Comments on: Contrarian Investing on Daylight Savings http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm We dividend our ad money to you. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:04:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Daylight Saving Time http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-53683 We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Daylight Saving Time Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:51:35 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-53683 [...] This year, at least, you got your hour back that you gave away in March - and without interest, I mi... [...] [...] This year, at least, you got your hour back that you gave away in March – and without interest, I mi… [...]

]]> By: the skwib http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-20923 the skwib Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:40:17 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-20923 <strong>The Carnival of Satire (#70)...</strong> Welcome to the 7oth edition of the Carnival. Two weeks seems to be a better rest period for the satire to pile up, so the next edition will be April 5th. We hope you enjoy the current edition: How Superman (the one with Christopher Reeves) should h... The Carnival of Satire (#70)…

Welcome to the 7oth edition of the Carnival. Two weeks seems to be a better rest period for the satire to pile up, so the next edition will be April 5th. We hope you enjoy the current edition:
How Superman (the one with Christopher Reeves) should h…

]]> By: DealBreaker.com http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19889 DealBreaker.com Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:36:40 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-19889 <strong>We Are Never Getting That Hour Back, Are We?...</strong> Remember earlier this week when we complained about a "phantom hangover?" Remember when we started drinking before noon? We've just now figured out what that was all about. The government had awakened us an hour early. Our bodies were saying...... We Are Never Getting That Hour Back, Are We?…

Remember earlier this week when we complained about a “phantom hangover?” Remember when we started drinking before noon? We’ve just now figured out what that was all about. The government had awakened us an hour early. Our bodies were saying……

]]> By: JCauto http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19681 JCauto Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:28:53 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-19681 All I know is that I'm here at work at 7am and it's pitch dark. I'm short that right there. All I know is that I’m here at work at 7am and it’s pitch dark. I’m short that right there.

]]> By: Down Under http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19639 Down Under Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:40:52 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-19639 Clearly this interest free temporal loan to the state acts as a dead weight loss to society. Compare economic growth rates here in Australia: Those states with daylight saving had an average growth rate of 2.79% while the 2 states without daylightsavings (QLD and WA) averaged 5.1% Most likely this is due to the major reasons the daylight saving proposal was defeated in our last referendum - the extra hour of sunlight confuses the cows (leading to low bovine productivity) and bleaches the curtains (causing rent seeking behaviour from interior designers over the summer months). What more proof do you need? http://www.nodaylightsavingqld.com/Faded.htm http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/04/more_on_dayligh.html Clearly this interest free temporal loan to the state acts as a dead weight loss to society.

Compare economic growth rates here in Australia:
Those states with daylight saving had an average growth rate of 2.79% while the 2 states without daylightsavings (QLD and WA) averaged 5.1%

Most likely this is due to the major reasons the daylight saving proposal was defeated in our last referendum – the extra hour of sunlight confuses the cows (leading to low bovine productivity) and bleaches the curtains (causing rent seeking behaviour from interior designers over the summer months).

What more proof do you need?
http://www.nodaylightsavingqld.com/Faded.htm
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/04/more_on_dayligh.html

]]> By: gingi http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19563 gingi Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:09:33 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/contrarian-investing-on-daylight-savings.htm#comment-19563 and here i was excited to be returning with zero interest the hour i borrowed 6 months ago.. the old 'chicken or egg' axiom. and here i was excited to be returning with zero interest the hour i borrowed 6 months ago.. the old ‘chicken or egg’ axiom.

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