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CANADIAN TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART

Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:13 pm

this is something a neofriend in canada emailed me, :) and it reminded me, in Australia, not to complain when it hit 10 degrees in the physics room yesterday because my physics teacher has this thing, for having the air con on, in the middle of winter!!! grr, anyway :)

CANADIAN TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART

70 above (23 C)
Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
Canadians go swimming in the Lakes.

60 above (16 C)
North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
Canadians plant gardens.

50 above (10 C)
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Canadians sunbathe.

40 above (5 C)
Italian & English cars won't start.
Canadians drive with the windows down.

32 above
Distilled water freezes. (0 C)
Lake Superior's water gets thicker.

20 above (-5)
Florida puts on coats, thermal under wear, gloves, and woolly hats.
Canadians throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above (-10 C)
Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
Canadians have the last?? Cook out before it gets cold.

0 degrees (-18 C)
People in Miami all die...
Canadians lick the flagpole.

20 below (-30 C)
Californians fly away to Mexico.
Canadians get out their winter coats.

40 below (-36 C)
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Canada are selling cookies...door to door.
And Winnipeggers are still barbecuing

60 below (-51 C)
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below (-63 C)
Mt. St. Helens freezes.
Canadians rent some videos.

100 below (-74 C)
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Canadians get frustrated because they can't thaw the beer keg.

297 below (-184 C)
Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Canada complain about farmers with cold hands.

460 below (-275 C)
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Winnipeg start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

500 below (-297 C)
Hell freezes over.
The Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:15 pm

I've heard that joke... But the finnish version. It was just like this one. Maybe we finnish people and the canadian people arent that much different? :lol:

Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:51 pm

Haha thats good! I haven't heard that before!

Wed Jun 02, 2004 1:00 am

Hehe, that's a good one. I'll have to save it and send it out to all my friends :P

Wed Jun 02, 2004 5:22 am

Man there was one for Boston like that! A friend emailed it to me over a year ago. I wish I still had it! (I thought it was funnier than that one, but that is probably because I'm from MA.)

Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:28 pm

hehe.. living in vancouver, i take advantage of the not-so-hot summers and not-so-cold winters

Wed Jun 02, 2004 6:50 pm

Mr. Darkside wrote:I've heard that joke... But the finnish version. It was just like this one. Maybe we finnish people and the canadian people arent that much different? :lol:


Do you guys have obnoxious next door neighbours too?

Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:16 pm

That was kinda cool...
*Resists urge to launch into debate about the final comment*

Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:58 am

Lol..I've heard some of those before, but not all.


I'm a Utahn, and I think our summmers (usually about 105 F) Are freezing. o.O

Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:08 pm

Hehe, thats funny! :lol:
Reminds me of the movie "The Day After Tomorrow"

Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:36 am

coming2atvnearu wrote:
Mr. Darkside wrote:I've heard that joke... But the finnish version. It was just like this one. Maybe we finnish people and the canadian people arent that much different? :lol:


Do you guys have obnoxious next door neighbours too?


You'd better be referring to Iceland. :ninja:

Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:06 am

HeHe... :)

Mistykal wrote:Hehe, thats funny! :lol:
Reminds me of the movie "The Day After Tomorrow"

It reminded me of that movie too.

Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:40 pm

lol I haven't heard them before!!! They are funny!

Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:53 am

LOL I love that!! sounds so perfect :P

Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:00 am

heh, thats preatty preatty good...
id LOVE to have a hot day...
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