Saturday, November 13, 2004

New England Temperature Conversion Chart

60º F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.

50º F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens.

40º F: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down.

32º F: Distilled water freezes. Maine's Moose head Lake's water gets thicker.

20º F: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and wool hats. People in New England throw on a flannel shirt.

15º F: New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in New England have the last cookout before it gets cold.

0º F: All the people in Miami die. New Englanders close the windows.

10º below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico. The Girl Scouts in New England are selling cookies door to door.

25º below zero: Hollywood disintegrates. People in New England get out their winter coats.

40º below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in New England let the dogs sleep indoors.

100º below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. New Englanders get frustrated because they can't start their "kahs."

460º below zero: All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale). People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?!"

500º below zero: Hell freezes over. The Red Sox win the World Series...

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