It looks pretty with the sun shining, but don't let that fool you. This kind of cold is dangerous.
Because Minnesota is known for extreme winters, there is always a plethora of "It's so cold" jokes going around. I thought I'd share a few, because everyone knows, laughing warms you up!
It's so cold that . . .
Pet stores are selling puppies, gerbils, and penguins.
You have to break the smoke off your chimney.
You open the fridge to heat your house.
You have to chisel your dog off the fire hydrant.
I chipped my tooth on my soup.
Cows are giving ice cream.
Polar bears are booking vacations to Hawaii.
Sled dogs are making emergency calls for AAA.
Snowmen come inside at night.
I left Starbucks with a mocha and got into the car with a fudgesicle.
Scotsmen are wearing down-filled kilts.
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Oh my - that is cold! Too cold.But a lovely shot.
ReplyDeleteLove the cold jokes! Do stay inside and safe. That's what my kids are doing in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteLoved the jokes but certainly would not like those extreme temperatures.
ReplyDelete-28 is cold! 9 degrees predicted for here in NC. I love the cold jokes!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is cold but no joke. perhaps stay inside, keep warm with a cup of coffee and smile at your good fortune Cynthia.
ReplyDeleteSame weather here! Schools are closed as well. At least you have some sunshine, and that's a beautiful pic!
ReplyDeleteThe same here...stay warm. Land of Ten Thousand Lakes were few are cold and many are frozen! :)
ReplyDeleteCreative photo of nature for OWT ~ ^_^ ~ brrrrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteWow … these cold jokes are hilarious. I laughed out loud at the very thought of “chipping a tooth on my soup”. It is brutal in a lot of places in Canada too … but not in the West where I am … yet!
ReplyDeleteThose jokes are great! The photo looks beautiful but I wouldn't like it that cold!
ReplyDeleteThat's too cold for me, although it is beautiful! We were -8 last night but should warm up into the 40s the next few days.
ReplyDeleteMy son and I were bantering on Facebook about throwing boiling water in the air. Hope this cold snap breaks soon!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot and I enjoyed the It's so cold that . . .
ReplyDeleteI routinely travel into cold weather with the challenges of air travel, but I do not think that I have been anywhere that frigid! Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie
My kids used to adore snow days too when we lived in Europe, we do have the same here for extreme heat... Your weather has made the Aussie news! We are keeping an eye on it as we are just about to pack up daughter number 2 for 6 mths in New York and she doesn't have a coat, nor any chance of buying anything half decent here (except a ski jacket).
ReplyDeleteLoved your jokes - LOL I did at the one about the dog and the fire hydrant!
Wren x
Oh! I can't imagine cold like this. I was listening to the physics behind it on the radio on the way home for lunch today. Evidenlty you can get frost bite in under 5 minutes! So stay inside, stay warm, and I wish you warmer days ahead! Thanks for stoppipng by my blog this week to say hi.
ReplyDeleteYou show severe beauty I'm grateful to miss out on!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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Love the jokes, I would like to see real winter just once. What we get in the UK is nothing, I know that Scotland gets snow but not the extreme cold and for so long a time. Perhaps i will have to take up travel as a hobby.
ReplyDeleteYou know its cold when a teenage boy volunteers to wear a jacket!
ReplyDeleteNice jokes.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Good to still have some humor during the cold. Stay warm and keep laughing.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm laughing, but brrrrr! You guys up there are so brave!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, thats cold! But a nice picture...
ReplyDeleteOh my! I thought it was cold in DC today (-10 windchill) until I read this! Love the jokes, especially the one about snowmen going inside at night :)
ReplyDeleteWow - those temperatures are unbelievable! It is a major contrast to the Heat wave we experienced in Queensland, Australia on Saturday with 48 degrees C! Hope you keep warm.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you in your thoughts, just north of you in Canada, MAKE IT STOP!!!! lol
ReplyDeletelol, but be careful with the chilly weather. :) You can send some to us. It´s just raining. :(
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you still have sense of humour in those terrible temperatures. It must be awful to have to go to work in that weather. We have seen it on TV brrrrrrrrrrrrrr. We have just had a 4 day heatwave with temps at 40°C/109°F. You keep warm and safe.
ReplyDeleteyup, pretty bristly cold here too. the fish swim around solid and stiff.
ReplyDelete"Scotsmen are wearing down-filled kilts." heh.
The golden light so appealing despite the cold, and, I liked those jokes! ha, ha !
ReplyDeleteI like your jokes. I read, and that is no joke, that the polar bear in the zoo in Chicago had to stay inside because it was too cold (I guess he did not have the same amount of fat as those in the wild.) It was very cold here too at the beginning of the week – the coldest since 1970 I heard them say. Today though it was sunny and 62 F – what a difference in just a few days.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on our cats. I think it would be hard to get used to -28, but your robins seem to have adjusted. Love the "how cold" jokes!
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