Here's a New Englander's Temperature Conversion Chart which relates temperatures in Fahrenheit to various human behaviors: 60° above: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens. 50° above: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe. 40° above: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down. 32° above: Distilled water freezes. Moosehead Lake's water gets thicker. 20° above: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. People in New England throw on a flannel shirt. 15° above: New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in New England have the last cookout before it gets cold. 0° degrees: People in Miami all die ... New Englanders close the windows. 10° below: Californians flee to Mexico. People in New England get out their winter coats. 25° below: Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in New England are selling cookies door to door. 40° below: Washington, DC runs out of hot air. People in New England let the dogs sleep indoors. 100° below: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. New Englanders get frustrated because they can't start the "kah." 460° below: ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale). People in New England start saying ... "Cold 'nuff for ya?" 500° below: Hell freezes over. New England Patriots actually do win the Super Bowl - 20 to 17 - on a 48 foot field goal by Adam Vinatieri and the Red Sox win the World Series.
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