Charles Ray and his talking clock

Charles Ray was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends late one night.

He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet.

“What’s with that big brass gong?” his friend Kevin asked.

“It’s not a gong. It’s a talking clock”, Charles Ray replied.

“A talking clock? Seriously?” asked his astonished friend.

“Yup”, replied Charles Ray.

“How’s it work?” Kevin asked.

“Watch”, the Charles Ray. He picked up the mallet, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound, and stepped back. The three stood looking at one another for a moment.

Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed, “You asshole! It’s two-thirty in the morning!”