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Snow and ice blanket downtown St. Louis and the Mississippi River on Wednesday, January 8.
People wait outside the Broadway Theatre in New York City to buy tickets for the show “Cinderella” on January 8.
Water dripping from a New York City subway station freezes on a traffic cone January 8.
A man walks past a car in Baltimore that is partially covered in ice January 8.
Ice collects on the Delaware River near Philadelphia on January 8.
Icicles hang from the bumper of a vehicle in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, January 7.
A vehicle drives through a barely visible intersection in Stafford, New York, on January 7.
Plants covered in ice are seen in Panama City Beach, Florida, on January 7.
Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis on January 7.
Ice forms around rocks on the Brooklyn waterfront, across from Lower Manhattan, on January 7, in New York City.
A woman braves the cold in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on January 7.
Passengers wait for a train to arrive in Chicago on January 7, when temperatures were below zero.
A man clenches his fists while walking past a steam vent in New York City on January 7.
A man bundles up against the cold in New York City on January 7.
A couple walks past an advertisement in Pittsburgh during sub-zero temperatures January 7.
A woman tries to stay warm while waiting for a bus in Brooklyn, New York, on January 7.
Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at Chicago’s North Avenue Beach on Monday, January 6.
With temperatures nearing 0 degrees, a cloud of steam from a manhole blows across an intersection in downtown Pittsburgh on January 6.
Men battle the bitter wind as they walk in Chicago on January 6.
Postal worker Jamie Jasmon struggles to deliver mail in the snow January 6 in Springfield, Illinois.
Vehicles drive down a snow-covered road in Burton, Michigan, on January 6.
Metra employees in Chicago walk around LaSalle Street Station on January 6.
A man warms his hand while running errands in Flint, Michigan, on January 6.
A commuter walks past warming lamps at a Chicago train station on January 6.
A woman props up her feet on her luggage January 6 after her flight home was canceled at Logan International Airport in Boston.
A woman makes her way through a snow drift in downtown St. Louis on January 6.
A man shovels the snow off his car in Indianapolis on January 6.
A woman walks to the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus on January 6.
A man clears the sidewalk in front of his home in Carmel, Indiana, on January 6.
A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline January 6.
A man braves the snow in downtown Springfield as a winter storm moves across the Midwest on Sunday, January 5.
A car is buried in snow January 5 in Zionsville, Indiana.
A city snowplow clears the street in an almost-deserted downtown Springfield on January 5.
With the Gateway Arch in the distance, a person struggles to cross the street during a snowstorm January 5 in downtown St. Louis.
Snow covers a garden gnome in St. Louis on January 5.
Anna Maksimkina of Yekaterinburg, Russia, sleeps on the floor at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after a Delta flight from Toronto to New York skidded off the runway into a snow bank, temporarily halting all flights January 5.
Four homeless men warm themselves on a steam grate by the Federal Trade Commission Building, blocks from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as frigid temperatures grip the nation’s capital on Saturday, January 4.
People go sledding in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, on January 4.
Snow is piled high in front of a Home Depot in Boston on January 4.
Sunlight beams through the windows of a building that caught on fire Friday, January 3, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The firefighters’ water froze all over the building.
Michael Stanton walks between houses covered with ice in Scituate, Massachusetts, on January 3.
Pedestrians brave wind and snow as they cross New York City’s Fifth Avenue on January 3.
Snow clings to the clothing and facial hair of Jerome Williams as he uses a snowblower in front of his home in Roosevelt, New York, on January 3.
Travelers wait in line January 3 at Chicago Midway International Airport.
Frost covers the windows at the Morning Glory natural food store in Brunswick, Maine, on January 3.
Snowplows clear snow from one of the runways at JFK Airport on January 3.
Surfers make their way through snow on New York’s Rockaway Beach on January 3.
Passengers wait in line at a security checkpoint at JFK Airport on January 3.
Blowing snow swirls as a worker shovels a platform at a Haddonfield, New Jersey, train station on January 3.
A plane takes off January 3 as trucks plow snow at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
A man walks down a snowy road along the shore in Scituate on January 3.
Postal worker Danny Kim clears snow and ice off the hood of his delivery truck January 3 in Bethesda, Maryland.
A couple walks across a snow-covered parking lot January 3 at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Tourists play in the snow at the base of the Washington Monument on January 3.
People play in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on January 3.
A man walks through the snow as the wind kicks it up January 3 in New York City.
Dante de Blasio, son of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, shovels snow outside his home in Brooklyn on January 3.
Snow covers subway rails in New York City on January 3.
A man uses his snowblower to clear some paths in Mansfield, Connecticut, on January 3.
Workers clear snow off sidewalks on New York City’s Fifth Avenue on January 3.
A man clears snow from a vehicle January 3 in Albany, New York.
A truck-mounted snowblower clears a section of road in Dedham, Massachusetts, on January 3.
A worker clears snow from a subway station in Queens, New York, on January 3. Public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell in New York City.
A man shovels snow during the tail end of a snowstorm in Brooklyn on January 3.
A man rides an all-terrain vehicle through a Brooklyn street on January 3.
The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial is covered in snow in Annapolis, Maryland, on January 3.
A man plows snow January 3 following an overnight snowstorm in Jersey City, New Jersey.
A child sleds down a hill in Chicago’s Humboldt Park on Thursday, January 2.
Children make a snow pile in New York’s Times Square on January 2.
Winds whip snow from the beach across Winthrop Shore Drive in Winthrop, Massachusetts.
Snow covers bikes along Leavitt Street in Chicago’s Wicker Park on January 2.
With his dog in tow, a man skis across heavy snow in Humboldt Park on January 2.
Dallas Todd, 11, flies down a snowy hill at Lake Harbor Park in Norton Shores, Michigan, on January 2.
Snow covers cars in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on January 2.
A man drags a suitcase on a snowy street in downtown Boston on January 2.
A van is pulled from a ditch along Interstate 94 in Jackson, Michigan, on January 2.
A man walks his dog on the snow-covered Monon Trail in Carmel, Indiana, on January 2.
An airplane waits for passengers at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on January 2.
A woman walks through snowy conditions in Albany on January 2.
Trucks clear snow off the roads in Torrington, Connecticut, on January 2.
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(CNN) — It’s so cold that… what? We invited you to complete that sentence.
And humor ensued. Of course, CNN cannot attest to the originality of any of these jokes, so think of them as a mix of people being creative and people sharing the favorites they’ve seen around the Interwebs.
Herewith, some of our favorites from the discussions on Facebook, Twitter, and CNN.com:
“Lawyers have their hands in their own pockets.” – Anthony Justice
“People are like, ‘When I was a youngster — nah, screw it, this is colder.’” – Pythagorus
“Cops yell ‘thaw!’ when chasing bad guys.” – Manmohan Rai
“You’re thankful for hot flashes.” – Roxanne Worsham
“You don’t mind when strangers rub up against you on the subway.” – Paul Wiley
“You mop the floor and it turns to frost.” – Karen Jones
“Donald Trump’s hair freezes in place.” – Renee Bailey
“Someone accidentally pours hot coffee on your hands, and you say ‘thank you.’” – Mark Allen
“My lawn jockey asked to borrow a blanket.” – Richard Dennehy
“You’d rather listen to Nickelback than walk outside” – Inbal Chaikin
“Miley Cyrus is stuck on her wrecking ball” – PropaneC3H8
“Miley Cyrus had to put her clothes back on.” – David Fuller
“I saw a greyhound bus and the dog was riding on the inside.” – Jose Febres
“You heat up the milk for your Cheerios” – Gangga Darlenne
“The ice cubes in my drink have goose bumps.” – Paul Meola
“Cows are giving ice cream instead of milk.” – Nishant Gadani
“You eat ice cream to warm up.” – Michael Ball
“Teenagers have pulled their pants up.” – Dana Kantor
And, of course, many pointed to the now popular joke online, referencing the town of Hell, Michigan: “Hell has frozen over.”
Got a good one? Join in!
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Article source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/us/weather-freeze-polar-vortex-jokes/