An old email joke recently became popular again in all this Russian-Ukraine gas problem thingy. And it doesn’t seem it’s going to be settled any time soon, unfortunately. A good laugh and a bottle of Vodka can warm a person up, as they say in the Bible. So here it goes, and if you want it in Serbian, head on to Vesic’s blog.
+18 C Hawaiians grab another blanket
+10 C Helsinki citizens turn off the heating
+2 C Italian cars won’t start:
0 C Distilled water freezes
-1 C Your breath becomes visible. Russians eat ice cream and drink beer
-4 C Your dog jumps in your bed
-10 C French cars won’t start
-12 C Politicians start to mention the homeless
-15 C American cars won’t start
-20 C You can hear your breath now.
-24 C Japanese cars won’t start
-28 C Your dog jumps in your pajamas
-29 C German cars won’t start
-30 C All normal cars won’t start
-36 C Russian cars won’t start
-39 C Russians button up the last button on their shirts
-50 C The car jumps in your bed
-60 C Helsinki citizens begin to freeze. Russians button up their coats.
-72 C Lawyers put their hands into their own pockets.
-120 C Alcohol freezes. Russians are totally messed up.
-273 C Absolute zero. All particles freeze. Russians lick frozen vodka.
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Great post, you missed -70 though.
-70°C It’s freezing even in hell. Cross country is organized in Siberia.
Oi, thanks for that important bit… I tried to translate as close to the original as possible, hope I didn’t miss some other stuff in the process.