05-21-2004, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Toronto-I would rather DIE of thirst, then drink from the cup of MEDIOCRITY!
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Originally posted by rickholio
I have a theory... about the climate misunderstanding, anyways.
I, like many other nucks, see the tide of yank vehicles coming north every summer, usually with skis (!!) strapped to their roofs... and yes, occasionally the odd snowmobile on a trailer. They invariably look confused when they get here.
My theory is based on watching an american city's local weather guy. On his map, the US temps are all in Fahrenheit. On the Canadian side, they're all in Celsius. So anyone looking at the map and not aware of metric (like a good portion of the US, probably) thinks that Canada is ALWAYS below freezing, except in particularly hot months... and that by crossing the border on a typical spring/early summer day you'll drop 50+ degrees (going from 72 to 20) as soon as you get out of customs. 
I also theorize that beer down there is so crappy because of the wide availability of firearms... you can't get into a serious shootout when you're forced to go to the washroom every 5 minutes, and by the time you get back you've already sobered up from what little inebriation you've built up. 
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This is the BEST theory by far I've heard. Rick, you have made a definate breakthrough....Cheers to that! |
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