# Colour test thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 15, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417 "2004-10-15T17:56:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/1 "2004-10-15T17:56:38Z")
**[SIZE=5]Sausage[/SIZE**] **[SIZE=5]Bacon[/SIZE**] **[SIZE=5]Egg[/SIZE**] **[SIZE=5]Toast[/SIZE**] **[SIZE=5]Coffee[/SIZE**] ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/2 "2004-10-15T17:59:00Z")
That’s weird. I did all the coding using the tools and it still went wrong. **Sausage** **Bacon** **Egg** **Toast** **Coffee** ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/3 "2004-10-15T18:06:24Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > That’s weird. I did all the coding using the tools and it still went wrong. > > **Sausage** > > **Bacon** > > **Egg** > > **Toast** > > **Coffee** PIE. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/4 "2004-10-15T18:44:07Z")
Fall is UnbelievablyColorful. O.K? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/5 "2004-10-15T18:47:27Z")
That was coarse, **Hamlet**. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/6 "2004-10-15T19:00:40Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > That was coarse, **Hamlet**. :dubious: Look very closely. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/7 "2004-10-15T19:03:24Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > That’s weird. I did all the coding using the tools and it still went wrong. That’s because you either left out or backspaced over a “]”: [/SIZE\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/8 "2004-10-15T19:03:56Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Look very closely. Still coarse. And I’ve been doing that trick in my posts for 9 months or so. See? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/9 "2004-10-15T23:20:40Z")
**Bosda** Your sig appears different on my home comp than it does at work. (Probably missing font at work) ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/10 "2004-10-17T20:27:36Z")
In what way is this a **Colour Test Thread**? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/11 "2004-10-18T19:35:52Z")
testing sig line ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/12 "2004-10-18T19:38:20Z")
sig, hitting submit under text area ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/13 "2004-10-18T19:39:42Z")
sig, hitting submit under additional options ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/14 "2004-10-18T19:41:21Z")
sig, hitting submit under previewed post ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/15 "2004-10-18T19:44:38Z")
sig, hitting submit under previewed post (forgot to re-check sig box above) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/16 "2004-10-19T01:35:07Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Still coarse. > And I’ve been doing that trick in my posts for 9 months or so. [You might want to rethink that](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4475560&postcount=22). ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/17 "2004-10-19T11:33:58Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [You might want to rethink that](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4475560&postcount=22). Ah. I keep that in mind. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colour-test-thread/269417/18 "2004-10-19T17:08:28Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Thank you. Sure thing. I’m sure neither of us would like you to incur a warning over invisible ink. 🙂