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Blog EntryCanadian temp conversion chartMar 7, '08 10:17 AM
for everyone
The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart
50º Fahrenheit (10 C) Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians plant gardens. (Manitobans sweat uncontollably)
35º Fahrenheit (1.6 C) Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down. (Manitobans put on T-shirts)
32º Fahrenheit (0 C) American water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker. (Manitobans put studded carbides on our flip-flops)
0º Fahrenheit (-17.9 C) New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. (Manitobans still BBQ...the rest of Canada are wimps)
-60º Fahrenheit (-51 C) Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. (Manitobans wear baseball hats and long sleave shirts sitting on a log ice fishing)
-100º Fahrenheit (-73 C) Santa Clause abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps. (Manitobans put on sox with our sneekers)
-173º Fahrenheit (-114 C) Ethyl alcohol Freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. (Manitobans snicker as they pull out their wineskins)
-460º Fahrenheit (-273 C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying 'Cold eh?' (Manitobans walk to work when their Ontario built car won't start)
-500º Fahrenheit (-295 C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. ( Manitobans feel the same about getting the Jets back)

Blog Entryfor my canadian and "almost canadian" friendsNov 24, '07 11:22 PM
for everyone
For all you Yankees, some signs that you're Canadian, eh!! :)

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- You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped
my poutine, on the chesterfield."

- You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.

- You drink Pop, not Soda.

- You know that a Mickey and 24's mean, "party at the camp, eh!!!"

- You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.

- You drive on a highway, not a freeway.

- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

- You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical
group.

- You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

- You brag to Americans that; Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion & Mike
Myers are Canadians.

- You know what a toque is.

- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always
pronounced "Zed".

- Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6
pages for hockey.

- You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still
winter, and road work.

- You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.

- You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan".

- You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.

- "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite
than, "Huh?"

- You understand these jokes, and forward them to all of your Canadian
friends, and then share them with others because you're friendly like
that!

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