# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/81 "2004-05-21T16:09:42Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > [egads] > > I can’t believe there haven’t been any Monty Python “Bridge of Death” quotes yet! > > [/egads] What in the hell is an unladen _colour?_ 1. Black, or one of the others. Unless there’s some sort of context, I really don’t care that much about the color of things. It’s not like color alone has much utility. If I was, say, painting something for the house, I would probably pick something that went with what was there or fit the mood I wanted to create. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/82 "2004-05-21T16:18:24Z")
> [@cornflakes](#): > > What in the #### is an unladen _colour?_ Well, that attempt at a joke sure fell flat! Sorry, didn’t sleep well last night. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/83 "2004-05-21T20:16:37Z")
Silver Taupe Merlot Charcoal Pewter ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/84 "2004-05-21T22:18:07Z")
**Tayr0:** I’m skeptical that anyone can get any valuable information that can be accurately applied against anything [/alliteration] with a method that doesn’t account for any other criteria. When it comes to color, context is king. For example, in addition to gender, color evaluation is susceptible to nationality, culture, age and personality types, to say nothing of fashion trends. Also, to reiterate what other posters have already mentioned, it matters what the color will be applied to. If you ask men which color they prefer without telling them you are going to apply that color to suit instead of an automobile, you may be getting some really bad data. Not knowing anything about what kind of “maket research” you’re doing, I’m making a lot of assumptions. My intent isn’t to badmouth your test, but to help you get useful results. Is there anything else you can share about your market research without tainting your sample pool? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/85 "2004-05-21T22:27:28Z")
Mauve and translucent ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/86 "2004-05-22T03:30:58Z")
Egg-shell white and off-white. ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/87 "2004-05-22T03:33:56Z")
Blue ---
**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 23, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/88 "2004-05-23T17:17:09Z")
> [@](#): > > **Pablito** - Nope, sorry, still nothing. Maybe I’ve been immunized to clever marketing strategems? I can help more if we get back to women’s panties though I think we shoulda stuck with the women’s panties aspect for this thread… ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/89 "2004-05-23T17:21:16Z")
**Purple, baby. Always been Purple.** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Green\_Feather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@The\_Green\_Feather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Green_Feather)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/90 "2004-05-23T20:26:02Z")
Shades? It depends on what it’s for? Teal?? You bunch of pansies! Oh, BTW Purple ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/91 "2004-05-23T21:06:55Z")
Green ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/92 "2004-05-23T21:38:46Z")
I like clear colors. ---
**Author:** ![Daver914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@Daver914](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daver914)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/93 "2004-05-23T22:02:02Z")
1. Blue 2. Purple 3. Green 4. Brown 5. Red 6. Yellow ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/94 "2004-05-24T08:05:13Z")
Now- it’s time for you to fess up, oh OP. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/95 "2004-05-27T07:59:55Z")
No,Really. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/96 "2004-05-27T13:00:22Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > [egads] > I can’t believe there haven’t been any Monty Python “Bridge of Death” quotes yet! > [/egads] > > > [@cornflakes](#): > > > > What in the hell is an unladen _colour?_ Le sigh. “Blue. No, green! AUUUUGHHHH!!!” Thank you, I’m here all week. kids these days ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/97 "2004-05-27T15:44:33Z")
Black and Silver all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/98 "2004-05-28T07:07:50Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > I like clear colors. “Clear” is not a color, nor a type of color, chief. Blue. ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/99 "2004-05-28T07:20:17Z")
Blue ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794/100 "2004-05-28T10:53:36Z")
Brown. I love brown. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794.md?page=6)