:Fwd: How cold was it? HOW COLD WAS IT? IT WAS SO COLD .... - kids were using a new excuse to stay up late: "But Mom, my pajamas haven't thawed out yet!" - when kids go outside to play, they can only go as far as the extension cord will allow. - we had to carry around hammers and chisels so we could get out of our parkas. - Levi Strauss started manufacturing electric jeans. - the optician was giving away free ice scrapers with every new pair of eyeglasses. - the Statue of Liberty was seen sticking that torch under her robe. - you need the wallpaper steamer to get undressed. - "blanket suffocation" is now the number one cause of fatalities. - Playboy magazine stopped publishing because no women would take their clothes off. - the computer store was selling giant keyboards so people could type with mittens. - "hot pants" started selling again.... until people figured out they weren't. - kids had to stay inside all week ... parents are now organizing a "teacher appreciation day." - anyone with a body temperature near 104°F was in danger of being hauled out of their sickbed and used as a heater. - firefighters couldn't convince people to get out of their houses when they caught fire. - we had to chop up the piano for firewood ... but we only got two chords. - we didn't clean the house, we just defrosted it. - the lights would only go on in the house when someone opened the door. - I tried to take the garbage out, but it didn't want to go. - we pulled everything out of the freezer and huddled inside it to warm up. - when I turned on the shower, I got hail. - I chipped a tooth on my soup! ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by DAVE