# Lips

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 1999, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751 "1999-11-16T01:40:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![nid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@nid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nid)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751/1 "1999-11-16T01:40:00Z")

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Short and sweet:  
Why is lips red?

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751/2 "1999-11-16T01:53:00Z")

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Because lips are a “mucous membrane” body part which shows the red color of blood. I’m sure you can think of a couple of others.

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**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751/3 "1999-11-16T08:00:00Z")

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I’m not red, I’m sort of pinkish beige.

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**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips/4751/4 "1999-11-16T08:14:00Z")

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Lips is often red 'cause they is often covers with lipsticks. Douglips, I don’t reckon you lips is covers with lipsticks at the particular moment, otherwise, you lips is red, too.