October 28, 2003

I saw Ellen Degeneres' talk show yesterday for the first time, before which I hadn't even known she had a show. During the show, she had some conversations with some ladies in Marengo, Il. Apparently, in Marengo, they have "fast time" and "slow time". Fast time is one hour ahead of slow time, and is affected by Day Light Savings. After the time change this past weekend, both fast time and slow time are on the same hour. Otherwise they're an hour apart. But people in Marengo can work on different times as they see fit. School is on slow time, so the kids can get to class on time. Work is on fast time. So parents and children, from room to room in the same house, will be on different times. Anytime a person specifies a time (say, to start an event), they need to specify fast time or slow time. It's incredible. Incredibly confusing too! You'll probably find some hits on Google by doing a search on "Marengo fast slow time".

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