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FINNEY’S 5: Cruelest things you can do on a subzero day in Iowa

There’s cold, and then there’s cold.

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Daniel P. Finney
Jan 23, 2026
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1. Ask the shivering DoorDash guy with icicles in his mustache, “Cold enough for ya?” — and then no tip.

2. Post bikini pics of your CrossFit body at a poolside bar in Fiji. Caption: “YOLO!”

3. Call local TV stations and demand better journalism — more videos of reporters shivering in parkas by the freeway.

4. Cheerfully remind social media followers that …

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