Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for June 02, 2017

Sam Beckett finds himself in June of 1950, appearing in the person of one Sluggo Smith. Starring Scott Bakula.

In Indiana you did not even have to cross state lines. Eastern and Central time.

That bench must be in Arizona.

Must be the border between the “State of Confusion” and the “State of Disbelief”!!!

Back in the 50s, DST was a votable issue. In our area, it was voted down three times. But in the next election, it passed. Then, in the following election it wasn’t on the ballot. When asked why, response was “Well, it passed!” In other words, they were going to ram it down our throats whether we wanted it or not.

You know, the Gold Standard was once a “votable” issue. Then William Jennings Bryan made his famous “Cross of Gold” speech and people started viewing silver as a viable alternative. That’s right: national political conventions once upon a time were consumed by fervor over which standard to use, and Bryan created his career based upon that. That speech is considered one of the greatest American pieces of oratory of all time – but 100 years later nobody really talks about it anymore, it’s a non-issue. Sort of like time zones.

He’s a real jokester.