Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Enviously Green

Im finding myself more and more fond of the colour GREEN day after day.

Courtesy of Wikipedia,

here are some facts about GREEN

-Green is commonly referred to as the "sexy color" by fashion magazines(oOo)

-In the Middle Ages, green represented evil or demonic beings (including dragons) and sometimes love. Due to its connection to springtime and nature, green is also traditionally connected to hope and renewal (mostly in countries traditionally experiencing long winters).

-In ancient China, green was the symbol of East and Wood, one of the main five colors

-The emotion of envy is traditionally associated with the color green.

-"Being Green" can either mean someone who is new or someone who is overwhelmed and prone to desertion.

-Aliens (of the extraterrestrial variety) are sometimes referred to as "little green men".

-Green is one of the Christmas colors, usually with red and sometimes also with white.

-The color green is often used as a symbol of sickness. Cartoons often show a character as being sick with a green face

-Marijuana is often referred to as "Green" when trying to be disguised in discussion. Also often referred to as "Green Paint."

-In high schools in the United States during the 1960s, it was widely believed that if someone wore green on Thursdays, it meant that they were gay. [2]

-An inexperienced person is sometimes known as green, probably by analogy to unripe (i.e. unready, immature) fruit. The word greenhorn also refers to an inexperienced person


GREEN it up!

p/s: Hey Amanda, thanks a bunch for that Mini Ritz biscuits. Haha.

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