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Letter to the Editior, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 16 April 2007

Daylight exacerbates warning

(also http://www.nctexasbirds.com/images/hot_news.jpg )

"You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two.

This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they ?

Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects.

CONNIE M. MESKIMEN / Hot Springs"


I'm hoping this is only a joke.............

Date: 2007-04-23 10:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maedb.livejournal.com
Adequate words elude me as deftly as logic eluded Ms. Meskimen

Funny Pages

Date: 2007-04-24 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fionnbharro.livejournal.com
It appears that the humor is found on the op-ed pages,now.

Yes, it was satire

Date: 2007-04-25 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] morgan-gw.livejournal.com
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/daylight.asp
The item quoted above was indeed a letter to the editor published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on 16 April 2007. However, it wasn't intended to be taken literally, as its author, Connie Meskimen, is a Little Rock lawyer known for penning sarcastic letters with her tongue planted firmly in cheek...

Re: Yes, it was satire

Date: 2007-04-25 07:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] patgund.livejournal.com
Oh good!

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