I probably would have said "Minus 2 celsius, that's 2 degrees below freezing; I 
don't know what that would be in whatever wack measurements you're still using 
in this country."

Carleton

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From: Michael Palumbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

> Jon Stewart interviewed Lewis Gordon Pugh, a distance swimmer who just 
> swam the waters of the North Pole. The video can be seen here (bottom 
> of the video list): 
> http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml 
> 
> Jon: "What was the temperature that you were dealing with in there?" 
> Lewis: "Minus 2 degrees Centigrade." 
> The audience gasps, and then Jon says, "What was the real temperature in 
> a language that makes sense?" 
> Lewis: "I think in America that'd be 28 degrees Fahrenheit." 
> 
> 
> I was a little disappointed in Jon's reaction to temperature in Celsius. 
> 
> 
> -Mike 
> 

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