Compliments of my old bicycling partner Duane Hickling, who lived a
spell in Wisconsin.  After moving to Chicago, he commuted by bicycle
every day.

When friends in Chicago asked him how he managed to commute even in
the middle of the fierce Chicago wind swept winters, he laughed and
told them of the true meaning of cold, as only one with Wisconsin in
their blood might.


Wisconsin Temperature Conversion Chart (degrees Fahrenheit)
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60 degrees above 0:
    New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
    Wisconsin people plant gardens.

50 above:
    Californians shiver uncontrollably.
    Wisconsin people sun bathe.

40 above:
    Italian cars won't start.
    Wisconsin people drive with the windows down

32 above:
    Distilled water freezes.
    Lake Winnebago's water gets thicker.

20 above:
    Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats
    Wisconsin people throw on a sweatshirt

15 above:
    New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
    Wisconsin people have the last cook-out before it gets cold.

 0 degrees:
    People in Miami cease to exist..
    Wisconsin people lick the flagpole

20 below:
    Californians fly away to Mexico.
    Wisconsin people get out their winter coats.

40 below:
    Hollywood disintegrates.
    Wisconsin's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.

60 below:
    Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica.
    Wisconsin's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until
    it gets cold enough.

80 below:
    Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
    Wisconsin people rent some videos.

100 below:
    Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
    Wisconsin people get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

297 below:
    Microbial life survives on dairy products.
    Wisconsin cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

460 below:
    ALL atomic motion stops.
    Wisconsin people start saying...."Cold 'nuff for ya?"

500 below:
    Hell freezes over.
    The Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl.