In fact, Mudcat Time is Greenwich Mean Time! It's just that the Greenwich referred to is Greenwich Village in New York City. And the term "Mean" has nothing to do with a line of longitude or anything like that. It has to do with the response one is apt to get when asking New Yorkers what time it is. "Ya wanna know what time it is? Go buy a fuckin' watch, dickhead!"

Greenwich, Connecticut is in the same time zone, but people there are nice, not mean, so it doesn't quite qualify.

Bruce (in US Central Time - MCT less one hour)