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    Got this from my father in law - a navite of Pgh.

    Temperature Conversion Chart

    @ +70 degrees:
    Floridians turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
    People in Pennsylvania go swimming in the Rivers.

    @ +60 degrees:
    North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
    People in Pennsylvanians plant gardens.

    @ +50 degrees:
    Floridians shiver uncontrollably.
    People in Pennsylvania sunbathe.

    @ +40 degrees:
    Italian & English cars won't start.
    People in Pennsylvania drive with the windows down.

    @ +32 degrees:
    Distilled water freezes.
    The Monongahela and Ohio River water gets thicker.

    @ +20 degrees:
    Floridians put on coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats.
    People in Pennsylvania throw on a flannel shirt.

    @ +15 degrees:
    Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
    People in Pittsburgh have the last cookout before it gets cold.

    @ +10 degrees:
    People in Miami all die.
    Steeler fans lick the flagpole.

    @ 0 degrees:
    Floridians fly away to Mexico.
    People in Pennsylvania get out their winter coats.

    @ -10 degrees:
    Miami disintegrates.
    The Girl Scouts in Pennsylvania are selling cookies door to door.

    @ -25 degrees:
    Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
    Pennsylvania Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

    @ -30 degrees:
    Mount St. Helen's freezes.
    People in Pennsylvania rent some videos.

    @ -40 degrees:
    Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
    Steeler fans get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

    @ -45 degrees:
    Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
    Cows in Pennsylvania complain about farmers with cold hands.

    @ -60 degrees:
    ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
    People in Pittsburgh start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

    @ -100 degrees:
    Hell freezes over.
    The Cleveland Browns win the Super Bowl!
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    LOL! That was great!

    Some of that is so true! I actually was driving around with the windows down yesterday, and went out and bought a new grill, so I could grill out today!!!

    I love the Ceveland jab!!!
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    Default Re: A Little Funny for my Sisters in da Burgh!

    Even being a transplant to the Pittsburgh area, I know this is a very accurate depiction of the local population......
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    Default Re: A Little Funny for my Sisters in da Burgh!

    Cute very cute..


    now.. i KNOW that Pittsburgh people complain about the cold up here in Erie when they come up...

    wimps....
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    WAY TOO CUTE!!! hehe and very fun... sherman was 50 degrees yesterday... at 1pm... grumbel grumbel... i wanna be somewere warm!!! Its freaking July and I am in a sweatshirt... and under a blanket... I turned up the heat!!!
    But I'm a wimp when it comes to cold so... eh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cerulean Fire View Post
    WAY TOO CUTE!!! hehe and very fun... sherman was 50 degrees yesterday... at 1pm... grumbel grumbel... i wanna be somewere warm!!! Its freaking July and I am in a sweatshirt... and under a blanket... I turned up the heat!!!
    But I'm a wimp when it comes to cold so... eh.

    yes.. yes you are a wimp when it gets below 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Holly View Post
    Cute very cute..


    now.. i KNOW that Pittsburgh people complain about the cold up here in Erie when they come up...

    wimps....
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    Default Re: A Little Funny for my Sisters in da Burgh!

    That was good. My dad was from Pittsburgh till my mom got him and kept in Cincinnati. It's pretty accurate Id say
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