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Ilana ([personal profile] ilanarama) wrote2007-01-25 10:15 am

the dumbest color name ever

Britt: Nice pink sweater.
Ilana: Thank you! Actually, I'd describe it as 'coral' rather than 'pink'. Not that coral really is this color. Hmm, what color is coral? Yellowish, really. Don't you think?
Britt: Some of it is yellow. Some of it is purple. Some of it is pink.
Ilana: When it's dead, it's white.
Britt: You know, naming a color 'coral' is kind of like naming a color 'flower'.

At this point I snorted coffee and collapsed in giggles.

[identity profile] alembicresearch.livejournal.com 2007-01-25 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)

My vote goes to "smalt" ...
just because its such a funny sounding word.