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)