# A Poll for the MEN only, please **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794 "2004-05-18T16:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Llama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@The\_Llama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Llama)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/61 "2004-05-20T02:37:31Z")
Red is my favorite And My vote is that this thread has nothing to do with color, it has to do with finding out who the men are. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/62 "2004-05-20T03:32:53Z")
> [@Tayr0](#): > > in the interest of market research. šŸ˜‰ > > Of the following colors, which do you find the most appealing? (no, itā€™s not a personality test) > > 1. Red > 2. Yellow > 3. Blue > 4. Green > 5. Purple > 6. Brown > > Thanks in advance! Dark/navy blue, followed by obnoxiously bright Ferrari red. ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/63 "2004-05-20T11:49:15Z")
I like them all apart from yellow and green. Hate yellow and only like green if it is Racing Green or similar. I like all my colours dark. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stranger\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@The\_Stranger\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stranger_1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/64 "2004-05-20T13:58:17Z")
Hi Tay! > [@](#): > > Sternvogel- Iā€™ll approach the question as if itā€™s "Assuming a new sports team were forming in your town, which would you prefer as the dominant color of playersā€™ uniforms? Well, if weā€™re going assume an application for the colorsā€¦Iā€™m going to assume the colors will be applied to womenā€™s panties. Then, the relevant question is: ā€œWhat color panties would I most like to see her wearing, when the panties are the _only_ thing sheā€™s wearing?ā€ BLUE followed closely by **BLACK** =grin= ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/65 "2004-05-20T14:39:51Z")
Hereā€™s my 1st & 2nd place choices of random applications Panties - Red, closely followed by Black Car/Truck - Yellow, then Red Eyes - Green, then Blue ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/66 "2004-05-20T16:34:35Z")
My order would be: Blue Green Purple Red Yellow Brown I Do Not like the color brown unless it is something made of wood. Or chocolate. But brown still sucks. Take _that_, UPS! ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/67 "2004-05-20T17:57:13Z")
**Green**. The color of racing. The color of the deep forest. The color of the unidentified food in the back of my refrigerator. . . ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/68 "2004-05-20T18:30:04Z")
1. Blue 2. Purple 3. Green 4. Red 5. Yellow 6. Brown ---
**Author:** ![lowblow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@lowblow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowblow)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/69 "2004-05-20T18:34:20Z")
First, I canā€™t believe this thread has 67 replies with no explanation. Secondly I like Orange which I can not believe was not listed. You know that is the color of the sunset donā€™t ya? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/70 "2004-05-20T18:51:21Z")
> [@Tayr0](#): > > in the interest of market research. šŸ˜‰ > > Of the following colors, which do you find the most appealing? (no, itā€™s not a personality test) > > 1. Red > 2. Yellow > 3. Blue > 4. Green > 5. Purple > 6. Brown > > Thanks in advance! 1. Red 2. Purple 3. Blue 4. Green 5. Brown 6. Yellow Do I get a makeover? ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/71 "2004-05-20T22:53:40Z")
1. Green 2. Bluev 3. Red 4. Purple 5. Yellow 6. Brown ---
**Author:** ![Tayr0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Tayr0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tayr0)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/72 "2004-05-21T01:49:50Z")
šŸ˜ƒ Holy Mackinaw! Thatā€™s a lot of replies, guys (and bearded lady). First of all, thanks for stepping up. Second of allā€¦what a _great_ demonstration of how the simplest of questions can become incredibly convoluted. (no that wasnā€™t the point, just a moderately amusing side-effect). šŸ˜‰ I kept the question general, because I was looking for a GENERAL answer. Say there was a sheet of paper in front of youā€¦would you rather it be this color, or that? Soā€¦let me ask you this: Given **your choice** , what colour combination do you find most appealing. 2 colors only, pleaseā€¦for the purpose of this thread, assume itā€™s a book cover. (Sorry Strangerā€¦no panties this go round) šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stranger\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@The\_Stranger\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stranger_1)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/73 "2004-05-21T02:23:31Z")
dangā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/74 "2004-05-21T02:25:54Z")
> [@Skelji](#): > > I Do Not like the color brown unless it is something made of wood. Or chocolate. But brown still sucks. Take _that_, UPS! ā€œWhatā€™s brown and sounds like a bell?ā€ ā€œDung!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/75 "2004-05-21T02:38:59Z")
Ultraviolet and infrared, in that order. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/76 "2004-05-21T07:53:57Z")
Oh, now we have to do two colors. And next itā€™ll be three, wonā€™t it? Anyhow, for a book cover I pick yellow and purple. Gaudy, yes, but I like it. ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/77 "2004-05-21T10:58:30Z")
Red. But it would depend on whether weā€™re talking about a sports car or a sports coat. ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/78 "2004-05-21T11:01:41Z")
Oops. I didnā€™t read the second page and didnā€™t see your second post. Iā€™m gonna say **Red and Brown** for a book cover. But it really depends on the shades and design. ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/79 "2004-05-21T13:41:14Z")
This question was interesting when I was picturing my favorite color of clothes on a woman (answer: red). But picking two colors for a book? Pass. Sorry, but I just canā€™t manage to make myself have a preference about that. A ā€˜pornographic bookā€™, you say? Oh, well, then my colors of choice for the cover would be . . . . . Nope, sorry, still nothing. Maybe Iā€™ve been immunized to clever marketing strategems? I can help more if we get back to womenā€™s panties though. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/80 "2004-05-21T15:43:09Z")
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