From The Mud Puddle

From Rick of Andyland (thanks Rick for the chuckle)

Emboldened by their success in declaring Pluto not a planet, the
International Astronomical Union determined this week by a close vote that
February is too short to be considered a true month. It has, however, been
granted the newly-created status of “dwarf month.” It shares this dubious
distinction with several other calendar time spans, including Labor Day Weekend,
Christmas Vacation, and the Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil
Changed and When You Actually Did. “It only seems fair,” said IAU President Ron
Eckers. “February reaches a peak size of 29 days, averaging only 28 days for 75
percent of the time. Recent research has shown that other periods, such as the
Time Between When You Were Supposed to Get Your Oil Changed and When You
Actually Did, often exceed this meager time frame. In fact, this erratic
behavior only strengthens our case that February does not belong in the same
classification as the eleven 'true' months.” Eckers also warned that the crop of
30-day “so-called” months should be careful to maintain their number of days.
“They're already cutting it pretty close in my book.”

posted by Muddy at 6:43 PM