Temperature Guide for Americans Visiting Canada

[Karim]

Temperature Guide for Americans Visiting Canada
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50F = 10C
- New Yorkers turn on the heat
- Canadians plant gardens

40F = 4.4C
- Californians shiver uncontrollably
- Canadians sunbathe

35F = 1.6C
- Italian cars won't start
- Canadians drive with the windows down

32F = 0C
- distilled water freezes
- Canadian water gets thicker

0F = -17.9C
- New York landlords finally turn on the heat
- Canadians have season's last cookout

-40F = -40C
- Hollywood disintegrates
- Canadians rent some videos

-60F = -51C
- Mt. St. Helen's freezes
- Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door

-100F = -73C
- Santa abandons the North Pole
- Canadians pull down ear flaps on their hats

-173F = -114C
- ethyl alcohol freezes
- Canadians get frustrated that they can't thaw the keg

-460F = -273C
- Absolute Zero: all atomic motion stops
- Canadians start saying, "Cold, eh?"

-500F = -295C
- Hell freezes over
- Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

[bbor]

AHAHAHAH

Sad...but true

[Travis]

You forgot one

Anything below -0C
All Canadians playing shinny hockey on the nearest pond.

[klayman]

It's funny cause it's true.

[ScottVib]

Hey... I got this version of this last year (just after Dean announced he was trying to run...)

The true information is actually a very high percentage of the following:
Subject: VT Temp. Conv. Chart ( Read all the way to the end)=20




VERMONT TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART



@ +70 degrees Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
People in Vermont go swimming in the rivers.

@ +60 degrees Floridians try to turn on the heat.
People in Vermont plant gardens.

@ +50 degrees Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Vermont sunbathe.

@ +40 degrees Italian &English cars won't start.
People in Vermont drive with the windows down.

@ +32 degrees Distilled water freezes.
Lake Champlain water gets thicker.

@ +20 degrees North Carolinians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.
People in Vermont throw on a flannel shirt.

@ +15 degrees Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Vermont have the last cookout before it gets cold.

@ +10 degrees People in Miami all die...
Mt. Mansfield Union High students lick the flagpole.

@ -20 degrees Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Vermont get out their winter coats.

@ -40 degrees Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Vermont are selling cookies door to door.

@ -60 degrees Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Vermont Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

@ -80 degrees Mt. St. Helens freezes.
People in Vermont rent some videos.

@ -100 degrees Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
UVM students get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

@ -297 degrees Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Vermont complain about farmers with cold hands.

@ -460 degrees ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Vermont start saying, "S'pose I should throw another log in the stove?"

@ -500 degrees Hell freezes over.
Vermont's Howard Dean is Elected President!

****I think whoever made this up overstated his chances