Hey, What Time is It?
Claire Berlinski, Ed. ·
Mar 27, 2011 at 8:47am
Just for today--I'm not kidding--Turkey has changed its time zone to accommodate the needs of students who are taking exams. No one can figure out what time it's supposed to be, but apparently it's not the time our computers say. I understand that Turkey will be synched to international clocks again tomorrow, but as of today, it's pretty much a mess--not that you'd notice any difference, since Turkey doesn't really run on a schedule.
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Oct '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
I hope my thinking isn't too simplistic or that I'm not missing something obvious, but it seems like it would've been easier, and would've affected far fewer people, just to move the time of the Sunday exams back one hour. No?
Edited on Mar 27, 2011 at 9:07amRe: Hey, What Time is It?
As a Turkish diplomat once explained to me, "In this region, two plus two doesn't always equal four. Sometimes it equals six. Sometimes ten."
Nov '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
Somehow I find that pretty cool, even if it is a headache. Maybe it's because I lived in Nfld. too long, with a time zone half an hour off everybody else's, and even double daylight saving one year...
Jan '11
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
I've put in some time sitting on Turkish buses, waiting until the driver had enough passengers to make the trip worthwhile.
Couldn't they run the exams on the same principle?
Oct '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
One of the least remarked upon trends over the last decade or two has been the increasing abandonment of “government time” in favour of a single time zone all year round.
In this map, the orange regions are those which once observed summer time and have since abandoned it, while the red represents territories which never bought into that folly in the first place.
Oct '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
Ms. Berlinski, International Maiden of Mystery, Reina de Ricochet, do you not realize the extent of governmental powers? Time is a mere trifle. Why, our own King and his Court can change the very fabric of the universe with a word!
Want to do away with Terrorism? Call it a "Man-Made Disaster!"
Need to apply force, but still want to show how your nation is gentle as a kitten? Call your military...uh, whatever...a "Time-Limited, Scope-Limited Military Action!" See, even the word "intervention" is absent!
Want to prove to your country that your health care plan won't bust the nation's budget? Simply put the word "Affordable" in the bill!
Like to take vacations on the company dime, but don't want to incur press scrutiny? Call it a "fact-finding mission!"
The power that comes with the mantle of high public office today would have been the envy of Canute.
Jul '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
It's Peanut Butter and Jelly Time!
Dec '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
Well, what do you expect from a country that can't even decide what continent it's in?
Dec '10
Re: Hey, What Time is It?
The Colorado State Senate has made a recent legislative attempt to jump on that band wagon. The bill would put us permanent daylight savings time, putting the state on a schedule that favors evenings year-round. I dare not even imagine the unintended consequences, or merely what could be blamed on such a shift after the fact, but I like the idea.