It helps me to explain why the doomsday clock says five minutes to midnight and not ten-thirty AM!

[TrueTomHarley]

Ted Putsch remarked that we really ought to be going. He’d been saying this off and on, but I didn’t want to leave Mr. Strawman in the lurch. I overlooked Ted’s impatience because I knew he was concerned about the car group waiting in the driveway. After all, as teacher, I had taught him to be considerate. As he was making to leave, Bernard Strawman asked: “Tell me, because I really want to understand. Why do you want to think that everything is getting worse? What does that view do for you?”

“It helps me to explain why the doomsday clock says five minutes to midnight and not ten-thirty AM!” he said. “I’ll be in the car, Tom,” and he left! Ted Putsch can be so rude. I’ll have to help him overcome that. I hope he didn’t stumble Mr. Strawman.

.......................From 'Tom Irregardless and Me'  30% free download

[John Lindsay Barltrop]

True Tom, there is just a small correction........the theoretical doomsday clock has just been moved from three minutes to two and a half minutes to midnight