Narrative Ecology – Blog of Ron Donaldson – fACILITATOR, TRAINER AND COACH

Don’t you just love it when your son marries into a family of Geordies and all they do is send you jokes about how hard the Geordies are, here is the latest…

5 Degrees – Southerners turn on their heating. Geordies plant their gardens.

4 Degrees – Southerners shiver uncontrollably. Geordies Sunbathe.

3 Degrees – Southern cars will not start. Geordies drive with their windows down

2 Degrees – Southerners wear coats, gloves, and wool hats. Geordies
throw a t-shirt on (Girls start wearing mini-skirts)

1 Degree – Southerners begin to Evacuate. Geordies go swimming in the
North Sea.

Zero degrees – Southern landlords turn up the heat. Geordies have the
last barbecue before it gets cold.

Minus 10 Degrees – Southerners cease to exist. Geordies throw on a
lightweight jacket.

Minus 80 Degrees – Polar bears wonder if it’s worth it. Geordie Boy
scouts start wearing long trousers.

Minus 100 Degrees – Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Geordies put
on their long johns.

Minus 173 Degrees – Alcohol freezes. Geordies become frustrated because
the pubs are shut.

Minus 297 Degrees – Microbiological life starts to disappear. The cows
on Newcastle town moor complain of vets with cold hands.

Minus 460 Degrees – All atomic motion stops. Geordies start to stamp
their feet and blow on their hands.

Minus 500 Degrees – Hell freezes over……….Sunderland qualify for Europe.

haha,  all that stuff about southerners was just to lull me into a false sense of security and the joke was on me all the time, thanks guys.