There’s Celcius, Fahrenheit, and the Norwegian scale…
+15C / 59F
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.
+10C / 50F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.
+5C / 41F
Italian cars won’t start. The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.
0C / 32F
Distilled water freezes. The water in Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.
-5C / 23F
People in California almost freeze to death. The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.
-10C / 14F
The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Norwegians start using long sleeves.
-20C / -4F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.
-30C / -22F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.
-40C / -40F
Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.
-50C / -58F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Norwegians army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.
-70C / -94F
The false Santa moves south. The Norwegians army goes out on winter survival training.
-183C / -297.4F
Microbes in food don’t survive. The Norwegians cows complain that the farmers’ hands are cold.
-273C / -459.4F
ALL atom-based movement halts. The Norwegians start saying, “Faen, d e kaldt i dag.”
-300C / -508F
Hell freezes over; Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
Oh man!!! That was so funny!!! Very acurate! And very true!!
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