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Listees, The following arrived in my joke of the day today. It reminds me of the frequent references we get here from "tropical" climates about how it was "cold" last night and their type 3 wouldn't start. Cold in this case often turns out to be 45F. In the scale below, all temps are F, and, for our international members, Michigan is a north central state in the US. I believe it gets colder in Wisconsin and Iowa, but neither of us can hold a candle to North Dakota, where on a cold winter night they occasionally have trouble heating the farmhouses because the propane just sits in the tank when the temp gets below -44F. As for Wisconsin, we just got our first snowfall of the season, the latest first showfall on record, by several days. At least it looks like we'll be having a white Christmas, and the temp probably won't get significantly above freezing for the next couple of months. May each of you have a happy holiday season. MICHIGAN TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART 70 above Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear. People in Michigan go swimming in the Lakes. 60 above North Carolinians try to turn on the heat. People in Michigan plant gardens. 50 above Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Michigan sunbathe. 40 above Italian & English cars won't start. People in Michigan drive with the windows down. 32 above Distilled water freezes. Lake Superior's water gets thicker. 20 above Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats. People in Michigan throw on a flannel shirt. 15 above Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Michigan have the last cookout before it gets cold. 0 People in Miami all die... Michiganders lick the flagpole. 20 below Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Michigan get out their winter coats. 40 below Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Michigan are selling cookies door to door. 60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate the Artic. Michigan Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough. 80 below Mt. St. Helens freezes. People in Michigan rent some videos. 100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Michiganders get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg. 297 below Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products. Cows in Michigan complain about farmers with cold hands. 460 below ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale). People in Michigan start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?" 500 below Hell freezes over. The Lions win the Super Bowl! - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe