Clocks Change Tomorrow [1918] [pdf]

Re:Clocks Change Tomorrow [1918] [pdf] by wyclif on Sunday November 01, 2015 @07:59AM (#10486278)

Benjamin Franklin's Essay on Daylight Saving Time:

Every morning, as soon as the sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing; and if that is not sufficient?, let cannon be fired in every street, to wake the sluggards effectually, and make them open their eyes to see their true interest.

http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html

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Re:Clocks Change Tomorrow [1918] [pdf] by ta0o0o0 on Sunday November 01, 2015 @02:13PM (#10487671)

Just to be clear, that essay is not about daylight savings time. It's a humorous essay about people sleeping late.

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Re:Clocks Change Tomorrow [1918] [pdf] by wyclif on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @12:24AM (#10497737)

I know it wasn't. That's called "editorial license" and you see it every single day on HN when users creatively edit headlines.

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