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30 Mar 01 - 03:11 PM (#429458) Subject: Spring ahead From: GUEST,Whistleworks Here is my ode to Daylight Savings Time, as sung to the tune The Lea Rig by Robert Burns. My apologies to The Bard. As I gaed out one April morn Tae see the cows and the ducks in flight My timepiece said twas 6:00 AM But aye, the middle of the goddam night I ran tae my bed, but I was nae tired The darkness had perplexed my mind My dearie said you're not insane Twas only Daylight Savings Time Bob Pegritz |
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30 Mar 01 - 04:08 PM (#429494) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: AllisonA(Animaterra) LOL! I wish they would just leave well enough alone. And here in New England we'll be springing forward on Sunday, the earliest date it can happen, and we just got 6 more inches of snow! |
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30 Mar 01 - 04:30 PM (#429504) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: gnu Trade ya' ! We're forecast for 12" starting tonight. gnu |
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30 Mar 01 - 04:33 PM (#429508) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: GUEST,Bruce O. Tune better known under other titles, My ain kind dearie, Sweet Innisfallen, Widow Machree (See Scots and Irish tune indexes on my website) |
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30 Mar 01 - 04:51 PM (#429525) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: Geoff the Duck Our local vicar was walking down the path past the graveyard, looked across and saw a cherry tree in blossom. At that moment he saw the verger approaching. Cheerily he hailed him, "Spring in the air, verger", he cried. The verger scowled across at him and muttered "Do it yourself vicar, it's my day off!" Quack! GtD |
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30 Mar 01 - 05:50 PM (#429559) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: catspaw49 Here's a thread with another "time tribute" that is also currently running.....I'd say TWO excellent jobs!!! Spaw |
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30 Mar 01 - 05:53 PM (#429560) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: Amergin Oh,great one less hour of sleepto look forward to on sunday...oh wait, I don't sleepanyways...nevermind... |
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30 Mar 01 - 05:55 PM (#429561) Subject: RE: Spring ahead From: mousethief Now i hear some stupid legislator is suggesting a TWO-hour spring ahead for California, Oregon, and Washington. Ye gods! It's already hard enough to go to sleep when the sky stays light until well after 9:30 in mid-June. Why can't they just leave bad enough alone? ALex |
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11 Mar 17 - 12:31 PM (#3844279) Subject: Lyr Req: Daylight Savin' Time (Grandpa Jones) From: keberoxu There are more than two verses to this one, but this is all I could find online. Please chime in with the rest of the verses. For years and years folks got along With an old grandfather's clock Or just a common old sundial Sittin' out on a block The dollar watch, it had its day, An' the wrist watch, it was fine Then along came a man who ruined us all with DAYLIGHT SAVIN' TIME I'm a-huntin' that man who first thought up this DAYLIGHT SAVIN' TIME Until he moved the clocks around Ev'rything was a-goin' fine But I guess he's hid and he won't come out He knows he's out o' line But I get up late I have to wait Can't get it straight Who did he hate I mean the man who first thought up that DAYLIGHT SAVIN' TIME |
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11 Mar 17 - 12:39 PM (#3844284) Subject: Lyr Req: Daylight Savin' Time (Grandpa Jones) From: keberoxu Scared up another verse here, sounds like it comes after the opening verse. Or pieces of several verses....help? His followers will argue that They've gained an hour of light By moving all the clocks around But I can't see they're right The sun still rises just the same And sets just as before If they'd rise sixty minutes early Maybe they'd have an hour more So why not leave the clocks alone So folks won't be confused Let 'em hit the floor An hour before If it's daylight that they choose.... |