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Zimphire · Oct 26, 2003, 01:17 AM

One extra hour of sleep..

Too bad it didn't fall on a Monday.

Uday's Carcass · Oct 26, 2003, 01:28 AM

not I. I'm in AZ.

proton · Oct 26, 2003, 01:59 AM

Unless of course you're not in the US (or other Northern Hemisphere countries presumably)...

In Australia you should have already put your clock forward an hour.

Unless you're in Tasmania, which happened a week or two ago. Or Queensland, where it doesn't happen. Or....

- proton

Landos Mustache · Oct 26, 2003, 02:01 AM

You simple MUST share with us how you spend your valued weekend that you need another hour of it.

Added another 100 posts to your count arguing? ha ha ha ha!

Zimphire · Oct 26, 2003, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
You simple MUST share with us how you spend your valued weekend that you need another hour of it.

Added another 100 posts to your count arguing? ha ha ha ha!

Why did you feel the need to make a jab at me in a setting clock back a hour thread?

Psshaaw.

Don't hiss and honk at me.

lemondrop · Oct 26, 2003, 02:19 AM

I can buy beer until 3:30 A.M.

Fantastic.

Lock up your daughters, I'm gonna get really wasted tonight.

forkies · Oct 26, 2003, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
Don't hiss and honk at me.

where do you come up with these phrases? honestly

i've noticed you have some [/i]very strange[/i] word choice

- - e r i k - - · Oct 26, 2003, 05:12 AM

It's back AN hour, not a hour.

Now feel bad that a non-native english speaker pointed that out for you.

Dubya's Dealer · Oct 26, 2003, 06:35 AM

Spring forward, Fall back, baby. Back to bed for an hour.

simonjames · Oct 26, 2003, 06:56 AM

And no other country exists except the good ol' USA

that sound you just heard was Zimp's post backfiring on him

engaged · Oct 26, 2003, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by simonjames:
That sound you just heard was Zimp's post backfiring on him

That line's a classic - love it!

Mind if I use it (changing the victim's name) from time to time?

- - e r i k - - · Oct 26, 2003, 10:29 AM

Most of the northern hemisphere have daylight savings time. I wish I had posts concerning half of the world sometimes...

Uday's Carcass · Oct 26, 2003, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by forkies:
where do you come up with these phrases? honestly

i've noticed you have some [/i]very strange[/i] word choice

haven't you ever been around geese? They honk and hiss when they get rowdy or pissed.

mitchell_pgh · Oct 26, 2003, 10:56 AM

It's a love hate thing...

I love the extra hour of sleep, but I hate it when we lose it in the spring...

Synotic · Oct 26, 2003, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by - - e r i k - -:
Most of the northern hemisphere have daylight savings time. I wish I had posts concerning half of the world sometimes...

As long as we're debating grammar. Most of the northern hemisphere has daylight savings time. But I won't hold you responsible not being a native english speaker

TheIceMan · Oct 26, 2003, 11:41 AM

I totally forgot. I woke up thinking it's 10:30 AM, but the computer said it's 9:30AM and then it hit me, that's right Daylight Savings.

Zimphire · Oct 26, 2003, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by simonjames:
And no other country exists except the good ol' USA

that sound you just heard was Zimp's post backfiring on him

Whaa?

Obviously I was posting it for the people that it did matter to.

I think you are being a bit too touchy.

Zimphire · Oct 26, 2003, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by Uday's Carcass:
haven't you ever been around geese? They honk and hiss when they get rowdy or pissed.

- - e r i k - - · Oct 27, 2003, 04:31 AM

Originally posted by Synotic:
As long as we're debating grammar. Most of the northern hemisphere has daylight savings time. But I won't hold you responsible not being a native english speaker

Yup. It works both ways

Face Ache · Oct 27, 2003, 04:39 AM

Originally posted by proton:
Unless of course you're not in the US (or other Northern Hemisphere countries presumably)...

In Australia you should have already put your clock forward an hour.

Unless you're in Tasmania, which happened a week or two ago. Or Queensland, where it doesn't happen. Or....

- proton

No daylight savings in WA either. We have enough daylight thanks. Too much in fact.

simonjames · Oct 27, 2003, 05:42 AM

Engaged - as long as you don't use it on me! The saying that is - a guy has to clarify every sentence when Face Ache is around!

too much sun indeed?!?! I lurve summer time - wish we had it all year long

Xeo · Oct 27, 2003, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by - - e r i k - -:
It's back AN hour, not a hour.

Now feel bad that a non-native english speaker pointed that out for you.

Zimphire doesn't know what the word "an" means. I honestly wonder sometimes if he says "a" in real life or if he just can't type the "n."

Xeo · Oct 27, 2003, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by Synotic:
As long as we're debating grammar. Most of the northern hemisphere has daylight savings time. But I won't hold you responsible not being a native english speaker

Hmm... I would say "has" but couldn't it be argued that the Northern Hemisphere, in that context, is a group of people and therefore non-American English would use plural instead of singular?

philzilla · Oct 27, 2003, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
non-American English

what on earth? it's simply called English, man! behave! honestly... tsk.

- - e r i k - - · Oct 27, 2003, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
Hmm... I would say "has" but couldn't it be argued that the Northern Hemisphere, in that context, is a group of people and therefore non-American English would use plural instead of singular?

I believe that was my unconscious reasoning too.

philzilla · Oct 27, 2003, 07:08 AM

Originally posted by - - e r i k - -:
I believe that was my unconscious reasoning too.

...or sub-conscious?

forkies · Oct 27, 2003, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by Uday's Carcass:
haven't you ever been around geese? They honk and hiss when they get rowdy or pissed.

Wow, I think you entirely missed the point of my post

Originally posted by philzilla:
what on earth? it's simply called English, man! behave! honestly... tsk.

lord, which one do I pick then?!!?
methinks Xeo was talking about what Apple calls "U.S. English"

thanks for catching on, phil

Face Ache · Oct 27, 2003, 07:54 AM

There's no difference between Australian English and British English. It's just English.

Don't know what the rest of you are speaking in.

simonjames: You need daylight savings in rainy old Sydney. Nothing worse than watchng the one hot day of the week from your office window.

Over here it's hot every frikkin' day and the sun can't go down soon enough.

God I hated Sydney weather. 13 bloody years...

- - e r i k - - · Oct 27, 2003, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by philzilla:
...or sub-conscious?

Good. You caught it

Synotic · Oct 27, 2003, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
Hmm... I would say "has" but couldn't it be argued that the Northern Hemisphere, in that context, is a group of people and therefore non-American English would use plural instead of singular?

True but I think they're like "singular plural" nouns. The Northern Hemisphere is one thing, 'everyone' is one thing, everyone as a whole. I know that French also refers to 'everyone' as a singular noun. This is making my head hurt

Zimphire · Oct 27, 2003, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by Xeo:
Zimphire doesn't know what the word "an" means. I honestly wonder sometimes if he says "a" in real life or if he just can't type the "n."

I just repented for that.

So everything is ok.

Man, what a simple Daylight saving time thread started.

wdlove · Oct 27, 2003, 01:06 PM

I changed the time back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. My wife complains because it means that it gets dark earlier. I like it because it means the end of hot humid weather.