DST is a liberal plot to create global warming.

Posted byWaldo Jaquith 9 Comments on DST is a liberal plot to create global warming.

Connie Meskimen of Hot Springs, AK has figured out the source of global warming: Congress’ liberal conspiracy to exacerbate climate change by moving daylight savings time back a month. Mr. Meskimen is a real person, and he’s — get this — an attorney. Of course, none of this addresses how water evolved or how gravity just happens to be perfectly strong enough that it’s not problematic. Another liberal conspiracy, no doubt. (Via MeFi) 6:05pm Update: A Boing Boing reader points out that this is, in fact, a joke. I don’t know whether I should be disappointed or relieved.

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9 replies on “DST is a liberal plot to create global warming.”

  2. Did you see this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZFG5PKw504

    Apparently the fact that peanut butter doesn’t spontaneously produce fishes and frogs is proof that evolution is the work of the devil and you should contribute to your local Republican party.

    or how about this one:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=2z-OLG0KyR4

    That really cool kid from “Growing Pains” says that Pepsi is the work of the devil and that Bananas prove the resurrection, holy trinity, and that the Virgin Mary appeared to Geraldo on a piece of toast.

    and finally:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

    Wherein, if you watch this and don’t stand up to cheer, you are possessed by Satan and the terrorists have already won.

  3. I thought the expansion of DST was a plot by the candy makers to work in an extra hour of daylight on Halloween.

  4. Apparently the fact that peanut butter doesn’t spontaneously produce fishes and frogs is proof that evolution is the work of the devil and you should contribute to your local Republican party.

    The thing is, the dude doesn’t actually test the jar of peanut butter for simple forms of life. He has absolutely no idea of whether life forms have been spontaneously created in that jar. It could be happening all the time, but assuming they’re both microscopic and not harmful to humans, we’d have no idea. (Of course it’s not happening — the man grossly understands evolution. But even accepting his frame, he’s still wrong.)

    BTW, I read a couple of weeks ago that moving back DST had absolutely no measurable impact on energy consumption. I’d figured somebody had done the math on that beforehand. Clearly not.

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