The changes in climate affect us in different ways:
| 40 degrees | Californians shiver
uncontrollably. People in Scotland sunbathe. |
| 35 degrees | Italian cars won't start. Scots drive with the windows down. |
| 20 degrees | Floridians don coats, gloves, and
wool hats. People in Scotland throw on a T-shirt. |
| 15 degrees | Californians begin to evacuate the
state. People in Scotland go swimming in the sea. |
| 0 degrees | New York slumlords turn the heat
on. Scots have a last picnic before it gets cold. |
| -10 degrees | People in Miami are extinct. People in Scotland lick flagpoles. |
| -20 degrees | Californians all now live in
Mexico. People in Scotland throw on a light jacket. |
| -80 degrees | Polar bears begin to leave the
Artic. Scottish Boy Scouts postpone winter survival exercise until it gets cold enough. |
| -100 degrees | Santa Claus abandons the North
Pole. People in Scotland put on a hat and scarf. |
| -173 degrees | Ethyl alcohol freezes. Scots are angered by frozen whisky barrels. |
| -297 degrees | Microbial life starts to grind to
a halt. Highland cows complain of farmers with cold hands. |
| -460 degrees | ALL atomic motion stops. Someone in Glasgow says, "It's a wee bit nippy today, Billy...eh? " |
| -500 degrees | Hell freezes over. Scottish people support England in the World Cup |
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