I thought I’d resurrect this thread in light of recent events.

It started when CBC news pointed out that Winnipeg was colder than some part of Antarctica this morning, supposedly making it ‘the second-coldest place in the world.’ Later on, in the same news program, a ‘current weather’ display thing showed that a town called Geraldton in Ontario had a temperature a little bit lower than Winnipeg’s. My dad pointed this out.

Dad: Funny how they said we were second coldest, and now they’re showing two towns with lower temperatures.
Me: The first one was from this morning. This one is from right now.
Dad: Yeah, but it couldn’t possibly have dropped that much in the course of a day.
Me: What?! Why the hell not?
Dad: Because it’s up north, by Churchill. It’s gotta be colder.
Me: Uh, the first thing showed Churchill as being significantly warmer than Winnipeg.
Dad: Okay, but there’s a warm wind that blows right through Churchill.
Me: So? If Geraldton is right up by Churchill, wouldn’t the warm wind blow through there, too?
Dad: No. Because it goes like this [draws a giant U in the air with his arm, then cries out in pain due to his torn rotator cuff].
Me: So what’s to say there isn’t a similar wind that blows right through Geraldton?
Dad: There isn’t.
Me: Says who?
Dad: Me. I’ve been to Geraldton.
Me: Oh, well then. I guess you’re a qualified meteorologist.
Dad: About the same as you!
Me: Haha. Ok then, let’s assume what you’re saying is true. It’s still possible that Winnipeg was colder than Geraldton this morning.
Dad: Absolutely not.
Me: Oh? Why not?
Dad: Because if Winnipeg didn’t drop that much, neither would Geraldton. They would be proportionate to one another.
Me: F***, man.