I Think; Therefore, I Yam: The Cold Truth
A Finnish scale of temperatures, with helpful comparisons--for all of us non-Finns--with the rest of Europe. The last line cracks me up every time.
+15 --- Spanish wear caps, gloves, and winter coats; Finns are sunbathing.+10 --- French desperately try to get their central heating on; Finns plant flowers.+ 5 --- Italian cars won't start; Finns drive convertibles. 0 --- Pure water freezes; water in River Vantaa thickens a bit.- 5 --- First people are found frozen in California; Finnish midsummer festival ends.-10 --- Scots turn the heat on in their houses; Finns start to wear long-sleeved shirts.-20 --- Swedes stay indoors; Finns are having last barbecue before winter.-30 --- Half of the Greek people have been frozen to death; Finns start to dry laundry indoors.-50 --- Polar bears evacuate North Pole; Finnish army starts its winter training.-70 --- Siberians are moving to Moscow; Finns are furious, because their Kiskenkorva liquor can't be stored outdoors anymore.-273 --- Absolute zero; Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.-300 --- Hell freezes over; Finland wins the World Cup.
Visit I Think; Therefore, I Yam: The Cold Truth for more hilarity, including a priceless list headed "How Cold Was It?" It was so cold that... Hitchhikers were holding out pictures of thumbs. Starbucks started selling coffee on a stick. Oh, there's more, much more. Brilliant humor from this marvelous woman who's trying to figure out if she's "a writer who blogs or a blogger who writes"--which, of course, we should *all* be doing.
+15 --- Spanish wear caps, gloves, and winter coats; Finns are sunbathing.+10 --- French desperately try to get their central heating on; Finns plant flowers.+ 5 --- Italian cars won't start; Finns drive convertibles. 0 --- Pure water freezes; water in River Vantaa thickens a bit.- 5 --- First people are found frozen in California; Finnish midsummer festival ends.-10 --- Scots turn the heat on in their houses; Finns start to wear long-sleeved shirts.-20 --- Swedes stay indoors; Finns are having last barbecue before winter.-30 --- Half of the Greek people have been frozen to death; Finns start to dry laundry indoors.-50 --- Polar bears evacuate North Pole; Finnish army starts its winter training.-70 --- Siberians are moving to Moscow; Finns are furious, because their Kiskenkorva liquor can't be stored outdoors anymore.-273 --- Absolute zero; Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.-300 --- Hell freezes over; Finland wins the World Cup.
Visit I Think; Therefore, I Yam: The Cold Truth for more hilarity, including a priceless list headed "How Cold Was It?" It was so cold that... Hitchhikers were holding out pictures of thumbs. Starbucks started selling coffee on a stick. Oh, there's more, much more. Brilliant humor from this marvelous woman who's trying to figure out if she's "a writer who blogs or a blogger who writes"--which, of course, we should *all* be doing.
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