An annotated thermometer
(degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius)
I found this on several sources, so I assume it is public domain.
+65/18
*Hawaiians declare a two blanket night
+60/16
*Californians put on sweaters (if they can find one)
+50/10
* Miami residents turn on the heat
* Minnesotans plant gardens
+45/7
*Vermont and Colorado residents go to outdoor concerts
+40/4
* Californians shiver uncontrollably
* Minnesotans sunbathe
+35/2
* Italian cars don't start
+32/0
* Distilled water freezes
+30/-1
* You can see your breath
* You plan a vacation in Florida
* Politicians begin to worry about the homeless
* Minnesotans eat ice cream
+25/-4
* Boston water freezes
* Californians weep pitiably
* Cat insists on sleeping on your bed with you
+20/-7
* Cleveland water freezes
* San Franciscans start thinking favorably of LA
* Green Bay Packers fans put on T-shirts
+15/-9
* French cars won’t start
* You plan a vacation in CANCUN!!!!!
* Minnesotans eat ice cream
* Canadians go swimming
+10/-23
* Politicians begin to talk about the homeless
* Too cold to snow
* You need jumper cables to get the car going
0/-18
* New York landlords turn on the heat
* Alaskans put on t-shirts
-5/-21
* You can hear your breath
* You plan a vacation in Hawaii
* American cars don't start
* Too cold to skate
-10/-23
* German cars don’t start
* Eyes freeze shut when you blink
-15/-26
* You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo
* Miamians cease to exist
* Minnesotans lick flagpoles
-20/-29
* Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you
* Politicians actually do something about the homeless
* People in LaCrosse, Wisconsin think about taking down screens
-25/-32
* Too cold to kiss
* You need jumper cables to get the driver going
* Japanese cars don't start
* Minnesota Twins head for spring training
-30/-34
* You plan a two-week hot bath
* Bock beer production begins
* Minnesotans shovel snow off roof
-38/-39
* Mercury freezes
* Too cold to think
* Minnesotans button top button
-40/-40
* Californians disappear
* Car insists on sleeping in your bed with you
* Canadians put on sweaters
-50/-46
* Congressional hot air freezes
* Alaskans close the bathroom window
* Green Bay Packers practice indoors
-60/-51
* Walruses abandon Aleutians
* Minnesotans put gloves away, take out mittens
* Boy Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby
-70/-57
* Minneapolis residents replace diving boards with hockey nets
* Ridgeway snowmobilers organize trans-river race to Buffalo, WI
-80/-62
* Polar bears abandon Baffin Island
* Girl Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby
*Miinesota Viking Fans order hot cocoa at the game
-90/-68
* Lawyers chase ambulances for no more than 10 miles
* Wisconsinites migrate to Minnesota thinking it MUST be warmer
-100/-73
* Santa Claus abandons North Pole
* Minnesotans pull down earflaps
-173/-114
* Ethyl alcohol freezes
* The University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) closes
-445/-265
* Superconductivity
-452/-269
* Helium becomes a liquid
-454/-270
* Hell freezes over
-456/-271
* Illinois drivers drop below 85 MPH on I-90
-458/-272
* Incumbent politician renounces a campaign contribution
-460/-273 (Absolute Zero)
* All atomic motion ceases
* Minnesotans allow as to how it's getting a mite nippy
* The University of Minnesota-Duluth is closed
posted by Marion @ 8:54 AM
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