POE - Correct mechanics

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I've always been told the same thing, with the reason being it is easier to communicate in one-syllable words. However, I was told at a camp this season that we should report the actual color, not the one-syllable version, because the actual color is part of the players' and teams' identity. One team around here is called the Purple Raiders, so why should we call them "blue" if most of us are advanced enough beyond one-syllable words in our communication skills?

How far do we take that? Would / should we use "crimson", "chartreuse", "teal" or "ochre?"

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

How far do we take that? Would / should we use "crimson", "chartreuse", "teal" or "ochre?"

Some of us more "enlightened" people might.

Btw: Shut up.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

How far do we take that? Would / should we use "crimson", "chartreuse", "teal" or "ochre?"

I don't know what some of those colors look like. Ochre?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I don't know what some of those colors look like. Ochre?

Must be green. Ochre is a vegetable, but it's actually spelled okra. Some people like it. Many people don't.

"Slimy, ain't it." **


**Fred Sanford

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Must be green. Ochre is a vegetable, but it's actually spelled okra. Some people like it. Many people don't.

"Slimy, ain't it." **


**Fred Sanford

I used to like okra as a kid. I liked the fried version much more than the boiled version in black eye peas. Now for some reason I cannot stand okra. Now sure why, I just stopped liking it.

Peace

[BillyMac]

So when the University of Connecticut team is on the road, and one of their players fouls, the report to the table wil be "National Flag Blue, 42".

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I don't know what some of those colors look like. Ochre?

Sigh...ok, here's my chance to help the unenlightened masses.

O-chre: n.
1. Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments.
2. A moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow.

And, fwiw, I'm not gonna start using those particular color names unless I hear them in the school song:

"All hail to the Cream and the Ochre
If my lawnmower doesn't start I'll choke 'er"

Sheesh, I'm going back to my Ivory tower. (That's like a fancy white, for those that aren't sure... )

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

O-chre: n.
1. Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments.
2. A moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow.

Oh, that definitely clears it up - Ochre is either yellow, orange, brown, or red. Now I'll know it if I see it! Thanks.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Oh, that definitely clears it up - Ochre is either yellow, orange, brown, or red. Now I'll know it if I see it! Thanks.

Happy to help.

(Gee, thanks Bob for bringing this up.)