Temperature Guide

TemperatureWhat others doWhat Minnesotans do
+60New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.Minnesotans plant gardens.
+50Californians shiver uncontrollably.Minnesotans sunbathe.
+40Italian cars won’t start.Minnesotans drive with the windows down.
+32Distilled water freezes.Minnehaha Creek water gets thicker.
+20Floridians wear coats, gloves & wool hats.Minnesotans throw on a t-shirt.
+15Californians begin to evacuate the state.Minnesotans go swimming.
ZeroNew York landlords finally turn up the heatMinnesotans have the last cookout before it gets cold.
-10People in Miami cease to exist.Minnesotans lick flag poles.
-20Californians fly away to Mexico.Minnesotans throw on a light jacket.
-40Hollywood disintegrates.Minnesotans rent some videos.
-60Mt. St. Helens freezes.Minnesota’s Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.
-80Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.Minnesota Boy Scouts postpone “Winter Survival” classes until it gets cold enough.
-100Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.Minnesotans pull down their ear flaps.
-173Ethyl alcohol freezes.U of M students get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.
-297Microbial life survives on dairy products.Waseca’s cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
-460ALL atomic motion stops.Minnesotans start saying “Cold’nuff for ya?”
-500Hell freezes over.Jesse Ventura is President
via email, December 2, 1999 7:46:06 -0600

Just because today is the 8th(?) day in a row with temperatures over 90 degrees doesn’t mean that it won’t get cold again.


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