The Buckets by Greg Cravens for November 06, 2015
Transcript:
Grandpa, what's daylight savings time? Well, Eddie. Time is stupid and inconvenient. And the sunrise is stupid and inconvenient. Now, clocks are kind of convenient, but they're stupid. So, twice a year we quit letting clocks tell us what's what, we man up and push 'em around to suit us! But some people don't, and that's stupid! I... I'm just gonna Google this...
moontime70 about 9 years ago
Gramps is no help either…
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 9 years ago
Okay, Frank surprised me. Maybe he’s not a run-of-the-mill opinionated curmudgeon. Maybe he’s a highly idiosyncratic opinionated curmudgeon. But it still sounds a lot like me, when I think about it.
cabalonrye about 9 years ago
Reminds me of Calvin’s father and his ‘scientific’ explanations.
Melki Premium Member about 9 years ago
My husband explains daylight savings as the time when it’s light enough to see all the leaves that need raking when you’re on your way to work, but not light enough to rake them when you get home.
More or Less Premium Member about 9 years ago
I like Grandpa’s theory.
Beale_Knight about 9 years ago
So much like for this!
Seed_drill about 9 years ago
I actually saw a historical reference referring to DST as “Roosevelt Time.” Kind of sounds familiar, no?
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
Have fun Eddie!
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member about 9 years ago
What’s even stupider is how long this “storyline” has gone on. Hopefully it’ll end before we have to turn the classics forward.