2009-01-27

Just what you all need!

I just got this in e-mail from a friend and as I have no WWC post for today I thought this might make some of you laugh.



For those of you who can never understand our Canadian temperatures. Hope this helps:

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart



50° Fahrenheit (10° C)

Californians shiver uncontrollably.

Canadians plant gardens.



35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)

Italian Cars won't start

Canadians drive with the windows down



32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C)

American water freezes

Canadian water gets thicker.



0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)

New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.

Canadians have the last cookout of the season.



-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)

Mt. St. Helens freezes.

Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.



-100° Fahrenheit (-73° C)

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

Canadians pull down their ear flaps.



-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)

Ethyl alcohol Freezes.

Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg


-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C)

Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.

Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"



-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)

Hell freezes over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup



Hope you all have a good day ;)
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18 comments:

  1. Hilary27/1/09 04:03

    Good one, Reb. I hope all is ok in your world - cold as it may be.

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  2. David Cranmer27/1/09 06:34

    Thanks for the morning chuckle:)

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  3. the Bag Lady27/1/09 07:13

    That was so.... true. Especially the last part!!!

    Thanks for the giggle, sis!

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  4. Reb27/1/09 11:50

    Thanks Hilary. Everything is good.

    David, you're welcome.

    Sis, isn't it though. ;)

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  5. Anonymous27/1/09 11:51

    LOL

    Snow was in the air and we were grilling pork chops last night.
    I say "we" -- I mean my husband was grilling and I was sipping wine and trying to tell him he was doing it wrong.

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  6. Reb27/1/09 14:29

    Kcinnova, yes, that is the only thing wrong with that joke....we grill all year round. ;)

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  7. Barbara Martin27/1/09 14:32

    That was a perfect explanation for temperature differences. I had a good chuckle. Thanks, Reb.

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  8. Reb27/1/09 17:26

    Barbara, yes it is a good comparison.

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  9. Aunt Jackie28/1/09 07:03

    Cute I love it... lol Thanks. Well, here in Memphis we are getting our 15 minutes of snow for the year. Pisses me off... where's my blizzard?? :((

    Why oh why!!!!

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  10. Fortune Cookies28/1/09 11:02

    Too funny! I tell yah, I was in Canada when Wifester and I got married, it was April, so I was thinking, OK, it's spring, right? WRONG!!!!! I was one frozen cookie for the whole week!

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  11. Reb28/1/09 14:57

    AJ, I can probably arrange to send one along?

    FC, yes, we never count on the calendar when spring is.

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  12. Gary's third pottery blog28/1/09 16:53

    poor Leafs......

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  13. Crabby McSlacker28/1/09 18:50

    Too funny!

    And, um, about the Californians? Totally true. I shiver at 50 farenheit.

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  14. Reb28/1/09 18:57

    Gary, but so true!

    Crabby, yes, I believe it. ;)

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  15. Dianne28/1/09 21:36

    I love this!! I think I may have been Canadian in another life - some of those made sense to me ;)

    I love Canadian water gets thicker

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  16. Clare2e29/1/09 07:53

    I love it- go Leafs!

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  17. Reb29/1/09 13:07

    Dianne, of course you were a Canuck in another life!

    Clare, that poor team.

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  18. Knight29/1/09 15:29

    Cold, eh? I love it!

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