As I used to tell a physicist of my acquaintance: “Tell me what time it is—don’t tell me how to build a watch!” Because if you weren’t careful, you’d get the history of horology and still wouldn’t know what time it was.
I see nothing wrong with Charlie Brown’s answer other than him not specifying the month, year, and the appropriate time zone for where his answer would be correct as opposed to places in different time zones on the other side of the international date line. I answer things the exact same way. I make it a point to be as specific as possible when answering a question and give every detail that may be of use to the questioner.
In one of George Sheehan’s essays, he writes about receiving a calendar watch. It annoyed him: He knew what the current date was; He didn’t need a watch to tell him that. He was a physician, and had to write the date several times a day while doing paperwork. Since he had the watch, he would use it to double check the date. Eventually, he came to rely on the watch to tell him the date. “Now I don’t know the date because of that **** watch.”
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
’Twas just a simple question from Violet, you blockhead!
The Joke Explainer Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wow. Mansplaining was an issue back then.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“Did you ever ask a lawyer the time of day? He told you how to make a watch, didn’t he?”
From Robert Altman’s Nashville, arguably the best American movie to date.
Speaker: Hal Phillip Walker, shyster candidate for President. Everything he says must be taken with several pounds of salt. The key word is “shyster.”
orinoco womble almost 4 years ago
As I used to tell a physicist of my acquaintance: “Tell me what time it is—don’t tell me how to build a watch!” Because if you weren’t careful, you’d get the history of horology and still wouldn’t know what time it was.
Qiset almost 4 years ago
Days of future past.
LeeCox almost 4 years ago
And Charlie Brown wonders why nobody can stand to be around him!
Auntie Socialist almost 4 years ago
Nobody likes a show off
eddie6192 almost 4 years ago
All she wanted was the date, not a song and dance.
theincrediblebulk almost 4 years ago
I see nothing wrong with Charlie Brown’s answer other than him not specifying the month, year, and the appropriate time zone for where his answer would be correct as opposed to places in different time zones on the other side of the international date line. I answer things the exact same way. I make it a point to be as specific as possible when answering a question and give every detail that may be of use to the questioner.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 4 years ago
(checks the calendar) Off by one, Chuck.
Wren Fahel almost 4 years ago
My boss always asks me what the date is, even though we have a calendar on our wall, on our phones, on our CRM…
Ralph Newbill almost 4 years ago
And today he’d just tell her to look at her phone, computer, screen of some sort.
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
In one of George Sheehan’s essays, he writes about receiving a calendar watch. It annoyed him: He knew what the current date was; He didn’t need a watch to tell him that. He was a physician, and had to write the date several times a day while doing paperwork. Since he had the watch, he would use it to double check the date. Eventually, he came to rely on the watch to tell him the date. “Now I don’t know the date because of that **** watch.”
tripwire45 almost 4 years ago
Mansplaning, the early years.
Earnestly Frank almost 4 years ago
Alexa is like this. You ask it what the temperature is, and it gives you a weather forecast.
Jan C almost 4 years ago
But, but, but it’s the 25th today.
Lightpainter Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wrong, CB.
Since when do “ the bigger things” take care of themselves? That sounds like “ ignore a problem and it will go away”.