Daylight saving time got you down? These funny social media reactions will cheer you up.
If you're feeling extra sluggish this morning, you're not alone.
Daylight saving time went into effect over the weekend, with the clock springing forward on Sunday March 10 at 2 a.m. local time giving Americans more daylight in the evening but taking away an hour of their sleep. Daylight saving time always occurs on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.
The clock springing forward in March means that Americans lose one hour of sleep, effecting sleep schedules and moods. In recent years, many arguments have been made against the practice, with demands for daylight savings to be canceled altogether. Despite this, daylight saving time continues.
For those wanting that hour of sleep back, mark your calendars. Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 3rd when we "fall back".
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Social media reacts to start of daylight saving time in hilarious fashion
As with any major event, people took to social media to express their frustration over the changing time and disrupt in sleep schedule. Here's a roundup of the best memes and reactions on social media.
Waking up after #DaylightSavings looking like⬇️
It doesn’t matter if we spring forward or fall back, this process has us waking up looking like these Eastern screech owl chicks.
The extra daylight is needed to smooth over those frazzled feathers.
📸Larry Woodward/USFWS pic.twitter.com/z6kZMLoWTC— US Fish and Wildlife (@USFWSSoutheast) March 10, 2024
Live footage of us on Monday morning after daylight savings 😴
🎥: From our @exploreorg live cam pic.twitter.com/imqLmmyc9A— Polar Bears International (@PolarBears) March 11, 2024
#daylightsavingtime
Days are getting longer vs. having to wake up an hour earlier
📸: CPW/Wayne D. Lewis pic.twitter.com/27KZBmoylZ— Colorado Parks and Wildlife (@COParksWildlife) March 11, 2024
Cancel Daylight Savings.
— Signed father of two— Alexis Ohanian 🇦🇲 (@alexisohanian) March 11, 2024
Me looking for coffee and the hour of sleep that was taken from me #DaylightSavingTime pic.twitter.com/50bE6RYVuy
— Legal Eagle 🦅 (@AllThingsCivil) March 10, 2024
there should have been a Sopranos episode where Tony struggled with daylight saving time
— 🌙 mom said it’s my turn with the lathe of heaven (@youwouldntpost) March 11, 2024
Getting one less hour of sleep because of Daylight Saving Time. pic.twitter.com/IHeXRDiMNG
— Wheremehousekey (@wheremehousekey) March 10, 2024
it should be a national holiday the monday after daylight savings i hate this so much pic.twitter.com/ZV6BBeL0l7
— ☀︎ Mads ☀︎ (@lite_thespark) March 11, 2024
A lot more important issues we need to handle in this country I know and it didn’t really matter to me before kids, but the daylight saving time thing should be on the list somewhere 😳 pic.twitter.com/9eGxxQk3Gi
— Chris Hemeyer (@ChrisHemeyer) March 11, 2024
Whoever is still advocating for this whole “daylight saving time” thing belongs in prison.
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) March 10, 2024
I had to screen-record this moment….This is nasty work🥴 #DaylightSavingTime pic.twitter.com/tFk4H3kLNj
— Tevin Davis (@_iamtevindavis) March 10, 2024
Is daylight saving time supposed to feel like a hangover? #SundayThoughts pic.twitter.com/AISvKjHXT4
— Monica (@mmeans40) March 11, 2024
Good morning to everyone except whoever invented Daylight Savings time
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) March 10, 2024
A dog on daylight saving time: 'I know when it's dinner time. Stop messing with me.'
People in Arizona, of course, couldn't resist taking a dig at the rest of the country
Not all places opt to participate in daylight saving. A few places in the U.S., including Arizona and Hawaii, do not observe the time change, due to factors related to respective environment or geography.
POV: you woke up in Arizona and don’t have to worry about daylight saving time. ⏰😎 pic.twitter.com/66AosgVRCK
— City of Phoenix, AZ (@CityofPhoenixAZ) March 10, 2024
Daylight saving time starts tomorrow. ⏰
Arizona, you know what to do:
✨ Nothing ✨— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) March 9, 2024
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly Twitter, at @saman_shafiq7.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daylight saving time: Funny, sleep-deprived social media users react