lol i used to time travel when i was first playing vv. sometimes, i would wake up to a village of little skeletons.
I had that problem a lot, especially as I played on my Palm device, and more recently, my Ipod...I sometimes leave these devices alone for a few days and forget I did not pause the villagers!

Still, I wouldn't mind the option to play at a faster speed, although it seems time does move slightly faster than the regular speed of Virtual Villagers (unless it's my imagination).