I saw this funny email and had to chuckle. Substitute the word "Kazakhstan" for "Minnesota" and you get an idea of why I struggle to get my son to wear a coat when it's 20 degrees outside.
Now I have to go to Kroger and buy bread and milk because the weatherman is saying we MIGHT get less than an inch of snow tonight. I have to go to the store, and do battle with the panic-stricken hordes. It's the law. Here's the math:
snow prediction + Atlanta = crazy people in the grocery store and at Home Depot
COLD IS A RELATIVE THING....
65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Minnesota plant gardens.
60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Minnesota sunbathe.
50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Minnesota drive with the windows down.
40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. [and complain constantly]
People in Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt.
35 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Minnesota have the last cookout before it gets cold.
20 above Zero
People in Miami all die.
Minnesotans close the windows.
Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Minnesota get out their winter coats.
10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.
20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Minnesota let the dogs sleep indoors.
30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Minnesotans get upset because they can't start the Snowmobile.
40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Minnesota start saying... "Cold enough fer ya? "
50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late.
