A timely thought

[sid]

As the days of analog timepieces fade into history, will the directions "Turn clockwise to tighten" soon lose all meaning?

Will the expression persist, complete with scholarly footnotes and diagrams?

What could possibly replace it?

Any youngsters out there who can give a current status report?

And, just for fun, what other words or phrases can you think of that belong to the past but live on in the present? (It's late, and all I can think of right now is "Hold your horses!")

Comments

Re: I suspect this comment should go here instead of there--whoops

[dorothean]

I've heard that swinging a cat means swinging a cat o' nine tails, not a feline, which is bad in its own way I suppose!

Re: I suspect this comment should go here instead of there--whoops

[sid]

*googles* Looks like that's right! I should have known that, being into Age of Sail. *tsks*

At least the ship's cat is safe. :-)

Re: I suspect this comment should go here instead of there--whoops

[jjhunter]

...that saying makes a lot more sense now.