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Wisconsin Winter Habits

posted by Scot McKnight | 3:08pm Wednesday January 28, 2009

60 above zero:  Wisconsinites plant gardens.

50 above zero:  People are sunbathing in Green Bay .

40 above zero:  Wisconsinites drive with the sunroof open.

32 above zero:  The water in  Hayward gets thicker.

20 above zero:  Wisconsinites throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero:  People in  Wisconsin have one last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero:  Wisconsinites close the windows.

10 below zero: Wisconsinites dig their winter coats out of storage.

25 below zero:  Girl Scouts in  Wisconsin still selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero: People in  Wisconsin let their dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero: Wisconsinites get upset because the Mini-Van won’t start.

460 below zero: ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale). People in  Wisconsin can be heard to say, “Cold ’nuff fer ya?”

500 below zero:  Hell freezes over.  Wisconsin public schools open 2 hours late



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RJS

posted January 28, 2009 at 3:18 pm


When you head to Edmonton this weekend you will realize that Wisconsinites are wimps…prepared?



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steph seefeldt

posted January 28, 2009 at 4:32 pm


you speak well of my people. indeed. :)
steph, Green Bay native.



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Ben Wheaton

posted January 28, 2009 at 5:46 pm


Bah! Wisconsinites know nothing about the cold…try walking 40 minutes to university in -15 degrees Fahrenheit because the buses are on strike!



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Mike Mangold

posted January 28, 2009 at 10:16 pm


Ben (#3): we walk 40 minutes just to get to the bus stop!
Check this out: Sheboygan is the winter surfing capital of the Midwest
http://www.wisconsintrails.com/content/95.php



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Michelle Van Loon

posted January 28, 2009 at 10:42 pm


What? No mention of ice fishing or snowmobiling?



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Mike Mangold

posted January 29, 2009 at 12:04 am


Michelle (#5): I think we were talking about winter activities.



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Tony Hunt

posted January 29, 2009 at 9:50 am


Ah yes, the winter. I would add my own Minnesota to the list above.



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Dianne P

posted January 29, 2009 at 11:25 pm


It’s no wonder that Arizona is filled to overflowing with ex-Minnesotans and ex-Wisconsinites. Never seen so many Lutheran churches outside of those 2 states as here in AZ.
BTW, highs in the 60s today, lows in the 40s. Ahhhhh.
GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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