Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

[iamom]

The one about the last cookout of the season makes me laugh, because I've still been barbecuing 2-3 nights a week, nonstop throughout the entire winter. Last week I grilled salmon fillets in my T-shirt in a freezing rainstorm, so that must make me extremely Canadian. Or maybe just stupid.

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
Californians shiver uncontrollably
Canadians plant gardens

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

32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C)
American water freezes
Canadian water get thicker

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
New York City landlords finally turn on the heat
Canadians have the last cookout of the season

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
Mt. St. Helens freezes
Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door

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

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

-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C)
Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops
Canadians start saying "Pretty cold out, eh?"

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