By Theresa R. Brunk (Trb0013) on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 08:56 am:
+15 °C, Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.
+10 °C, French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.
+5 °C, Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
0 °C, Pure water
freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
-5 °C, First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.
-10 °C, Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.
-20 °C, Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
-30 °C, Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.
-50 °C, Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts it's winter training.
-70 °C, Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva booze can't be stored outdoors anymore.
-273 °C, Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
-300 °C, H-e-l-l freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.
By Shirley Waggoner (Shirlohio) on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 09:10 am:
LOL! Theresa!
By Greta Jones (Urbanescapees) on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 11:45 am:
The snowy light by Neil Harri would make a great Christmas card. I love it!