<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">===========================================<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 17 November 2009 - Volume 08<br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="mailto:lowlands.list@gmail.com">lowlands.list@gmail.com</a> - <a href="http://lowlands-l.net/">http://lowlands-l.net/</a></span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">
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===========================================<br></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Tom Mc Rae</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:thomas.mcrae@bigpond.com">thomas.mcrae@bigpond.com</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L Humour<br><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Scottish vs Australian Weather</span><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>5°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C –   Queenslanders shiver uncontrollably</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland sunbathe</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span>0ºC -   Italian cars won’t start</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland drive with windows down</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-5</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C -  Sydneysiders wear coats hats and gloves</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland throw on a tee shirt</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span>-10</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C - Queenslanders begin to evacuate the state.</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland go swimming</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-20</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C - Melbourne landlords finally turn up the heat</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland have the last BBQ before it gets cold</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-25</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C  People in Coffs Harbour cease to exist</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland lick flagpoles</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-30</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C  Queenslanders fly away to PNG</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland throw on a light jacket</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span>-60</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C  Penguins begin to evacuate the Antarctic</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           Scottish Boy’s Brigaders postpone winter survival classes until it gets cold</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-75</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C  Santa Claus abandons the North Pole</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland pull down their ear flaps</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<font size="2"><span>-114</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C Ethyl alcohol freezes</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland get frustrated when they can’t thaw their bottle of Johnny Walker</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-183</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C Microbial life starts to disappear</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scottish cows complain of farmers with cold hands</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>Â </span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-273</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C All atomic motion stops</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>           People in Scotland start saying “Chilly, you cauld an aw?</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>-300</span></font><font size="2"><span>°</span></font><font size="2"><span>C Hell freezes over</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="2"><span>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scottish people support England in the World Cup</span></font></div></div><br><span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;">
Best Regards<br>Tom Mc Rae<br>Brisbane Australia<br>An honest man's the noblest work of God (Robert Burns)<br></div></span></span><br>
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