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    Yeah,

    It surely feels warm now, after a week of -25 you find all your clothes or just get used to cold.
    Just got this in an email, pretty funny:

    +15°C / 59°F

    This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
    People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are
    out in the sun,getting a tan.

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

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

    0°C / 32°F
    Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in
    Finland) gets a little thicker.

    -5°C / 23°F

    People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have
    their final barbecue before winter.

    -10°C / 14°F

    The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start
    using long sleeves.

    -20°C / -4°F

    The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns 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 Finns start drying their laundry
    indoors.

    -40°C / -40°F

    Paris start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at
    the hotdog stands.

    -50°C / -58°F

    Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish
    army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
    winter weather.

    -60°C / -76°F

    Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns
    rent a movie and stay indoors.

    -70°C / -94°F

    The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since
    they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors.
    The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

    -183°C / -297.4°F

    Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain
    that the farmers' hands are cold.

    -273°C / -459.4°F

    ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying
    "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

    -300°C / -508°F

    Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.

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