# Wearing green on Thurs; does anybody still take that seriously?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thurs-does-anybody-still-take-that-seriously/834797 "2019-05-30T23:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\
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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> I don’t know, but it’s an old saying: “Blue and green / Should never be seen.”

Not familiar with it.

My high school colors were blue, green, and white. Better than middle school which had orange and blue.

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**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\
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Id always heard it as _red_ and green, never to be seen.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thurs-does-anybody-still-take-that-seriously/834797/103 "2025-08-03T13:45:43Z")

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Which is why silly Christmas party garb is always so garish-seeming.

And why more reserved Christmas party garb is often accented with red or green, but not both.

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**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thurs-does-anybody-still-take-that-seriously/834797/104 "2025-08-03T16:06:08Z")

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Indeed, but ‘tis the season for garish.

I can look (vaguely) sensible the rest of the year 😄

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