# Green or Purple? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988 "2005-07-11T13:47:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/1 "2005-07-11T13:47:06Z")
Well? What do you think? Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/2 "2005-07-11T13:49:39Z")
My son prefers green, so I feel I am going to have to supposrt him in this. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/3 "2005-07-11T13:57:51Z")
[radical nonconformist]Turquoise, or death![/RN] ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/4 "2005-07-11T14:10:40Z")
Well, green or purple what? Clothing? If so, what article? Types of grapes? Skittles or other candy? Sweet drinks like soda or Kool-Aid? It would depend on what thing you are speaking of that has the color before I could decide. 😉 [SUB]Though, I did find some beads recently that are the same particularily vivid shade of purple you find on the non-raised parts of the breastplate my Everquest one beastlord character wears [here](http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4737/zabgoodprofile28nj.jpg). Image hosted courtesy of the ImageShack [site](http://www.imageshack.us/). [/SUB] ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/5 "2005-07-11T14:19:53Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > [radical nonconformist]Turquoise, or death![/RN] Hmm… this is an acceptable arrangement! GUARDS! EXECUTE THE ANTILEMMING! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/6 "2005-07-11T14:21:57Z")
I say, fuck the Packers! Vikings rule! 😛 …except for…all the times they don’t…nevermind… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Camus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/7 "2005-07-11T14:46:34Z")
He/she who wears green sash is green leader. Space the purples! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/8 "2005-07-11T14:50:28Z")
I feel very strongly on the side of **green**. It seems environmentally considerate. Peacefull. Life affirming. Suggests growth, wealth and a certain resillience. **Purple** seems a bit snobbish and precious. Also reminds me of bruises and eggplants. Suggests colour,vibrance and substance but is ultimately colourless and a bit mushy inside. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/9 "2005-07-11T14:58:35Z")
I like green and purple about equally, unless they denote a flavor, or a type of grape. My favorite color though, is deep indigo blue. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/10 "2005-07-11T15:05:07Z")
I’m gonna go with Roscolux 59 (Congo Blue). This is a shade lighter than a UV blacklight, for those that haven’t memorized their swatchbooks yet. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/11 "2005-07-11T15:14:27Z")
Arguments for Green: \*The Green Mile Fried Green Tomatoes How Green Was My Valley Green Card \* Arguments against Green: _Soylent Green_ Arguments for Purple: _The Color Purple The Purple Rose of Cairo_ Arguments against Purple: _Purple Rain_ I say Green, but only just. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/12 "2005-07-11T15:32:05Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Well? What do you think? Discuss. Neither. Green is a Luddite color and Purple is Royalty. Go for the Red, White, & Blue! DAQ=SAR :rolleyes: It’s a matter of personal opinion/preference. Who cares? ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/13 "2005-07-11T15:38:11Z")
Hmm… **The Sausage Creature** ’s favorite color is green, while her sister’s is purple. Since I can’t love one more than the other, I’ll have to say I like them both, equally. ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/14 "2005-07-11T15:53:57Z")
Green must fight Purple! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/15 "2005-07-11T15:55:08Z")
Well, this thread is the epitome of pointless, but it looks like a poll. It sure ain’t a debate. Off to wherever it lands. [/Moderator Mode] ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/16 "2005-07-11T15:56:40Z")
I prefer purple cabbage to green cabbage. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/17 "2005-07-11T15:58:18Z")
Teal. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/18 "2005-07-11T16:00:22Z")
Nobody would really notice if purple went away. However, if green went away everybody would notice - except maybe Inuit. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/19 "2005-07-11T16:02:56Z")
“Rule predates contact with other races. Rule change held up in committee. You wear green sash, therefore you are green leader.” ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988/20 "2005-07-11T16:12:40Z")
Purple. But I’ve never seen one drop. Gotten lots of greens, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-or-purple/311988.md?page=2)