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22 Nov 11 - 05:32 PM (#3261743) Subject: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk List them here. Inform the rest of us. State your case in no uncertain terms. Spell in either English or American. |
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22 Nov 11 - 05:44 PM (#3261751) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Wilfred Penifere Proper colour coordination is absolutely vital! On giving it careful thought, I would pick... Avocado... Apricot... ...and Grecian Beige |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:04 PM (#3261764) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: gnu Green. |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:12 PM (#3261774) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River Black, cos black is always cool, eh? Blue, cos denham jeans are blue, eh? Red, cos it is not black or blue. And...uh....black and blue? - Shane |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:13 PM (#3261775) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Bainbo Red, white and rosé |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:18 PM (#3261777) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp Black White and shades of gray Like the movies of my youth. And the moral issues of my time. - Chongo |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:20 PM (#3261779) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Car colours confuse me. Desert silver looks brown to me and midnight blue looks black. Doesn't the persons who think up these colours talk with the people who attach a trendy sounding name to them? ""If you are pear shaped, best not to wear pear colours"" |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:23 PM (#3261781) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River If you ever come to Blind River, Wilfred, yer ass is gonna get kicked soooooooo bad. - Shane |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:31 PM (#3261785) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Bill D Puce,Mauve & Ochre no...wait... Sky-Blue Pink for everything except cows, which shall be purple, and submarines, which shall be yellow. |
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22 Nov 11 - 06:44 PM (#3261788) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: michaelr I'm a graphic artist, therefore: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow. |
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22 Nov 11 - 10:03 PM (#3261846) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Wilfred Penifere Shane, I think I should advise you that I generally avoid bandying words with Neanderthals and congenital idiots. I'll make a brief exception in your case by informing you that I will never go to Blind River. Why would anyone want to go there? |
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22 Nov 11 - 11:39 PM (#3261875) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: JennieG Very profound, Chongo! I like the way you think. For myself, I would say: 1. Yellow 2. Green 3. See above...... Cheers JennieG |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:22 AM (#3261896) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Paul Burke 439nmm 549nm,570nm or thereabouts. But frequencies inbetween or beyond are useful. Interesting how close "red" and "green" are. Why does it say "Method not implemented" in big letters up there? |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:59 AM (#3261900) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Ebbie It is bemusing to note how some colo(u)rs leap up and smack one at times. For instance, a few months ago I watched Late Night with David Letterman- he was wearing a tie of a particular shade of yellow that perfectly complemented his complexion and hair. I thought about writing and telling him so. I have seen him several times since and none of the ties do a thing for him. As for my favo(u)rite colo(u)r - oh, dang. Forget it - I have to say that it's GREEN simply because I like more shades of green than any other color. To me, green is the color of life, of growing things, of change and hope. |
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23 Nov 11 - 03:24 AM (#3261909) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Nigel Parsons Blue, Green & Brown: For sky, grass & trees. Anyone who parrots "Blue & Green should never be seen (without a colour in-between)" has never really looked at the handiwork of God! Red, White & Green: For a national flag. (Yes, I know White isn't a "colour", but it, and black, have been suggested above) |
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23 Nov 11 - 03:29 AM (#3261911) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Sandra in Sydney red, purple & black are my 3 colours I've been wearing them since I started work in 1970 |
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23 Nov 11 - 03:32 AM (#3261912) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Dave the Gnome If you are painting pictures - Red. Yellow and Blue If you are transmitting pictures - Red, Green and Blue If you are looking at pictures - Hey, just dig the colours, man! :D tG |
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23 Nov 11 - 05:43 AM (#3261949) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Patsy I usually go for dark colours in clothing black/grey/brown but blue shades and shades of green take my eye as an alternative. To cheer myself up sunshine yellow. |
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23 Nov 11 - 05:48 AM (#3261953) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: grumpy al Don't know, don't care, I'm officialy colour blind (doctors ruling)because I can't pass the ishahara test |
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23 Nov 11 - 07:42 AM (#3261988) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Jon Red, Green and Blue or Cyan, Magenta and Yellow |
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23 Nov 11 - 07:56 AM (#3261994) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Did "Harold and the Purple Crayon" inspire the increased use of purple in children's stories, especially on TV? |
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23 Nov 11 - 08:27 AM (#3262009) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: MGM·Lion M G M |
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23 Nov 11 - 11:13 AM (#3262090) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Micca BillD, Cows? Purple? as in Gelett Burgess? |
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23 Nov 11 - 11:20 AM (#3262094) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Bert michaelr, are you sure that you are not an inkjet printer? |
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23 Nov 11 - 11:28 AM (#3262099) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Shining Wit I'm a graphic artist too, so: Pantone 354C Pantone 659C Pantone 876C |
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23 Nov 11 - 01:03 PM (#3262154) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Bill D Indeed..Gelett Burgess...who'll "kill you if you quote it.." |
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23 Nov 11 - 01:54 PM (#3262197) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza Most of the houses I've lived in were decorated (by me) in the colour buttermilk. I also like (for walls) a colour rather like old ladies' stockings, a pinky beige. And duck egg blue is my third choice. These colours seem to soothe and cheer at the same time. I haven't a single red thing in the house, neither clothes nor decor. Hate red, it seems aggressive and strident. Like Patsy, I wear darkish colours (I fondly imagine they're slimming!). Little Hawk, what are your three choices, please? |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:04 PM (#3262210) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Bert Malvina Reynolds says the colors are 'a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one' But if she were to write that song today she would write 'There's beige one and a beige one and a beige one and a beige one' |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:19 PM (#3262220) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: BTNG "And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same" |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:37 PM (#3262234) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Are you in the mood? Colors Chart |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:39 PM (#3262236) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Color (Colour) Psychology |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:40 PM (#3262237) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Rusty Dobro Blues, blues and more blues. All the other colours need more than three chords. |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:42 PM (#3262240) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: VirginiaTam fresh fallen snow in sun new grass after spring rain sky whatever colour it happens to be at the time I am looking at it |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:43 PM (#3262242) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Check out the link "Color: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting Facts", at the bottom of my last post. |
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23 Nov 11 - 08:20 PM (#3262403) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Dave MacKenzie According to Homer, the 'blood-red sea', then check out what Gladstone had to say about Homer's use of colours (but not his conclusions). |
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23 Nov 11 - 08:28 PM (#3262407) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk I thought Homer said "the wine-dark sea". |
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24 Nov 11 - 12:14 AM (#3262497) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: MGM·Lion Homer didn't 'say' either, because he didn't write in English; so it depends which translation you refer to, doesn't it? ~M~ |
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24 Nov 11 - 08:52 AM (#3262637) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Golly, both Homer Simpson, and Gomer Pyle spoke English? |
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24 Nov 11 - 08:57 AM (#3262643) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: MGM·Lion Duh! |
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24 Nov 11 - 09:14 AM (#3262653) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Penny S. I have thought for some time that Homer was probably referring to the sea seen at a particular time of day. I had for a while a calendar picture of the sun setting over the sea somewhere, and it looked like deep red wine. With sparkly bits. The kitchen in my new house has walls of a deep pink, leaning towards magents, possibly crimson wixed with white. And sparkly bits. Also walls of silver paper. Mt sister's boyfriend said, on seeing it, "Please tell me you don't like this." It is from Benetton. It is going to be a primrose yellow. I have a pottery tile, a gift from a school child, which will be my colour guide. Yellow and green. I'm debating whether to keep my chairs the pillar box red they currently are, or go for British Racing Green to match the kettle, toaster and china. On the floor at the dining end I have rugs my Dad made, wh9ch have yellow, green, pink and the red of Spartan cloaks, which go alright with the walls as they are, but not the chairs. Lots of my clothes have green, purple, or orange about them. Penny |
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24 Nov 11 - 12:08 PM (#3262734) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk Don't try to teach your beagle how to lick its balls, MtheGM! ;-D |
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25 Nov 11 - 07:16 AM (#3263181) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Patsy Eliza I feel the same about red it doesn't do anything for me perhaps it's because I have always been a bit on the shy side. |
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25 Nov 11 - 09:40 AM (#3263259) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T ""Don't try to teach your beagle how to lick its balls""-If you must do it yourself, do it in private. |
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25 Nov 11 - 06:43 PM (#3263547) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Don(Wyziwyg)T ""If you are looking at pictures - Hey, just dig the colours, man!"" I thought that was when you were high on LSD. Don T PS So I've been told |
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26 Nov 11 - 12:14 PM (#3263793) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza Patsy, if I try on anything red in a shop, my face looks pale green for some reason (I am very pale anyway) Red walls are just awful, they give me a headache! By the way, do you, like me, hate to see little girls in endless pink, pink and more pink? Ghastly lurid vivid pink, dresses, shoes, schoolbags, beds, everything pink. WHY?? |
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26 Nov 11 - 03:32 PM (#3263868) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: gnu As far as painting the interior of a house... Semi-gloss kid's room (Kitchen & Bath), Semi-gloss kid's room (Kitchen & Bath), Semi-gloss kid's room (Kitchen & Bath). Makes it look bigger and bright. Easy washing. It aids people with vision problems. It allows any decore to function aesthetically. Most of all, it's EASY to paint and I am a lazy... |
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26 Nov 11 - 03:53 PM (#3263882) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Anyone know why red car paint is the most expensive, versus other colours? |
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27 Nov 11 - 11:23 AM (#3264264) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk Eliza - Yes, I have a similar negative reaction to the little girls all in pink thing. I can't see the point of it. Also, there was this girl in 3rd grade who had a pink dress and she threw up all over the place in class, and I've felt a bit queasy about pink dresses ever since. gnu - I don't follow that last post of yours. Please explain. |
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27 Nov 11 - 11:35 AM (#3264269) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Little Hawk, I suspect that Gnu was posting a quote from Sara Palin? But, I reserve the right to be wrong:) |
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27 Nov 11 - 11:37 AM (#3264273) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk Hmmm. |
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27 Nov 11 - 01:27 PM (#3264320) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza I've noticed recently that little girls' clothes are beginning to be sold in some other colours at last! Hooray! Actually, I saw some beautiful babies' things for sale in grey and white. Sounds dismal, but they looked so fresh and smart. |
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28 Nov 11 - 02:40 AM (#3264561) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Patsy My mother insisted on trying to deck me out in pink, pink dresses pink bows, I couldn't stand it. Later she still urges me to go for pink including wallpapered bedrooms why? Perhaps parents want to try to hang on to their 'little princesses' for as long as they can. |
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28 Nov 11 - 11:31 AM (#3264821) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza It's odd isn't it Patsy? Even as a child I never liked either pink or red. Luckily, my mother didn't either, and I had some pretty little floral dresses in pastel yellows, blues and greens. I wonder if the answer is that we all see colours differently. Maybe 'pink' to you and me is a rather unattractive shade, the way our eyes perceive it! |
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28 Nov 11 - 03:29 PM (#3264970) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk There are certain people who look fairly good in pink...but I can't help thinking they'd look even better in green, blue, gold, yellow, white, red, tan, brown, violet, purple, black...well, almost anything, actually. ;-D For a true feast of colour, watch some Indian movies from Bollywood. Boy do those people ever appreciate vibrant colours in clothing and scenery! |
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28 Nov 11 - 04:25 PM (#3265000) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza I've got quite a few of those Bollywood DVDs Little Hawk. My favourite is Umrao Jaan. They are indeed a feast for the eyes. I also have a few Indian saris, simply because I love the vivid colours. They put strange combinations together which in fact work well. But I they don't look good on very pale skin like mine. My black husband has some gorgeous cotton costumes in zizzy colours, and he can wear them, being totally black! But even he dislikes red. |
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28 Nov 11 - 04:35 PM (#3265005) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Jack Campin See how fast you can read off the colours of the words in this list without making a mistake. The colours, not the words themselves. green blue blue black green blue blue black red green blue red green blue green red red blue green blue blue green blue green yellow blue red green green black grey red black blue black pink pink blue red blue red blue mauve blue blue green yellow blue black black black black green blue red green blue mauve red green red pink mauve green red red black red grey black red blue grey yellow yellow grey blue mauve blue red blue green yellow grey black green black blue green yellow blue black black black black red red green blue mauve yellow blue black green blue mauve |
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28 Nov 11 - 04:37 PM (#3265007) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza Very difficult Jack! Obviously literacy comes before colour recognition in the brain! |
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29 Nov 11 - 12:14 AM (#3265210) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Little Hawk I've heard of Umrao Jaan, Eliza, but have not seen it yet. The people at the Indian restaurant were telling me that it's very good. |
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29 Nov 11 - 06:33 AM (#3265322) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: GUEST,Eliza It's a gorgeous film, LH. Very sad, but with some extremely beautiful costumes and songs. The dancing is superb. I cry every time I watch it, but I still love it! |
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29 Nov 11 - 08:35 AM (#3265379) Subject: RE: BS: THE 3 essential colors (colours) From: Ed T Interesting article on colour vision: The Evolution of Color Vision |