2007-07-01 12:54:00 · 8 answers · asked by Gaming 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Alarm clocks used to be spring action. They were wound up and then set. When they activated, the spring was set off and it's unwinding against a bell made the sound.
So they literally went off.
2007-07-01 12:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because a lot of times it's going off the nightstand and into the wall with one fluid motion.
2007-07-01 19:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jess 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For a simple reason, from your angle to you is on, but from alarm's angle its off, just like you must have heard some man saying, that "my wife went off on me", meaning she is mad and is yelling.
2007-07-01 19:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by Naaz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is just acceptable to say "going off" than "coming on."
2007-07-01 19:58:11 · answer #4 · answered by Belen 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when you smack the snooze button cuz ur tired as hell and you dont want to wake up
2007-07-01 19:57:34 · answer #5 · answered by Batman 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cause people are bone heads who just cant turn off....or on....watever means that they cant just shut up and drive...
2007-07-01 19:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by ohhhyeah 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
hahaha omg i have no idea
2007-07-01 19:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by nαrcíssα [misses being a TC] 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
idk good one
2007-07-01 19:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by marsh 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋