# Fun with the SDMB clock

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097 "2003-07-31T11:06:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/1 "2003-07-31T11:06:56Z")

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Simple challenge:

Key in the time you think the SDMB clock will stamp to the post you’re submitting.

Submit

I’ve been watching this for some time and I believe I have the key.

My guess is this post will be dated/timed as

Jul/31/2003 6:08 AM CDT

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/2 "2003-07-31T11:09:59Z")

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07-31-2003 06:09 AM

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**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/3 "2003-07-31T11:11:44Z")

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07 - 31 - 2003 12:22 PM

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**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/4 "2003-07-31T11:12:45Z")

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> [@](#):
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> All times are GMT. The time now is 12:11 PM.

It bloody isn’t - i’m GMT and it was 12:22!

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/5 "2003-07-31T11:17:08Z")

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07-31-2003 12:16 PM

Hey… I’m going back in time! 🙂

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**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/6 "2003-07-31T11:25:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Angua \*  
> \*\*07-31-2003 12:16 PM
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> Hey… I’m going back in time! 🙂 \*\*

hmmmm…

if i tell you the results of today’s racing at Goodwood will you place a few bets for me?

There’s nothing like making a profit on the ol’ gee-gees 🙂

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/7 "2003-07-31T11:26:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by garius \*  
> \*\*It bloody isn’t - i’m GMT and it was 12:22! \*\*

You’re not, old boy, you’re in BST.

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**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/8 "2003-07-31T11:28:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by garius \*  
> \*\*It bloody isn’t - i’m GMT and it was 12:22! \*\*

You forgot the rest of the line. It actually reads:

[quote]  
All times are GMT _ **-6 hours.** _ The time now is 06:25 AM.

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-the-sdmb-clock/192097/9 "2003-07-31T11:30:44Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by garius \*  
> \*\*hmmmm…
> 
> if i tell you the results of today’s racing at Goodwood will you place a few bets for me?
> 
> There’s nothing like making a profit on the ol’ gee-gees 🙂 \*\*

I can only manage 10 to 15 minutes at a go! 🙂