----- Original Message ----- From: "Therese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2003-01-22 20:44 Subject: FW: Cold , it's all relative...
> > > > > +15�C > > This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in > Spain > > wears winter coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun, getting a > tan. > > > > +10�C > > The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns > > plant flowers in their gardens. > > > > +5�C > > Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets. > > > > 0�C > > Distilled water freezes. The water in the Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a > > little thicker. > > > > -5�C > > People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final > > barbecue before winter. > > > > -10�C > > The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long > > sleeves. > > > > -20�C > > The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer > celebrations. > > Autumn is here. > > > > -30�C > > People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the > earth. > > The Finns start drying their laundry indoors. > > > > -40�C / -40�F > > Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hot dog > > stands. > > > > -50�C > > Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones > > their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather. > > > > -60�C > > Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie > and > > stay indoors. > > > > -70�C > > The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't > store > > their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on > > winter survival training. > > > > -183�C > > Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the > farmers' > > hands are cold. > > > > -273�C > > ALL atom based movement halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold > > outside today." > > > > -300�C > > Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest. > > > > // Ville > > > > > > >
