Friday, November 30, 2007

Norwegians...

I got this e-mail from hubby this morning...
+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 Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.The water in Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.The Norwegians start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.The Norwegians 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 Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50°C / -58°F >
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.The Norwegian army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-70°C / -94°F
The false Santa moves south.The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movent halts.The Norwegians start saying "Faen, it's cold outside today."

-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over, Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest.


Have a great day:-)

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

And at the time the water in the Oslo Fjord starts to get thicker is a good time to start sleeping under sheep skin rugs ;-)

Anne said...

-30°C / -22°F
The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.


And some ten-year-olds consent to put on hats.

Yes.

Helene said...

Helt OT, men...

spør deg siden du er "innfødt" - har du sett den nye boka "Storm ved Stadt"? I så fall - er den noe bra? Hva handler den om - sånn med bare store, fine bilder??

Tracy said...

This was such a fun post, Marit! I'm still laughing at that last one! Happy weekend to you ((HUGS))

Anonymous said...

hihihi...
Denna bara MÅSTE jag få låna, hahaha... underbar!!!
Men, ngn gång HAR ni vunnit Eurovision Contest - med norsk-svensk hjälp :)
Kramis, ngn som värmlänning måste vara nåt mitt emellan... var gick gränsen för? fanns den? hm, inte heller... här gicks det i skolor på andra sidan gränsen osv... fram o åter... så är man svensk, eller norsk till grunden kommen??? :p

Tammy said...

Funny! But we Californians start actually start freezing at the 59 degrees F. Brrrr! :)

Mrs Moog said...

Hee hee - great post Marit. This is me in bed when it's 10 degrees: pj's, duvet, cotton crochet blanket, fleece blanket, fleecy dressing gown - DH next to me in boxer shorts with just the duvet - brrrrrr! I must have Spanish blood in there somewhere!!

Pinneguri said...

He, he, stilig :)

Bai said...

Eg ler!
Men eg begynner å lure på om eg skal granske slekta mi å finne ut om eg verkeleg er norsk, for her er det -2 og eg har funne fram lange armar for lenge sida. Fryser gjer eg og.

Rani said...

I think that Norwegians would be very comfortable here in Minnesota. (-1 F) today.

annmarie said...

I love this post! :)