The clock strikes fun, the prices fall, glasses clink, appetizers call. A golden window in the day’s long tower, where joy and cheer have all the power.

Some think this is how language began. Some comics and cartoons, like Adam West’s Batman, were replete with this. Spelling counts.

Remember when you were young? Back in the day when everyone would freeze and hopefully you weren't it?

Ask a Brit, I could be had at every meal. Or sometimes used in a knit and a purl. The ones made of jelly will make you squeal with delight. Don’t forget the toes of our four legged friends who caterwauls all night.

It combines your second most expensive possession and your favorite child. It lies under your feet all day.