why just a grand father clock. why not a grand mother clock?

Answer 1

traditionally the society has been dominated by males. And therefore the name "Grandfather Clock". However, a Grandmother clock sounds good to me. And thank God, it will do away with the gender biasedness.

Answer 2

There are Grand Mother clocks. They are a bit smaller and are usually hung on a wall.

Answer 3

I hereby inform you that in India particularly in it's one of the great state 'Maharashtra';the clock belongs to grand mother.One of the great poet/auther Mr. Atre has written a most popular poem which starts with the reference of grand mother's clock.{AAJICHYA JAVALI GHADYAL KASALE AHE CHAMATKARIK...}
It means grand mother has got a miraculous clock which is not visible but it gives correct signals to grand mother. Here poet refer to the shadows which play a wonderful role in daytime and also gives a signal about the time.

Answer 4

People started calling their "longcase" clocks "grandfather" clocks after a popular song in the late 1800s:

"Work decided to write a song about the story of this clock, which he called My Grandfather's Clock. The song became popular, and it is from this song that the current usage derives."

Answer 5

Females have a more powerful "biological clock" than males. So males need the help of an external physical clock to keep them "time-sensitive".

Answer 6

Because grandma was too busy to bother making a clock.

Answer 7

bcoz in general men r more punctual to time therefore they needed a watch/clock to see the time on the other hand women r always least affected by time.in their list time comes at the bottom(some times i wonder ,whether time is even listed on the list or not).
take the case of ur own family(if it's an ordinary n general one) & calculate that how many times male member of family r more worrry for punctuality in comparison to female members & vice versa.when u will figure out it u will get ur answer.

Answer 8

we've had a cuckoo clock in our family because of the fact that i became knee severe to a grasshopper...there has been an ongoing combat in our homestead as to who gets this clock interior the destiny...that's gonna be mine!...

Answer 9

there are grandmother clocks, there a bit smaller. go to a clock store, not wal-mart.

Answer 10

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