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Thursday, February 05, 2009

This cracked me up!

Cold Weather Behavior

60 ABOVE ZERO: Floridians turn on the heat. Minnesotans plant gardens.

50 ABOVE ZERO: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People are sunbathing in Duluth.

40 ABOVE ZERO: Import cars won't start. Minnesotans drive with the sunroof open.

32 ABOVE ZERO: Distilled water freezes. The water in Bemidgi gets thicker.

20 ABOVE ZERO: New Mexicans don long johns, parkas and wool hats & mittens. Minnesotans throw on a flannel shirt.

15 ABOVE ZERO: New York landlords finally turn on the heat. People in Minnesota have one last cookout before it gets cold.

ZERO: People in Miami all die. Minnesotans close the windows.

10 BELOW ZERO: Californians fly away to Mexico. Minnesotans dig out their winter coats from storage.

25 BELOW ZERO: Hollywood disintegrates. Girl Scouts in Minnesota still selling cookies door to door.

40 BELOW ZERO: Washington, D.C. finally runs out of hot air. People in Minnesota let their dogs sleep indoors.

100 BELOW ZERO: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Minnesotans get upset because the mini-van won't start.

460 BELOW ZERO: ALL atomic motion stops. People in Minnesota can be heard to say, "Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

500 BELOW ZERO: Hell freezes over. Minnesota public schools open 2 hours late.

4 comments:

Michelle Tech said...

Good one! Remember in May when the power went in Sturgis for 3 days or something like that due to heavy snow and we spent the whole time playing cards? That was fun.

Carole and Joel said...

Ahhh yes, I remember it well. It was April 27, 1984. Only because I have a picture from the paper of me shoveling with the dog Nicholas.(aka dumb shit) I should say remembering the date...because I do also remember playing cards...lol

Anonymous said...

Uff da! How is everyone?

Anonymous said...

hahahahaha i even had to read it out loud to my boyfriend! miss you sassy pants!