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Jesse Standard Time 

Jesse Standard Time (JST) is based on the present time zone plus 15 minutes. It's not a standard 15 minutes however and in some cases could be upwards of real-time plus 30 minutes or even 60 minutes.

The origin of Jesse Standard Time is somewhat unknown, but it’s believe it dates back approximately 40 years to 1969.

Jesse Standard Time was first discovered by the author of this term back in 1990. At that time JST was typically only approximately 5 minutes behind real time however over the years JST has increasingly fallen farther behind. Based on statistical analysis of JST over the past 20 years by a team of scientists commissioned by Father time it has been concluded that given the current rate of "time slippage" JST will be a full calendar day behind by sometime in August of the year 2044.

JST cannot be adjusted or altered by any known force in the universe. Many have attempted to compensate for the difference in JST vs. real time by adjusting schedules by up to 30 minutes in hopes to negate the effect. These futile attempts have routinely come up short and have been known to cause JST to slip even farther than normal.

This author recommends that those trying to ignore its existence or to resist JST should just accept it. JST should be embraced by all. JST is a very powerful tool and resistance to its forces will most likely negatively impact your daily schedule, but if used correctly can actually increase the amount of time in your day.
Boss: "Hey Bob, where have you been? We start work here at 8:00AM... It's 8:20AM!!"

Worker: "I'm not late, I'm running on JST."

Boss: "JST, what's that?"

Worker: "That's Jesse Standard Time of course."

McHale Standard Time (MST) 

About an hour and a half slower than Eastern Standard Time.
Spencer: Where is Jeff? I thought we all agreed to be here at 10:00?

Ryan: True, but he is on McHale Standard Time (MST), so he won't be here until about 11:30.

Spencer: Oh right, I always forget the conversion.

Burner Standard Time 

Burner Standard Time is the approximation of the time a meeting or event will take place between two attendees of Burning Man, which takes into account the reality that Burners are easily distracted and often late (especially at Burning Man). For instance, 4pm burner standard time should be understood as anywhere between 4:30 and 6pm "real" time.

While it is common parlance at Burning Man, it has application outside of the festival as well.
At Burning Man:
"Let's meet by the temple at at 3 o'clock burner standard time"

Outside of Burning Man:
"Larry is late again!" "Oh, he's still running on burner standard time"
Burner Standard Time by Carbon43 November 19, 2011

Pagan Standard Time 

(Also abbreviated P.S.T)

1. Fashionably late
2. (when preceded by a definite hour) Within half an hour or so of.
1. Don't worry, Dave will be here, he's on Pagan Standard Time.
2. We'll be holding our Samhain Ritual at 8:00 Pagan Standard time.
Pagan Standard Time by Zak Zennii August 10, 2005

Boss Standard Time 

When you work at a small gas station, and the person that relieves you of your shift is your boss. since he is the boss he doesnt have to be on time. Being upwards of 1 hour late.
So he is on his own time zone known as BST.
I was supposed to get off work at 6am CST but didnt get off until 6am Boss Standard Time BST .. which was more like 6:40CST.

Cannabis Standard Time 

Time dilation caused by cannabis use.
30 minutes CST = 5 minutes SST(Sober Standard Time)
High Guy 1: Dude, I just thought an hour went by, but it was only 10 minutes
High Guy 2: That's just Cannabis Standard Time man, it happens to all of us