Many years ago, when I lived in Aroostook County, Maine, the dog requirement would have been "too numerous to count." Some nights found the local temperature down to -40 degrees Celsius, the point at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius readings are equal. On Christmas Eve, 1980, was one of those nights. The power steering fluid in my old Chevy had turned to Jell-O, and the fabric on the seats was as stiff as plywood.
When I moved to Texas in 2000, I sure was singing the sentiment of Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "Russ Rowlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 19:23 Subject: [USMA:36525] Conversion of dogs > Dear All, > > You might be interested in this interchange. > > On 10/04/06 10:05 AM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sunday 09 April 2006 19:17, you wrote: > >> On 10/04/06 8:32 AM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Do you know how to convert dogs to degrees Celsius? > >>> > >>> Pierre > >> > >> Dear Pierre, > >> > >> I'm at a loss. I don't know the unit 'dogs' at all. > > > > As I understand it, it is a temperature scale which increases with colder > > temperatures. For instance, one speaks of a three-dog night. > > > > phma > > > Dear Pierre, > > Thanks for the explanation. > > Now I recall this term as an old Australian sheep drover's expression for > coldness at night. A 'three-dog night' was when it was sufficiently cold to > have three dogs sleep with you in your small (dare I say pup) tent. > > I don't think that there is a direct conversion to degrees Celsius as the > idea of a three-dog night is highly subjective and varies widely from person > to person. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 > Geelong, Australia > 61 3 5241 2008 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.metricationmatters.com > >
