Thursday, December 17, 2009

Canadians, eh?

Sharing this bit of trivia about how rare we Canadians are.

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)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° 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

2 comments:

  1. Ha ha ha ha hah.
    I like the last line best.
    Brr.
    /Bmp

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  2. Filipinos greet each other "Maligayang Pasko!"
    The Mexicans say "Feliz Navidad"
    In French it is "Joyeux Noel"
    We, Americans say "Merry Christmas"
    And the Canadians?
    They say "Merry Christmas, eh"

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