A broken clock

The saying goes that a broken clock is right twice a day. The idea is right, but the actual mechanics are wrong, depending on circumstances. A clock that’s stuck between two and three and is an old style analog may be right between one and three times a day, depending on daylight savings time. A digital clock may be right once a day, twice a day, or not at all, depending on those same circumstances.

The phrase “a broken analog clock is right between one and three times a day depending on what time it constantly shows and the presence of daylight savings time changes” isn’t catchy, though. The phrase “A broken clock is right an average of twice a day” is better, if not wholly accurate, but the point gets across.

The point, of course, is that something that lacks all function, that simply does not work and has no purpose will still be right regularly.

Glenn Beck has been right once a year at the high end. He has less function than that which is totally without function. He’s actually managed to take functionality into a full negative.

That’s fairly impressive, I have to admit.