Another joke from my inbox, this time about how Norwegians handle the weather ;-)
+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Norvegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Norvegians plant flowers in their gardens.+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Norvegians are cruising in cabriolets.0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in the Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Norvegians have their final barbecue before winter.-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Norvegians start using long sleeves.
-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Norvegians end their Midsummer celebrations.
Autumn is here!-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Norvegians start drying their laundry indoors.-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Norvegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Norvegian army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.-70°C / -94°F
The false Santa moves south.
The Norvegian army goes out on winter survival training.-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Norvegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movent halts.
The Norvegians start saying "Faen, it's cold outside today."
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