--- title: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Tweets Wrong Daylight Saving Time Clocks Info description: Gaffe-prone mayor advised his Twitter followers to turn their clocks back, instead of forward canonical: https://time.com/17428/rob-ford-daylight-saving-time-tweet/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-09T18:33:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:08.499Z og:title: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Tweets Wrong Daylight Saving Time Clocks Info og:description: Gaffe-prone mayor advised his Twitter followers to turn their clocks back, instead of forward og:url: https://time.com/17428/rob-ford-daylight-saving-time-tweet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1650087f4794d523/6986826135ba6f2f13c009ae/rob-ford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Press Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Tweets Wrong Daylight Saving Time Clocks Info twitter:description: Gaffe-prone mayor advised his Twitter followers to turn their clocks back, instead of forward twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1650087f4794d523/6986826135ba6f2f13c009ae/rob-ford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rob Ford Apparently Doesn't Understand How Daylight Saving Time Works > Sponsored content. 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The Best Of Rob Ford_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 9, 2014 6:33 PM UTC  TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 14 - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford held a press conference at city hall regarding the ice storm clean up on January 14, 2015. TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 14 - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford held a press conference at city hall regarding the ice storm clean up on January 14, 2015. Carlos Osorio—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 9, 2014 6:33 PM UTC And in today’s edition of fun Rob Ford news: the scandal-plagued, gaffe-prone Toronto mayor incorrectly advised his 133,000 Twitter followers to turn their clocks back for Daylight Saving Time, instead of forward. The now-deleted tweet read, “Daylight Saving Time starts this evening, turn your clocks back and change batteries in smoke alarms.” It was up for about 30 minutes, which was plenty of time for snarky backlash and [screenshots](http://mashable.com/2014/03/09/rob-ford-messes-up-daylight-saving-time/) of the error. Soon, a [new tweet ](https://twitter.com/TOMayorFord/status/442497860890677248)went up with the correct information: > [](https://twitter.com/TOMayorFord/status/442497860890677248) Seriously, why has no one taught Rob Ford that old saying, “spring forward, fall back?” To be fair, Daylight Saving Time _is_ [pretty baffling](http://time.com/15938/daylight-saving-time-explainer/). Plus, given Ford’s track record (see: lying about smoking crack and then later [admitting it](http://world.time.com/2013/11/05/toronto-mayor-admits-smoking-crack/)), this slip-up seems pretty tame. ## Transcript [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] Why did you, I just heard you. That's right, you should [ CROSSTALK ]. What did you just say? What did you just say? You just called him a fat [ CROSSTALK ] You just called me a fat. Why did you call him a fat? I'm don't wanna go up to the airport, let's go party. You call me a fat [ SOUND ] right in front of them. Why did you do it? That's exactly what you did. Why did you do it? That is an assault, that is a verbal assault. That is a verbal, assault. Why didn't you do it? And you want, and you want me to have a public meeting to discuss this? Why don't we have a public lynching? Excuse me guys. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ SOUND ] Holy face! [ INAUDIBLE ] [ CROSSTALK ] Face of the camera. 313. Whoa! [ NOISE ] [ CROSSTALK ] Okay. There's been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine. Holy, that's a big one. That's a dark one. Reel, reel, reel. Holy! Oh, oh, oh! [ CROSSTALK ] Oh, that's all you got, huh? Mr. Mayor, have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? [ INAUDIBLE ] Be careful. Yes, I have. I, I just wanted to come out and tell you that I, I saw the video. it, it, it's extremely embarrassing. There's been times when I've been in a drunken stupor. I'll rip his [ SOUND ] throat, I'll rip his eyes out, [ SOUND ] and when he stands up I'll shit on his head. I was very, very inebriated. I'm gonna stick my [ SOUND ] in, but no one's gonna [ SOUND ] around with me. Obviously I was extremely, extremely inebriated. I'm [ INAUDIBLE ] [ SOUND ] by myself and [ SOUND ]. I wanna go with Ted. I don't even remember, after some of the stuff that you've guys seen me, the state I've been in, that's a problem. Have I done drugs? Yes I have. But, it's self inflicted. Will you get help? I'm not an addict of any sort, so I'm not quite sure why you're saying I need help. Yeah, I have a brother, I have a brother [ CROSSTALK ] Do you think you have an addiction problem with alcohol? Absolutely not. Do you think you have an addiction problem with substance abuse and illicit drugs? Absolutely not. I've called you pathological liars, and you are, so why don't you take me to court? Let, let the courts decide. You guys, you guys are liars. Do you smoke crack cocaine? Exactly. Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. When sir? But no, do I? Am I an addict? No. When have you tried to [ CROSSTALK ] Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago? You obviously Okay, so, You didn't, you didn't obviously tell me the truth. Did you submit. That's okay. Can you get off my driveway please? Can you get off my property please? Can you get off my driveway please? Can you please, can you get off my driveway? Can you get off my property please? [ UNKNOWN ], get off my property! I'm leaving! Take it off my property! I'm leaving! Okay, thank you! Yellow 80, yellow 80, set hut. [ LAUGH ] [ NOISE ] I'm moving on, you guys can do what you want. I apologize again, I'm sorry. That's all I have to say. Well, and the last thing was Olivia Garnbeck. It says that I wanted to eat her [ NOISE ]. I've never said that in my life to her, I would never do that, I'm happily married, I've got more than enough to eat at home. 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