# The Grapist just wants to love!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817 "2003-05-08T02:34:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/41 "2003-05-08T05:05:34Z")

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Maybe **the grapist** had the reds.

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**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:** [May 8, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/42 "2003-05-08T05:09:54Z")

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Press quote on **The Grapist** ’s reply to **FranticMad**

**The Grapist** has put ‘underwhelmed’ in the color tag, and it’s worked! (well it’s changed the colour at least) How?

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/43 "2003-05-08T05:13:55Z")

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how’s this?

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/44 "2003-05-08T05:17:01Z")

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Boobs must be red. WTF?😕

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**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/45 "2003-05-08T05:59:11Z")

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It least he was banned before his post count reached vermillion!

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**Author:** ![torben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@torben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torben)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/46 "2003-05-08T06:08:18Z")

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This thread isn’t closed yet?

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**Author:** ![Happyjoelucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Happyjoelucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happyjoelucky)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/47 "2003-05-08T06:17:19Z")

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What a maroon!

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**Author:** ![torben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@torben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torben)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/48 "2003-05-08T06:23:19Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Happyjoelucky \*  
> \*\*What a maroon! \*\*

I know! This guy really blue it!

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**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/49 "2003-05-08T06:39:32Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*Oh dear Og, save us. \*\*

Og _ **SMOOCH** _

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**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/50 "2003-05-08T06:42:36Z")

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boobs, underwhelmed are the names of colors? Do I need to get an explanation of this in **GQ**? What’s up with that?

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**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:** [May 8, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/51 "2003-05-08T07:06:24Z")

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Makes you wonder what other words are colours.

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**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/52 "2003-05-08T07:13:44Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by SanibelMan \*  
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> Oh, and Mr./Mrs. Grapist? You screwed up your color there. You got some food coloring in your system or something? Tell you what, go over there (away) and take care of it, eh? \*\*

Not to side with “The Grapist”, but there are green grapes ya know…

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**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/53 "2003-05-08T07:20:58Z")

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**EasyPhil** : See these two threads for an explanation -

[Fun with Colors](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115230)

[What color is your username?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115808)

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**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/54 "2003-05-08T11:50:22Z")

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Grape. Another stupid poster bites the dust.

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/55 "2003-05-08T11:58:28Z")

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Come on, people, he was just raisin a little hell.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/56 "2003-05-08T12:30:43Z")

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I’m a purple person, but unfortunately lilac the ability to make horrid puns.

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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:** [May 8, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/57 "2003-05-08T12:52:04Z")

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All this purple prose is giving me a headache.

Robin

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**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/58 "2003-05-08T13:13:21Z")

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I feel so violeted.

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**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/59 "2003-05-08T13:19:37Z")

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Relax. I think you’re all prune to mass wisteria.

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**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/60 "2003-05-08T13:31:49Z")

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But obviously the Grapist was fuchsia in the head.

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