What is the deal with the temp in Barrow, AL???

Why do I keep seeing people responding with the temperature in Barrow, Alaska, is this an inside joke I'm not getting?

Anonymous2008-03-24T06:21:07Z

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If quite a few people are doing it.....then it's an inside joke.

I was answering questions one night and one person kept answering all the questions with temperatures from different cities. Guess they think it's funny.

Anonymous2008-03-24T06:02:52Z

Sorry, I don't know either. I just answered a questions asking the temp there. Hadn't seen it posted before. Didn't make sense to even ask, because anyone with any computer smarts could Google it and find their answer...

Anonymous2008-03-24T06:24:06Z

minus seventeen and counting?
and i dont even know what they are on about !