Frank set the alarm for 6:00 AM.
Doris rolled over, peeked at it, and muttered,
“Only a lunatic wakes up that early without a fishing pole or a fire.”
She changed it to 7:00 AM.
The next morning, Frank saw the new time, squinted, and grumbled,
“Nice try, sabotage queen,” and switched it back to 6:00 AM.
That night, Doris caught him mid-adjustment.
She growled,
“I haven’t retired just to be terrorized by a beep at sunrise.”
Frank barked,
“You’re the one who said we need to ‘maximize our mornings!’”
Doris deadpanned,
“I meant coffee on the patio at 9. Not boot camp in the dark.”
Frank fired back,
“Discipline builds character!”
Doris picked up the alarm clock, walked to the window, and launched it into the yard.
They both stared in silence.
Frank sighed,
“Well. That settles that.”
The next morning, they woke up at 10:17 AM.
Frank stretched and mumbled,
“I overslept because someone chucked the timekeeper.”
Doris shot back,
“I overslept because someone thought they were General Patton with a snooze button.”
They agreed on one thing.
Next time, they’d blame the dog.