Comments on: New Year’s Eve Time Zone Synchronicity http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/ I have no idea whether ''The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy'' is a good album, but I might have to buy it just on the basis of its awesome name Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Liz http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-32312 Liz Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:45:14 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-32312 People on the West Coast might as well celebrate at 9 p.m., given they get to watch a repeat of the ball falling at Times Square three hours earlier. What's lamer, celebrating at 9 p.m. or watching a repeat of people celebrating three hours earlier? The strip "Flashbacks" by Patrick M. Reynolds recently explained the whole "ball dropping at midnight" custom. It was very interesting, as is that strip in general. I try to catch it every week in the Sunday Washington Post. People on the West Coast might as well celebrate at 9 p.m., given they get to watch a repeat of the ball falling at Times Square three hours earlier. What’s lamer, celebrating at 9 p.m. or watching a repeat of people celebrating three hours earlier?

The strip “Flashbacks” by Patrick M. Reynolds recently explained the whole “ball dropping at midnight” custom. It was very interesting, as is that strip in general. I try to catch it every week in the Sunday Washington Post.

]]> By: Darren http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30629 Darren Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:59:16 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30629 I *wish* I could do that. In CA, I couldn't find anything that was carrying the NY festivities live. I had to wait 3 hours to see a rerun with the big gleaming "LIVE" in the upper corner. I think I'm supposed to not know that we're in different time zones.... Fox seemed to do something from Las Vegas interspersed with NY reruns, but it was even cheesier than watching the other channels. And with KRON down the tubes, there don't appear to be broadcasts of anything local anymore, either. bah I *wish* I could do that. In CA, I couldn’t find anything that was carrying the NY festivities live. I had to wait 3 hours to see a rerun with the big gleaming “LIVE” in the upper corner. I think I’m supposed to not know that we’re in different time zones….
Fox seemed to do something from Las Vegas interspersed with NY reruns, but it was even cheesier than watching the other channels.

And with KRON down the tubes, there don’t appear to be broadcasts of anything local anymore, either. bah

]]> By: DPWally http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30601 DPWally Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:17:24 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30601 First time ever that Family Circus has matched an event in my life. When I was 8 or 9 we had the neighbor kids over for a sleepover and celebrated New Years at 9pm, or New Years in Greenland as my mom announced while she released a shower of Gnip Gnop balls down the stairway. First time ever that Family Circus has matched an event in my life.

When I was 8 or 9 we had the neighbor kids over for a sleepover and celebrated New Years at 9pm, or New Years in Greenland as my mom announced while she released a shower of Gnip Gnop balls down the stairway.

]]> By: Elyrest http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30595 Elyrest Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:56:01 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30595 mkilby (#19) I agree. It reminds me of that old (geezer warning) Peggy Lee (Jerry Leiber/ Mike Stoller) song "Is That All Their Is". This "Daddy's Home" comic for 12/31/09 depicted it nicely. http://www.gocomics.com/daddyshome/2009/12/31/ mkilby (#19) I agree. It reminds me of that old (geezer warning) Peggy Lee (Jerry Leiber/ Mike Stoller) song “Is That All Their Is”.

This “Daddy’s Home” comic for 12/31/09 depicted it nicely.

http://www.gocomics.com/daddyshome/2009/12/31/

]]> By: mkilby http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30566 mkilby Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:06:18 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30566 I have never understood the fascination of "watching the ball drop". Even as a kid it seemed like a very lame method of counting down to the new year. I have never understood the fascination of “watching the ball drop”. Even as a kid it seemed like a very lame method of counting down to the new year.

]]> By: The Bad Seed http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30470 The Bad Seed Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:25:07 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30470 As for celebrating at a more reasonable time, the "Please Touch Museum" in Philadelphia has a great idea for New Year's Eve: they count down to to NOON along with a big rowdy kids' party (and again at 1 p.m. "to accommodate the large crowd of little party animals and their families"). They ring in the New Year by "counting down the minutes to noon with music, Mummers, day-long interactive activities, and King Countdown, the museum’s official Countdown Marshal. As the Please Touch Museum Flag Corps lead the way, King Countdown will parade into Hamilton Hall to do the Mummers’ strut and dance with the junior revelers as they prepare for the countdown. As the minutes tick down, streamers and confetti will blast from the Countdown cannons to celebrate the New Year. The Countdown to Noon® celebration will be followed by a family dance party with DJ Prince Charming and King Countdown." As for celebrating at a more reasonable time, the “Please Touch Museum” in Philadelphia has a great idea for New Year’s Eve: they count down to to NOON along with a big rowdy kids’ party (and again at 1 p.m. “to accommodate the large crowd of little party animals and their families”).

They ring in the New Year by “counting down the minutes to noon with music, Mummers, day-long interactive activities, and King Countdown, the museum’s official Countdown Marshal. As the Please Touch Museum Flag Corps lead the way, King Countdown will parade into Hamilton Hall to do the Mummers’ strut and dance with the junior revelers as they prepare for the countdown. As the minutes tick down, streamers and confetti will blast from the Countdown cannons to celebrate the New Year. The Countdown to Noon® celebration will be followed by a family dance party with DJ Prince Charming and King Countdown.”

]]> By: Keera http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30428 Keera Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:48:34 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30428 There have been a few New Year's Eves where I wandered off to bed before midnight. I figured the switch to a new year would happen, anyway, with or without me being conscious (if you think about it, that's how it is for a lot of people ;-) ). In Norway, there's usually a lot of fireworks being shot up between 8 and 9 pm, and that's to accommodate the youngest children who can't stay awake until midnight. No ball-dropping here, no time zones to fuss with. Just a simple acknowledgment that staying up until midnight isn't for everyone. My true new year's tradition happens on New Year's Day, when I watch the new year's concert from Vienna just after noon, CET (Central European Time). I like to be awake for it. :-) There have been a few New Year’s Eves where I wandered off to bed before midnight. I figured the switch to a new year would happen, anyway, with or without me being conscious (if you think about it, that’s how it is for a lot of people ;-) ).

In Norway, there’s usually a lot of fireworks being shot up between 8 and 9 pm, and that’s to accommodate the youngest children who can’t stay awake until midnight. No ball-dropping here, no time zones to fuss with. Just a simple acknowledgment that staying up until midnight isn’t for everyone.

My true new year’s tradition happens on New Year’s Day, when I watch the new year’s concert from Vienna just after noon, CET (Central European Time). I like to be awake for it. :-)

]]> By: furrykef http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30424 furrykef Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:08:52 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30424 Hm. I'm still up. Oh well. Hm. I’m still up. Oh well.

]]> By: furrykef http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30423 furrykef Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:45:54 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30423 One thing that I find funny is there are all these references to going to bed before midnight, when for me, being wide awake at midnight is far more often the rule than the exception. Yet tonight I probably <em>will</em> be in bed before midnight. One thing that I find funny is there are all these references to going to bed before midnight, when for me, being wide awake at midnight is far more often the rule than the exception. Yet tonight I probably will be in bed before midnight.

]]> By: Irene http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30420 Irene Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:44:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-time-zone-synchronicity/#comment-30420 we are east coast, BTW we are east coast, BTW

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