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Offline cb750k7

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Relativity of cold
« on: December 19, 2007, 11:14:34 AM »
25 degrees:
- Californians shiver uncontrollably
- People in Scotland sunbathe

15 degrees:
- Italian cars won't start
- People in Scotland drive with the windows down

10 degrees:
- Floridians wear coats, gloves and wool hats People in
- Scotland throw on a T-shirt

5 degrees:
- Californians begin to evacuate the state
- People in Scotland go swimming in the sea

0 degrees:
- New York Landlords turn the heat on
- People in Scotland have a last barbecue before it gets cold

-5 degrees:
- People in Miami are extinct
- People in Scotland lick flagpoles

-10 degrees:
- Californians all now live in Mexico
- People in Scotland throw on a light jacket

-20 degrees:
- Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic
- Scottish Boy Scouts postpone winter survival exercise until it gets cold enough

-50 degrees:
- Santa Claus abandons the North Pole
- People in Scotland wear a vest and pull down their ear flaps

-75 degrees:
- Ethyl alcohol freezes
- People in Scotland are angry 'cos they can't thaw their whiskey kegs

-90 degrees:
- Microbial life starts to grind to a halt
- Scottish cows complain of farmers with cold hands

-273 degrees:
- ALL atomic motion stops
- People in Scotland start saying "A bit hill chilly...eh?"

-500 degrees:
- Hell freezes over
- Scottish people support England in the Rugby World Cup…..


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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2007, 02:39:11 PM »
I see that joke was borrowed from North dakota!

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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2007, 03:05:39 PM »
Perfectly timed for my hypothermia training tonight to our SAR team!

Thanks!
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2007, 08:28:56 PM »
I'm praying for -500.....we could do with a few more supporters :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

It's minus 2 at the moment, 4-30am.

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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2007, 05:26:45 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D Very good Jona!!  ;D ;D ;D Defintely true about the -500 comment  ;)

cheers
Andy from Scotland  ;)
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 12:35:43 PM »
Timing turned out even better than I thought.

I printed copies of this under 'Environmental conditions for recognizing risks for hypotheria' and took them to our SAR team hypothermia training last night (taught by me).

When I get there, among some new faces I see two visitors from the UK!  Who knew?  ;D
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2007, 01:09:45 AM »
Sadly this could also be very easily applyed to canada in place of scotland as well lol...and i think we hit -500 already with the rougriders winning the grey cup lol..(fellow canadians will get this last bit.)
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2007, 07:49:37 AM »
Sadly this could also be very easily applyed to canada in place of scotland as well lol...and i think we hit -500 already with the rougriders winning the grey cup lol..(fellow canadians will get this last bit.)

To be fair, it is the third time they've won it; and right on schedule.  They do it in 20 years intervals.
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2007, 07:55:44 AM »
they are consistent!! It was funny to see all the true Canadians in downtown Toronto during the Grey Cup week parties! All the Torontonians were bundled up and all the visitors from the prairies were partying in T-Shirts or in some cases no shirts because they had their logo painted on their chests! Ah the joys of alcohol at 8 oclock in the morning combined with being aclimatized to much cooler weather....


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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2007, 08:11:14 AM »
Per the original joke: as we all know, if it's not Scottish its cr@p!!
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Re: Relativity of cold
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2007, 10:36:22 AM »
You are dead right Nick  ;)  ;D

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