Cures.

Unfortunately this doesn't offer a solution to the problem of my wife laughing loudly in her sleep.

It's quite gratifying to be told next morning that she was dreaming about me, but it does get a bit wearing at times - more specifically, between midnight and 6.30 a.m. (GMT).

Maybe someone has another Irish proverb to hand which could offer some inspired advice in this matter?

(And if ever there was an example of a man laying himself wide open to trouble, I think that last sentence was it).

"between midnight and 6.30 a.m. (GMT)"

I believe if you check it out Graeme these particular hours, in the GMT zone that you reside, are Greenwich Merriment Time; you may be worrying for nothing.  Consider the possibility that, like Snoopy, she may soon choose to sleep on the roof...problem solved.

If she begins to sob in her sleep throughout this time period however you may want to move to another time zone....perhaps alone.

Your insights are valued as always. But of course, coming from an intellect measured at 72 degrees above Absolute Zero on the Celsius scale, one would expect no less.

Perhaps her circadian rhythm needs adjustment. I suggest you send her to India for a year.  

Posted by: @graeme-ogg

Your insights are valued as always. But of course, coming from an intellect measured at 72 degrees above Absolute Zero on the Celsius scale, one would expect no less.

Thank you Graeme.  It trust that figure is equivalent to 79.5 on the Imperial brain measurement system.  Btw....I'm thinking of applying to be a Jeopardy contestant. I'm still waiting on the reference letter I requested from Paul Rouffa.  In his recent letter he kindly apologized for the delay, stating his broken writing hand is still in a cast, poor fellow.

Posted by: @jkuvakas

Perhaps her circadian rhythm needs adjustment. I suggest you send her to India for a year.  

Respectfully JK.....I do believe that Indian music has a different rhythm than her GMT rhythm, so she may not be invited to play in any of their bands.  As an alternative, she might enjoy learning to milk goats though!

@jack-dodds, "To milk goats!" A worthy endeavor, particularly if it turns into the production of cheese.

And that goat cheese ain't gonna  come cheap !

@jkuvakas Yes JK, a worthy endeavor indeed.......like this post it would be totally cheesy.

Posted by: @100ford2003

And that goat cheese ain't gonna  come cheap !

No wonder it's expensive Steve....the goats have to work twice as hard, they only have two teats.

@jkuvakas I thought circadas stayed underground for 17 years at a time. Despite occasional domestic irritations I think I might balk at imposing that kind of régime, and besides, our house doesn't have a suitable crawl space. As for rhythm, well, we tried that method and ended up with two daughters at unexpected moments, and it may be a little late in the day to try any adjustments now.

@graeme-ogg Graeme;  When I was in my youth we employed the Acadian rhythm which, although similar sounding, I assume is dissimilar to your GMT version.  It was originally derived from the procreative technique of the French Canadian (Acadian) population of eastern Canada.  By the mid-60s however, this definition morphed into a description of the desperate teenage thrashing about in the back seat of a Canadian midsized Pontiac.  Being constrained by the vehicle width this rhythm was of limited "success" and the practice died with the cessation of the midsized Pontiac Acadian series in favor of the hopelessly compact version by General Motors.

Yes, I believe the advertising for the later sub-compact Acadian/Chevette was mainly targeted at young couples, and to help with the back seat "social interaction" problem the owner's handbook included a tape cassette offering several useful suggestions

OK, so maybe it DOES look more like a CD case. Just stop nit-picking, for heaven's sake. Call it forward thinking on GM's part, OK?

@graeme-ogg Well in fairness to GM they did offer a hatchback in that pos .....and in the suggestive woody version as a conversation opener.