# Now Just a Friggin' Minute - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372 "2003-07-18T12:59:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/1 "2003-07-18T12:59:04Z")
I think the hamsters are on crack - why is it that when Hubby visits SDMB he gets the right time of day (GMT -6) but I’ve got just GMT? We’re using the same pathetic Windows 1997 computer & I don’t see a place for time zone anywhere in my profile. Something is just not right. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/2 "2003-07-18T13:10:28Z")
You can offset your clock settings in your user profile. Give that a smack. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/3 "2003-07-18T13:12:06Z")
Go to the ‘Edit Options’ part of your profile. Helpful tips…that’s me! ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/4 "2003-07-18T16:43:02Z")
Re: OP “Does anyone really care?” ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/5 "2003-07-18T17:17:43Z")
“If So I can’t Imagine why…” ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/6 "2003-07-18T17:25:06Z")
So do I get a certificate for my “Dumb Thread 'O The Day”? I have been eating a lot of cheese lately - colbyjack is my fave. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/7 "2003-07-18T17:58:59Z")
“We’ve all got time enough to cry.” ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/8 "2003-07-18T19:38:15Z")
[These people](http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time.html) should know what time it is. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/9 "2003-07-18T22:07:39Z")
Hells bells, according to that SDMB is off by 10 minutes! Maybe I’m onto something after all! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-just-a-friggin-minute-does-anybody-really-know-what-time-it-is/189372/10 "2003-07-18T22:12:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fessie \* > \*\*Hells bells, according to that SDMB is off by 10 minutes! Maybe I’m onto something after all! \*\* I _ **knew** _ it! I thought my PC was screwy, and I just was too lazy to fix it.