Friday, April 1, 2011

In need of a laugh?

One of my friends here, Katya, just sent me a joke that was published in her ESL newsletter she subscribes to. Since it references both Canadian hardiness in the face of winter AND the abysmal performance of the Toronto Maple Leafs, I naturally loved it and thought I'd publish it here in case anyone else out there gets a kick out of it:

Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart
50 Fahrenheit (10 C)
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Canadians plant gardens.

40 Fahrenheit (4.4 C)
Californians shiver uncontrollably
Canadians Sunbathe.

35 Fahrenheit (1.6 C)
Italian Cars won't start
Canadians drive with the windows down

32 Fahrenheit (0 C)
Distilled 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.

-40 Fahrenheit (-40 C)
Hollywood disintegrates.
Canadians rent some videos.

-60 Fahrenheit (-51 C)
Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-100 Fahrenheit (-73 C)
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole
Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173 Fahrenheit (-114 C)
Ethyl alcohol freezes.
Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-459.4 Fahrenheit (-273 C)
Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
Canadians start saying "cold, eh? "

-500 Fahrenheit (-295 C)
Hell freezes over.
The Leafs win the Cup.

2 comments:

  1. Ah, hilarious! And I laugh now only because spring has definitely sprung!

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  2. I've heard the same joke, but instead of Canadians there were Russians. Hahaha! "Canadians" and "Russians" are almost synonims in that sense!

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