Alarum

"The Signalman" by Charles Dickens (1866) This perfectly balanced, beautifully judged story both preys on both the anxiety provoked by the new technology of railways and deeply held beliefs that a ghost can be an alarum for events to follow. ❋ Kate Mosse (2010)

I'm not trying to ring the alarum bells like Margaret Someville, for whom every advance in medicine and genetics threatens damnation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Congress referred this alarum to a committee, and in conference with the Financier decided that still another circular would be pointless. ❋ Charles Rappleye (2010)

On the night of January 3, 1935, the puddlers on Form B-1, at the upstream edge of the dam adjacent to the Arizona cliffside, heard this sinister alarum a split second before a full bucket came careening over the edge of the form. ❋ Michael Hiltzik (2010)

They should make it mandatory for use as telaphone ringtones, car honkifiers and all alarum clocks everywhare. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some sounded the alarum, but no one wanted to hear it, so they were run off in shame. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hm… I wunder tho.. what wud be the effect uv a liter of liquid on my noolee installed smoak alarum? ❋ Unknown (2008)

I haz had a smoak alarum put in my pants, too, and wuts moar, my pantz is monitorred wif a direct linky to the fyre dept. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I axed them to come over “for a learning forum” but they thinked I sayed “4 alarum fire”. ❋ Unknown (2008)

September 26, 2008 at 2:34 am mee 3, butz onlee wun is berry berry stubbern. teh offer wun mus has teh snooz alarum. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is a fight for life or death — yon waterfall sounds the alarum for our conflict. — ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mebbeh teh paowurz dat B d sydid taht eet wear 2 danjruz 4 teh splortin alarum eben? ❋ Unknown (2008)

But he saw none of the ancient counsellors of the kingdom, none of the high officers of the crown, heard none of the names which in those days sounded an alarum to chivalry; saw none either of those generals or leaders, who, possessed of the full prime of manhood, were the strength of France, or of the more youthful and fiery nobles, those early aspirants after honour, who were her pride. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thx, Romeow for sounding teh generul alarum, and thx woodchuck for being a round peepul peepul catcher thingy! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Oncet upon a time when I worked in a diffrent offis than whare I does now, someone not me burnded their mircowavy popcorms and it set off teh smoke alarum so teh firemans had to respond. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ifz im gonna set mai alarum tu getz up at 5am mai tymes, dis iz importantz. ❋ Unknown (2008)

August 22, 2008 at 5:19 am mai furreh alarum klok fink dat 3am iz gud tym tew waek up. ❋ Unknown (2008)