+709 You wonder how people woke up before alarm clocks, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

they used their reticular function.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well yeah, but they would have had to wake up at that time FIRST before being able to use it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

With the rooster crowing in your backyard, I'm sure it wasn't tough.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm sure people went to bed earlier and were able to get up earlier before alarm clocks...or you know way back when..when it was normal to have maids and butlers people would have them wake them up at a specific time.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but then how did the maids and butlers wake up?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Nobody gave them permission to sleep? Maybe they worked in shifts. Day maids, night maids..etc.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In medeival times, some monks tied string to their big toe and lit the other end on fire. A few hours later, they would feel the heat near their foot and wake up.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

there's something I would sleep through, seeing as I sleep through fire alarms

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You would sleep through your toe being burned? O_o

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hmm *sets up homemade contraption to find out* I'll let you know

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Roosters, cocks...most poultry was sufficient back in the day.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Lol your cock wakes you up? :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

HA!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I actually lol'd to that!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't know why either... Sometimes I wake up 3 minutes before my alarm

by Anonymous 13 years ago

darn it, i was totally gonna post that just now. ):

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Same thing happened to me yesterday. I feel your pain

by Anonymous 13 years ago