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    The Onion‏Verified account @TheOnion 13 Mar 2017

    The purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to celebrate the sun goddess Shapash as she awakens from her astral slumber.pic.twitter.com/CKM8bV1fII

    5 Things To Know About Daylight Saving Time
    8:34 AM - 13 Mar 2017
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      1. Jean Rose Hill‏ @JeanRoseHill4 16 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        finally a sensible reason

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      1. DK‏ @ThyNinjazo 15 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        Just shows how time is the human construct.

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      1. Fara Daun‏ @FaraDaun 15 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        @fotoproff. I love it. I love the bonus sleep in the October switch, and the bonus evening in the spring & summer.

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      2. Steve Perry‏ @JStevePerry 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        One less hour of the Trump administration, which hopefully will be over before we fall back...

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      3. Robert Kugler‏ @RobertKugler69 15 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JStevePerry @TheOnion

        Trump is going for 8 years. Thank God

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      2. James Sanchez‏ @JamesSa51881329 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        it was so farmers would have more time to tend thier crops

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      3. Brian‏ @static92127 15 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JamesSa51881329 @TheOnion

        Not.

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      2. Jady ㋡‏ @whoojunting 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        I thought it's for adequate sunlight exposure to get adequate Vit D for bone mineralization? Source: I'm a doctor & my professor.

        9 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. Jady ㋡‏ @whoojunting 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @whoojunting @TheOnion

        @SteveArkley @ethancanin @AffinityColl @VikkiMichele I made a mistake. Sorry guys. 🙁

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Jack‏ @JackGood9 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @whoojunting @TheOnion and

        Jady dont apologise, you were wrong but theres no shame in that

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      5. Jack‏ @JackGood9 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JackGood9 @whoojunting and

        Affinity Coll tweets are nothing but shovanistic assholery.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Steve Arkley‏ @SteveArkley 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JackGood9 @whoojunting and

        chauvinistic

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      7. Affinity CL‏ @AffinityCL 14 Mar 2017
        Replying to @SteveArkley @JackGood9

        There is no shame in using the wrong spelling, Jack.

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      1. Cynthia L. Marcolina‏ @midagemarbroad 31 Mar 2017
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        A wise Native American once said it's like the white man cutting the bottom 1/2 of a blanket & sewing it back on the top to make it longer!

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      1. Miroslav Georgiev‏ @mirojose 22 Mar 2017
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        Е такава глуоост скоро не съм пел. Верятно е насочена към американските читатели.

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      1. I wanna Redvana‏ @JoshuaDruzak 15 Mar 2017
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        I think the purpose is to allow us East coast guys to watch NHL games in the West at a reasonable time for once..

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      1. Peter Nemere‏ @PeterNemere 14 Mar 2017
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        Queensland, a large state in Australia doesn't support daylight savings... Was weird at first after moving here, now I prefer it.

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      1. flmklm‏ @filmoklm 15 Mar 2017
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        I though doing so was saving one petroleum cargo-ship in UE every year wtf

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      1. Jordan‏ @serendip_ddy 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        @cheers_chun i need to learn how to twitter xD these ones

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