# Things that are pink

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624 "2008-05-08T23:31:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/1 "2008-05-08T23:31:03Z")

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For a cd I’m working on, I need a list of things that are pink, or are often pink.

Things like:

A flamingo  
Bubble gum  
A pink crayon  
Pepto Bismol  
Cotton candy  
A nipple  
A Cadillac  
A valentine  
Goods (or are they the Plenties?)  
Pink Floyd  
The Pink Panther  
A tongue  
A baby’s cheeks  
Barbie  
A ribbon  
A prom dress  
A boutonniere  
An orchid  
Pink lipstick  
Pink nail polish  
Jackie’s pillbox hat  
A pink elephant  
A princess phone  
A tutu  
Strawberry ice cream  
Champagne  
A blush  
Patrick Star  
A penis  
Pink beads  
A rose  
A shrimp  
A pink grapefruit  
Piglets  
Ballet slippers  
A raspberry smoothie

What have you got?

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**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/2 "2008-05-08T23:40:39Z")

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Fiberglass insulation (or at least the kind in my parents’ attic)  
Strawberry yogurt  
All clothing intended for baby girls nowadays (I went shopping for baby presents this week, and it was hard to find non-pink clothes)  
Watermelon, especially towards the rind  
Papaya (the inside, not the rind)  
Girly mixed drinks, eg Cosmopolitans  
Breast cancer ribbons  
Litchis (the peel (especially the inside of it), not the fruit inside)  
Lots of flowers besides roses (the only type you mention in your list)  
Meat cooked to medium

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**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/3 "2008-05-08T23:48:27Z")

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Canopy beds with ruffled coverlets must always be pink.

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/4 "2008-05-08T23:51:50Z")

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You have penis on the list and missed vagina?

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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/5 "2008-05-09T00:04:53Z")

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[Pink Lady](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Lady_and_Jeff), with or without Jeff

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/6 "2008-05-09T00:17:20Z")

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[Peeps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps)

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/7 "2008-05-09T00:34:24Z")

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Guybrush Threepwood’s pirate ship

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**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/8 "2008-05-09T01:08:18Z")

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[Pinks!](http://home.howstuffworks.com/define-dianthus-carnation-pinks.htm)

Oh, and my iPod, but that might be a little more esoteric.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/9 "2008-05-09T02:23:35Z")

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Alecia Moore

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/10 "2008-05-09T02:32:02Z")

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[Frijid.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frijid_Pink)

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/11 "2008-05-09T02:35:03Z")

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Vulvas! And some sets of labia.

Also, toes. Especially if the cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning.

[sub]Me? Morbid! Never![/sub]

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/12 "2008-05-09T02:37:37Z")

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POODLE

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/13 "2008-05-09T02:51:09Z")

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ketchup and sour cream  
albino eyes  
denuded rat tails  
Barbie accessories  
Mary Kay cadillacs  
strawberry ice cream

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/14 "2008-05-09T02:55:32Z")

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Certain two-time Grammy award-winning [American singers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(singer))? Also, poodle skirts.

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/15 "2008-05-09T03:01:39Z")

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Too late for an ETA:  
Curses! Beaten to the punch. I didn’t know her real name.

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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/16 "2008-05-09T04:25:16Z")

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The submarine in _Operation Petticoat._  
The car in _Pink Cadillac._

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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/17 "2008-05-09T04:31:43Z")

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[Pink Elephant Car Wash.](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/centennial/october/photo/elephant.html)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/18 "2008-05-09T06:32:47Z")

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A [hairless monkey](http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hairlessmonkey.jpg)

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**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/19 "2008-05-09T06:40:47Z")

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A motor vehicle [pink slip](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_title).

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**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-pink/448624/20 "2008-05-09T07:23:18Z")

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Floyd

> **[Pink Floyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd)**
>
> Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time.
> Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass...

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