Thirtysomething debuted Sept 29, 1987, on ABC and within a year had won an Emmy for best drama series and was on its way to becoming more than a show. It turned into such cultural phenomenon, the title made its way into the dictionary and, subsequently, into TV history.
The difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning means the difference between taking action or taking precautions. A watch means that conditions are favorable for a tornado to occur. A warning means that a tornado has been seen or picked up by radar. A warning requires you to take shelter and brace for a potential tornado.
International Watch Magazine, January 2004. T oday, a wristwatch is considered as much of a status symbol as a device to tell time. In an age when cell phones and digital pagers display tiny quartz clocks, the mechanical wristwatch has slowly become less of an object of function and more a piece of modern culture.