>>On a point of order, there are some time zones (e.g., Newfoundland &
>>Labrador) that are less than a full hour off GMT.
>
>This is true, I stand corrected. I would also like to note that, in my
>opinion, these time zones are WEIRD.
>I offer as proof of this the "Iran Standard Time" zone, which is UTC
>+3:30, and which only happens in Iran, even though there are other
>nations that essentially surround it that don't do something like
>this, several of which are small enough that they're "inside" the
>width of Iran(although, obviously, not inside Iran as such).
>The only reason I can think of for this is that they're, well, Iran.

If you ever have a few spare minutes, and want to tear your hair out in frustration as to who thought this was a good idea, read up on Daylight Savings Time in Turkey. And then weep for those poor fools who have to keep datetime libraries up to date.

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-Pasha
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"Too slow, already did."