010 4:25 pm

    Here are a few options:

    Gravity – 1.21 Gigawatts – Pinapple
    40 Watts – 100 Watts – 60 Watts
    Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
    Circle – Square – Triangle
    Sun – Earth – Moon

  7. Chris Harrison on March 9th, 2010 4:32 pm

    Jeff makes life more fun in and out of work. Here are some of my suggestions:

    1. Farenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
    2. Metric
    3. Borrowed
    4. Gold, Silver, Bronze
    5. Fictional
    6. Sundial wannabe
    7. Set one to 10:10 and label it “smile” (or some variation thereof – every clock and watch advertisement captures an image of the smiling time piece)
    8. Slow motion fan
    9. Peanut Butter Jelly time (yep, now that jingle is stuck in your head)
    10. Turn one clock upside down and label it “Australia”

  8. Ramanand on March 9th, 2010 11:17 pm

    Quite cool! Can’t help noticing that Yesterday is (literally) slightly behind the times :-)

  9. jbgravity on March 10th, 2010 5:24 pm

    Great blog Steve! love the interaction. Other ideas that were sent to me but not submitted to this site include:

    It’s Go time!
    once upon a time…
    closing time
    project was due (set clock to 5 minutes ago)
    Miller time
    ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
    outta time

  10. Scott on March 11th, 2010 10:46 am

    Those with kids can probably relate to:

    Bubbah Time
    Nap Time
    Tubby Time

  11. Brad on March 11th, 2010 7:05 pm

    How about:

    When it was due
    When you remembered
    When you finished

  12. K on March 12th, 2010 5:23 pm

    1) You could do the whole set of clocks 5 minutes after then next one and put how often my “X” (husband, wife, child) asks/bugs me for “X” (money, cookies…)

    2) My time, Boss’s time (30 minutes earlier), Employee’s time (30 minutes later)

    3) Official time, unofficial time, my time

    4) Bed time, nap time, dinner time

    5) Summer time, winter time, fall time

    Individuals: showtime, time out

  13. Chris on April 14th, 2010 2:30 pm

    here
    in between
    over there

  14. Zane Safrit on April 14th, 2010 5:17 pm

    My Time
    Your Time
    Our Time

  15. Dick Brandt on April 14th, 2010 8:27 pm

    Could Have, CAN, and Should Have
    or: Ah?, AHH, and Aw
    or Shoot, Aim, Shoot Again

  16. Dick Brandt on April 14th, 2010 8:49 pm

    Let’s see if I added the gravatar! :-)

  17. Glenn Cardwell on April 14th, 2010 11:47 pm

    The best of times and the worst of time (Dickens), followed by the times they are a changing (Dylan).

    If you prefer just a music theme then Time (Pink Floyd), Time is on My Side (Irma Thomas, Rolling Stones) and Once in a life time (Talking Heads). Of course there are many variations on this (Good Times – Animals, Bad Times – Vibrators and even Good Times, Bad Times by Led Zeppelin, Prime Time – The Tubes, No Time – Guess Who etc)

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