I have to admit, I want the globe to warm up for selfish reason. Okay, not really, but I do understand any such impulse!
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Believe it or not, Primate Posse™, but this comic is based on the truth. Winnipeg is not just the Slurpee Capital of Canada, according to 7/11, it is the Slurpee capital of the World! That is, more Slurpees are consumed here, per capita than any other place on earth. This is, of course, bizarre considering that it is freezing cold for 5 months of the year here! Anyway, I’d take a good ‘ol cup a joe over a slurpee anytime. Especially in the winter. But I agree with Gus, the things are too damn sweet!
Hey Primate Posse™, so I guess today’s comic is a geography lesson. I decided to write this to dispel the myth that Winnipeg is the coldest major city (defined arbitrarily as a city of over 500,000 occupants) in the world (I’ve talked to many people here in town who believe this to be true). Some years ago a reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press did a little research into that topic and discovered that Winnipeg is the 7th coldest city by that definition. Cities such as Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Harbin, China are a couple of examples that are, on average, colder than Winnipeg. But that stat doesn’t include Yakutsk, which is actually the coldest city in the world! The thing is, its population is only around 300,000, but, I contend that it certainly IS a major city! So, anyway, all I have to say is… wait for it… SO THERE!
Oh, but it IS really windy here. So yeah, it’s pretty cold… Can’t wait for spring! 🙂
If I have to live here in Winnipeg, then they have to too! Happy New Year Primate Posse™ from the coldest major city in North America! Having said that, we’re almost in the midst of a spring thaw. We’ll see how long THAT lasts! 🙂