# The colour of crap

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 9, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915 "2005-12-09T18:38:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/41 "2005-12-09T22:50:15Z")

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Color = IrreverentTone.

Oooh! I’ve gone all Grinchy. What perfect timing.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/42 "2005-12-09T22:55:06Z")

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Crap.

Robin

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**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/43 "2005-12-10T00:59:40Z")

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Hmmm.

Marlitharn

Brassiere

Twatwaffle

Marianas Trench

Santa Claus

Valhalla  
This is fun!

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/44 "2005-12-10T01:54:27Z")

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Susie Derkins

Guess I’m a mean one too, **IrreverentTone**.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/45 "2005-12-10T02:21:03Z")

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featherlou

dread pirate jimbo

Neato!!!

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/46 "2005-12-10T02:28:04Z")

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Dung Beetle

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/47 "2005-12-10T02:28:37Z")

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Rysdad

Purple? That works. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/48 "2005-12-10T02:29:39Z")

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darn

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/49 "2005-12-10T02:34:56Z")

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Dung Beetle 🆒

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**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/50 "2005-12-10T03:10:28Z")

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> [@Susie Derkins](#):
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> Susie Derkins
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> Guess I’m a mean one too, **IrreverentTone**.

Why **Susie Derkins** , you have termites in your smile. You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, **Susie Derkins**! 😛

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**Author:** ![Heller\_Highwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@Heller\_Highwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heller_Highwater)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/51 "2005-12-10T06:44:03Z")

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I’ve gotta’ try this.

Heller Highwater

Odd color…

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/52 "2005-12-10T07:04:47Z")

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This is invisible ink

This is the anti-spoiler  
highlight above and below

wibble!

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/53 "2005-12-10T07:16:29Z")

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Ice Wolf

Ooh cool. Blue. 🆒 (Can see it now I’ve switched to IE for a bit.) 🙂

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**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/54 "2005-12-10T07:40:44Z")

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Hmmmmm… if DrLovegun is like this, and inkleberry, then together we mix to create our kid. I fear that last tage might have been a bit too long though…

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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/55 "2005-12-10T08:04:49Z")

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I thought this thread was going to be about Hildi St. Thomos and Doug Wilson’s decorating styles.

😃

They seem to very frequently state that a white room needs “color” and then proceed to paint the walls some color resembling bodily fluids. Baby poop yellow. Diarhea brown…bile green. And then “decorate” to match.

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**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/56 "2005-12-10T09:35:07Z")

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I don’t mind this colour too much 🙂

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**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:** [December 10, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/57 "2005-12-10T15:10:09Z")

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Help! How do I get all these colors to show up in Mozilla?

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**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:** [December 10, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/58 "2005-12-10T15:17:46Z")

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> [@Shalmanese](#):
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> This is invisible ink

I like mine better. You can see something’s there but not what.

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**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:** [December 10, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/59 "2005-12-10T15:18:55Z")

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(Had to switch to IE for this thread.)

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colour-of-crap/334915/60 "2005-12-10T15:31:26Z")

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StarvingButStrong

seems to be nearly indistinguishable from crap. ☹

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