# Fun with Colors **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101 "2002-05-14T22:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [May 21, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/61 "2002-05-21T21:01:37Z")
banana bananas cherry cherries egg (must be rotten) ---
**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:** [May 22, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/62 "2002-05-22T14:11:12Z")
Color codes have to be at least four characters long, thus: egg. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/63 "2002-05-22T18:14:49Z")
Hmm… soup (Black soup? Reminds me of my grandma’s ginseng soup… not good!) bread (Almost transparent? I don’t know what to say to that one…) pudding (Green pudding? I’d be inclined to stay away from it, personally…) jello (Black jello? Yuck!) meat (Definitely stay away from the green meat!) vegetables (What kind of veggies are blue?!?) Let’s see what it does to musical groups: Matthew Good Band Everclear Rufus Wainwright the Rolling Stones Sarah McLachlan Led Zeppelin the Doors Jim Morrison Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/64 "2003-01-10T23:42:59Z")
red ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/65 "2003-01-10T23:44:02Z")
Whew! Started this thread but had forgotten how I’d done it. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/66 "2003-01-11T06:43:35Z")
Mine’s going to be orange, isn’t it? Orange Skinner ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/67 "2003-01-11T06:44:39Z")
…how freakish… ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/68 "2003-01-12T17:31:37Z")
KidCharlemagne likes Kid Charlemamagne, the way Homer Simpamason would say it, better. ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/69 "2003-01-12T17:57:21Z")
My color is : did it work? if not, what the hell did I do wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/70 "2003-01-12T18:50:20Z")
You need to put something in between the [color] and [/color] tags. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/71 "2003-01-12T23:12:17Z")
Ried Reid Barrett R. R. Barrett [color=barrett]Barrett[/barrett] ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/72 "2003-01-12T23:13:18Z")
Uh, Barrett, rather. ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/73 "2003-01-13T04:50:15Z")
MaryEFoo MaryEFoo ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/74 "2003-01-13T17:42:19Z")
I wonder if my color compliments my son’s color Just for preview. Ain’t gonna post it. I’m such a liar. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/75 "2003-01-13T17:47:11Z")
JayElle Ooh - I’m turquoise! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/76 "2003-01-13T19:35:32Z")
**Flowerchild** , yours would be Flowerchild. Just for fun… blog blogspot Hamsterette PC A.I. construct subroutine gremlin subroutine gremlin Sarne administrative coordinator booty bomb chub fart [color-dude]dude[/color] F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/77 "2003-01-13T20:23:05Z")
:smack: Of course, that should have been: dude. Hmm. “Hamsterette” is a shade of green that I don’t like. Don’t know if I’d want to change it though. I like the name. 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/78 "2003-01-14T16:28:00Z")
dbygawdcapn ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@chicken\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_99)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/79 "2003-01-15T14:24:51Z")
chicken#99 ra ra ra a purple hen ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101/80 "2003-02-20T23:55:53Z")
I’m going to try it, but not sure how it’s done, so forgive me in advance if it doesn’t work? [COLOR]CanvasShoes[/COLOR] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-colors/109101.md?page=5)