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
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Knew that there was a hockey joke hiding in there some place.
I spent the first 9 years of my life in Havre, Montana and lots of time up in Calgary and Banff. I'd say that the list is pretty accurate based on my recollections.
:-)
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