Comments on: Friday fluff: Cold snap edition

By: WindSparrow

WindSparrow — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:13:42 +0000

In Minnesota, it was “So cold they cancelled the ice fishing tournament” cold. Or as I like to say, bloody fucking cold.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:18:25 +0000

Ohh, I feel your pain. I transferred last year from a school in Maine to one in Maryland, but while I was in Maine, I did the following: winter camping, ice climbing, sleeping in a snow cave. I mean, it was fun at the time (I think–perhaps I am just straight up nuts–although frostbite was involved). But ugh being cold sucks.

I propose: colder than the thermal opposite of my burning love for Aretha’s hat. I’m pretty sure that’s as cold as it gets.

By: Dori

Dori — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:14:13 +0000

“nipple-dropping cold” so cold that your nips are about to fall the fuck off.

By: Holls

Holls — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:10:51 +0000

Colder than a bitch’s wit.

That is all.

By: rocnrae

rocnrae — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:39:43 +0000

Icewind Dale cold :) um, I’m kinda a geek too.

By: shoutz

shoutz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:30:02 +0000

Susan, I totally get your point about Houston v. cold weather locations. My husband’s from Houston. He tells me about hurricanes and I wonder how people stand it year after year! At least one can predict the cold… you all can’t predict what those tropical storms will do. :p

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:34:27 +0000

“Instead of walking to the bus stop, pretend you are scaling the peak of Caradhras on an epic quest.”

I’m so doing that next time I take the bus. Win!

By: jen

jen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:08:39 +0000

“Emasculated-Monkeys Cold,” as in “cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.” Communicates degree of chilly and makes people wince. Score!

By: JoaniePop

JoaniePop — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:39:45 +0000

I vote for “Ann Coulter cold”

I’ve never seen ice on the inside of a window before this past week. Not that I wish this cold on anyone, but it’s oddly nice to know I’m not the only one whose windowsills will be dripping soon.

Also, as a fun little tidbit, when I was a kid, my rating system for really cold was “snot freezing weather”
haha

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:34 +0000

Here in Coastal TX it’s wavering between 30 and 70 F, so I will gladly dodge all the pointy icicles being thrown my way (since they’ll likely melt before they reach me).

I will give all props to “I’m Alaskan-you-don’t-know-from-cold” cold survivors, since Houston freaks out at 25 and snowing. But I’ve also seen transplanted Alaskans freak out at the sighting of a tropical storm…and go completely bugshit when they hear the word “hurricane.” Score: even.