Who knew the reason for drought could be so simple? Forget complex modeling, Palmer indices, and rainfall projections, the reason for drought (at least in Australia) is dirt simple. Time is of the essence!
h/t to WUWT reader Jimmy Haigh for this hilarious gem.
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The funny thing is that with all the silly CAGW hype these days it’s hard to tell if the author is serious, or just poking fun at alarmists
If the governments in the Northern Hemisphere would move Spring to the beginning of February maybe our winters would warm up.
No matter what the motivation is, Chris Hill of Albury, is pretty cool in my books.
Wow. Hard to believe someone is actually that dumb.
Made me laugh though.
“It is so logical”
Reminds me of a old joke, slightly modified:
An alarmist’s house catches on fire (presumably due to global warming), so he dials 911:
911 dispatcher: Emergency services.
Alarmist: Come quick, my house is on fire!
911 dispatcher: Is there anyone still in the house?
Alarmist: No, we all evacuated successfully.
911 dispatcher: Good, I’ll send the fire department right away.
Alarmist: Tell them to hurry!
911 dispatcher: How do they get there?
Alarmist: Duh, the big red truck.
And 97 timekeepers agree on this.
One of Mark Twain’s:
The problem with well executed sarcasm is that it is difficult to pick up in the written word. I prefer to think that Chris Hill is quite the jokester. Well played, sir.
And this guy probably votes for the candidate in his country that talks Green trash. And he probably participates in the polling on global warming/climate change/greenhouse gases/ methane alerts/etc. where intelligence on the real issues is not needed.
Chris Hill . . . that deserves a beer. I’ll go get one now.
I don’t know about a drought trigger but each year when daylight savings time kicks in the chickens start to lay more eggs. Like Zucchini, to get rid of them you have to sneak them into people’s cars or use other nefarious strategies. Another possibility is to have a backyard party the week before DST arrives and grill chicken.
I checked Snopes, and found this.
Warming Trend
Claim: A letter to the editor suggested that 2007’s early start to Daylight Saving Time contributed to global warming.
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/daylight.asp
There were letters going around in the 1980s where the writers complained that Daylight Savings Time faded the curtains more rapidly.
Yes, and many go to court to have their birthday legally changed resulting in longer life spans.
I suggest the following nomenclature to describe the current cult of cAGW alarmists:
• For those cAGW “climate scientists” who are hitting the lottery with grant monies (the Priests):
—“Neo-Lysenkoites”
* For those followers of the Gore cult (The Disciples):
—“Warm-earthers”
I think the author is my Congressman.
Either Chris Hill’s “well-executed sarcasm” has earned my admiration…
Or…
He’s serious and obviously voted for Julia Gillard, in which case his brain has my condolences.
I would suggest we take it a step further and go from “Daylight Savings Time” to simply “Day Savings Time”.
With Day Savings Time we simply cut out the “day” and go directly from night to night. This would cut down on global heating due to that bright thing in the sky. This idea could save the planet – overnight!
I think Congress will go for it. “It is so logical…” as Chris Hill would say. I’m surprised I didn’t think of this earlier. I gotta write to Harry…
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To: The Horrible Honorable Harry Reid
Subject: Simple Way To Save the Planet
From: A Concerned Citizen
Sir,
I have devised an ingenious way to save taxpayers’ money, get you re-elected forever, and save the planet.
Here’s the deal…
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The solution is obvious, everybody in Australia must in lockstep with their neighbours steadily move their properties Southwards, including the roads etc. There’s plenty of room. OK, it’ll get a bit crowded in Melbourne and Adelaide, but I’m sure they’ll get used to it.
In this way global warming won’t affect the people in the hotter parts of the country.
If the governments in the Northern Hemisphere would move Spring to the beginning of February maybe our winters would warm up.
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better yet, Trudeau should promise Canadians to change the calendar so that Summer starts Jan 1 and ends Dec 31. This would end the current problems in Canada, where Winter starts Aug 1 and ends July 31.
Time zones are another thing that needs to be eliminated. They made sense back in the day when travel and communication were limited, but we now live in a global economy and a 24/7 global world.
One World, One Time Zone!
i wonder if this is satirical or just a very dumb person?
Please please be satire. If not, remember, this person has a vote that counts the same as yours.
He needs to be introduced to that wise old native American.
Bet it passes peer review. 😉
Folks, this is really dangerous thinking. Daylight savings time has been built up to its present level over a period of many, many years. We can’t just stop all at once. Adding an hour every few years is no big deal, but if you take them all away at the same time, the oceans will be displaced by the full amount of the aggregate change all at the same time. This would in turn cause a high tide that would make the the biggest tsunami in history look like a ripple on a pond.
People, please. Leave your clocks alone.
Somebody needs yo contact the paper who printed it and get their take on it, did the paper print as a joke , April fools day or the paper is just plain stupid.
I would have advised him to ask for a grant from the former Gilliard government for a 5 year test, but not likely now. Farmers complained about DST because cows don’t adjust their internal clocks to accommodate.