Daylight Savings: Dos and Don'ts
By JANIE CAMPBELL
Updated 6:41 PM EDT, Sat, Oct 31, 2009
Tonight, the clock rolls back an hour for daylight savings at 2 a.m. Why? An Englishman named William Willet didn't like seeing people sleep through a perfectly good morning.
And now, because of Mr. Willet, you might get an extra hour of sleep or Halloween party (and like the party, you'll pay for it later). Or maybe not, if you're into neither one.
So what to do with your extra hour?
Firemen suggest changing smoke detector batteries, but that only takes five minutes and a hammer for when it won't stop beeping in test mode. Whatever you do with the other 55, make sure you heed these rules:
1. Do not cruise around without your alligator. Always check to make sure your alligator is securely fastened, and keeps his arms and legs and body inside your vehicle.
2. Avoid the tempting siren song of the all-night costume shop's bargain bin, even if your costume is in (unintended) tatters. Everyone knows Halloween only lasts until sunup, and now you have to kill a lil' extra time, but no one wants to see you in a Borat "mankini" between 3 and 8 a.m. Even if it's half off (and it is half off).
3. Don't steal a ferret from a store.
4. If you have stolen a ferret from a store, refrain from using it as a weapon.
5. If you are a famous athlete, you probably shouldn't spend your bonus time tweeting that your opponent's nose "look like the thing u push down for the lotion to come out." Oh, wait, that's a definite "do," because that is hilarious.
6. Do not draw up hair-brained business plans. The Channing Crowder Modeling Academy will fail, though it will do so hilariously. Promise.
Do:
1. Stitch Dolphins-Jets trash talk on a pillow. Nothing says "I made this for you in the middle of the night" like a "Chad Henne: clown quarterback" throw.
2. Remember to set your clock back.
3. Read NBCMiami.com when you get up.
Okay, okay, we're biased. But don't forget the clock part.
First Published: Oct 31, 2009 3:18 PM EDT
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