When I started working with the HP3000 it was in Flin Flon Manitoba, and we
used to drive south to Minnesota for a winter vacation in the warmer
climate.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Minnesota Temperature Conversion Chart


> -47 F this morning in Cook, MN.
>
> >
> >Not far from the truth..........
> >
> >Minnesota Temperature Conversion Chart
> >
> >    At 70 degrees:
> >    Texans turn on heat and unpack thermal underwear.
> >    Minnesotans tube down the Mississippi River.
> >
> >    At 60 degrees:
> >    North Carolinians try to turn on the heat
> >    full-blast.
> >    Minnesotans plant gardens.
> >
> >    At 50 degrees:
> >    Californians shiver uncontrollably.
> >    Minnesotans sit out in the sun.
> >
> >    At 32 degrees:
> >    Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and
> >    wooly hats.
> >    Minnesotans throw on flannel shirts and have the last
> >    cookout.
> >
> >    At 10 degrees:
> >    People in Miami all die.
> >    Minnesotans lick the runners on their sleds or any
> >    nearby flagpole.
> >
> >    At zero:
> >    Californians fly away to Mexico.
> >    Minnesotans get out their winter coats.
> >
> >    At 10 below zero:
> >    Hollywood disintegrates.
> >    Minnesota Girl Scouts are selling cookies door-to-door.
> >    Minnesota Boy Scouts postpone Winter Survival classes
> >    until it gets cold enough.
> >
> >    At 40 below zero:
> >    Mount Saint Helens freezes.
> >    Minnesotans rent some movies.
> >
> >    At 100 below zero:
> >    Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
> >    Minnesotans get frustrated because they can't thaw the
> >    keg.
> >
> >    At 200 below zero:
> >    Microbial life no longer survives in dairy
> >    products.
> >    Minnesota cows complain about farmers with cold hands.
> >
> >    At 460 degrees below, absolute zero on Kelvin scale:
> >
> >    All atomic motion stops.
> >    Minnesotans say, "Brr! Winter's almost here."
> >
> >    At 500 degrees below zero:
> >    Hell freezes over.
> >    The Minnesota Vikings win a Super Bowl game.
> >
> >
>
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