Andrew Coyne parodied Toronto attitudes to winter in a Twitter update earlier this morning:
MY GOD IT’S -10 IN TORONTO HOLY MOTHER NO PLACE HAS EVER BEEN THIS COLD EVER EVER
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
As often happens, the sarcasm went right past some folks:
Ummm… @norlaine: @acoyne Hahahahahaha! Ever spent the winter in Winnipeg?
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
Ummm… @norlaine: @acoyne Hahahahahaha! Ever spent the winter in Winnipeg?
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
Ummmm…. @altonabusiness: @acoyne Suck it up Princess! Come to MB, we’ll toughen you up!
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
Ummmmmmmmmm….@cupedoll_500: So cute. -30 Winnipeg pats yer li’l heads. R@acoyne: MY GOD IT’S -10 IN TORONTO HOLY MOTHER NO..
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
I’m from Winnipeg, morons.
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013
There is no joke so obvious that two-thirds of Twitter won’t get it.
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) January 18, 2013