Pop Culture Frenzy, Round 66

Welcome once again to Pop Culture Frenzy.  Our question today is about Daylight Saving Time.

What is it?
Fluffy?

We set our clocks ahead one hour.
It was to "gain" an hour in the evening so

 kids wouldn't have to walk home from

school in the dark. 

Since kids don't walk home from school

anymore, why do they still do it?

So people can play softball after work.

The effects of Global Warming

 cause the sun to shine less.  We must 

preserve it.

Poppycock. Daylight Savings Time

is like cutting a strip off the top of a 

blanket and sewing it onto the bottom. 

It's one of those -let's pretend we're

 doing something meaningful- contrivances. 

 Inconveniencing  millions of people makes

 the myth easier to believe.

Hostmaster:  whose idea was Daylight Saving Time?
Bryan?

 Ben Franklin was first to suggest it

 to save lamp oil.

Early to bed, early to rise makes

a man healthy, wealthy and wise!

So let the early birds pay for

the extra hour of lamp oil!

Fuddy-duddies

can afford it.

Spring Forward!  

Fuddy-duddies must pay 

their fair share!

Do roosters sleep in

 after the Spring Forward?

Hostmaster:  no.  Most crow at will anyway.  However, many roosters crow even earlier after Spring Forward.   Revenge.  People aren't the only ones inconvenienced by this twice a year messing with the clocks stuff.

Many Amish people eschew 

Daylight Saving Time.

Hawaiians too.

And Arizonians, except

for Indian reservations.

We can't save light.

It comes from God.

We should all eschew 

Daylight Savings Time.

 Sorry Molly. Unless the end of the world

comes first, most of us will lose an hour on March 11th.

This round is over. 

Round 66

Fluffy/Molly  33

Bryan/Cyndi  30

The Case of the Missing Turkey

Do you know anything about the missing turkey?

What missing turkey?

You were seen.

That wasn't me.

Who was it?

This is a frame up!

Do you think it's a frame up too?

I can't talk with my mouth full.  Oh wait. I mean, no comment.

You just drove the getaway car, is that it?

In a manner of speaking.  I mean, no comment.

What was your cut?

Badgering the witness!

Say, is that turkey grease on your chin?

Who squealed?  The rabbit?  Eh, probably not, he's too busy with his riffs.

I'll bet it was that double crossing rat!

He got his cut.  I knew he couldn't be trusted!  Er, nothing.  Never mind.

I know.  It was that yellow bellied feathered freak!

He sang like a canary, didn't he?

I going out for some lunch.  You want anything?

No thanks.  I'm not hungry.

Are Neurotics more Bite Worthy?

Most dog bite studies are taken from hospital records of people being treated for dog bites.  Realizing that not all people seek medical treatment after being bitten by a dog, some researchers at the University of Liverpool took a different approach.

I may be an English Bulldog but I am in no way connected to this study.

A bunch of people were asked about their history of dog bites as well as general questions such as age, sex, etc.  Additionally, they were asked a series of questions to determine such personality characteristics as conscientiousness, extroversion-introversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

Hmm, so agreeableness and all that are flavors.

They found that children were at greater risk of being bitten than were adults.

We're too young for this.

55% of bite victims never saw the dog that bit them.

Stealthy biters or clueless victims- you make the call.

I just wish blood didn't stain.

Men are bitten by dogs more often than women.

If you wrestle with dogs, you better know the rules.

Emotionally stable people are less likely to have been bitten.

Choose your friends wisely.

I hunt neurotics.

Bad news for neurotics, we are a tag team.

One in three dog bites received medical attention.

Don't ask, don't tell.

People with multiple dogs are more likely to be bit.

Shut up and mush.

Since the researchers concluded that neurotics are at greater risk of being bitten, let's look at some of the problems linked to neuroticism.



Drug and alcohol problems are one example.

Do not neurotic and drive.

Neurotics are also at risk for developing panic disorder.

Don't panic or I'll have to bite you.

Neurotics are more likely to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome than non neurotics.

Clearly, being a neurotic is no picnic.

I am indifferent to studies of all kinds.  By the way, this leash is not secure. 

Read about the study here.