Leigh's Lingua #5: "It's so cold out..."

Americans like to joke about the cold.  As I write this, it is nearly -10F. 

One joke is:  "It's so cold, I saw a chicken crossing the road with a capon."  The joke is that a "capon" is special kind of male chicken.   But the speaker wants you to hear "cape on."   A "cape" is a piece of clothing.  It has no sleeves and no legs.  You wear it around your neck and arms to keep warm.  "Superman" has a red cape.

Another joke is:  "It's so cold, the snow is asking to come inside." 

Another joke is "It's colder than a witch's behind."   A witch is an evil woman who does magic.  In the famous book Dante's Inferno, the center of hell is very, very cold indeed.  Just right for witches.  But not for us.  Or for chickens, either!  :-)