tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2341305840954329146..comments2024-03-18T23:08:20.960-05:00Comments on Althouse: "It said my house is pink. I would not have a pink house, I assure you."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90326376103538153832007-12-17T15:32:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:32:00.000-06:00I know a number of women who won't wear pink. Not...I know a number of women who won't wear pink. Not because they are ashamed of being women but because they associate pink with a certain kind of woman.<BR/><BR/>To them, pink is something Jon Benet Ramsey (and her mother) would wear. It is not something a Supreme Court justice or a CEO would wear.Roger Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734128265493099062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31225937698645550192007-12-17T15:15:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:15:00.000-06:00ricpic is absolutely right: Pink houses in M...ricpic is absolutely right: Pink houses in Massachusetts are seriously weird.<BR/><BR/>When I was in grad school in California, we rented a pink stucco house with light grey trim. It was 1957 for the owner: He had actually repainted it in those colors for 30 years. The house was so hideous that we HAD to live there.<BR/><BR/>Fast forward to Massachusetts, and we just got through painting our house a very similar shade to Althouse's "incense." It's in a historic district with tight zoning. <BR/><BR/>What? Pink Puritans?<BR/><BR/>Not really, just warm beige. It turns out that color and others, ranging from brown to a light yellow, were made from locally-mined ochre. My favorite is Bedford ochre or Bedford yellow, a pale yellow with just enough brown to knock the edge off the Tweety-bird effect.<BR/><BR/>Turns out that Colonial New England buildings were not as white as people think. White lead pigment was imported and expensive, and the thrifty Yankees were more than happy to use local products. So it wasn't unknown for a meeting house to have interior walls painted something like Althouse's color, with a light yellow trim. Our pinkish-beige house with the brick-red trim is done in perfectly "authentic" colors—ochre and red lead, two of the cheapest paint pigments historically—although the modern chemicals reproducing those colors are quite different. Also, in the 18th century, the fact that my house was painted at all would have set it above many of its neighbors.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Colonial buildings could be fairly colorful, and there often was a hint of pink covering those now-sober white clapboards. But that has nothing to do with the modern pink house, wildly inappropriate outside of sub-tropical areas, and even less with Romney's protestations at living in one.Clang!Honk!Tweet!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06624528474332605426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42325569856641003872007-12-17T15:14:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:14:00.000-06:00Before the 18th century Pink used to refer to a ye...Before the 18th century <A HREF="http://cameo.mfa.org/browse/record.asp?subkey=3223" REL="nofollow">Pink used to refer to a yellow watercolor pigment made from buckthorn berries</A>. So what does Romney have against <A HREF="http://kremer-pigmente.de/shopint/Media/Shop/37394.jpg" REL="nofollow"> pink</A>?<BR/><BR/>Of course you should be careful, because <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7097543.stm" REL="nofollow">wearing pink can get you stabbed through your blood red heart</A>. That is, if you're a man, of course.<BR/><BR/>The current English use of the word "pink" derives from the name of a common flower of the Genus Dianthus, the carnation. Does Romney allow illegal immigrant workers to plant pinks in front of his presumably beige house? Can a real man pose holding a pink? <A HREF="http://rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/SK-A-3293?lang=en" REL="nofollow">This man could, but he was the Holy Roman Emperor</A>, something Romney will never be.<BR/><BR/>I think Romney's secretly a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinko" REL="nofollow">pinko</A>!Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28886703174666670382007-12-17T14:36:00.000-06:002007-12-17T14:36:00.000-06:00Language trivia: In colloquial Russian, the word f...Language trivia: In colloquial Russian, the word for "pink" (<I>rozovaya</I>) is a euphemistic way to say "lesbian," while "blue" (<I>goluboi</I>) signifies "gay man."Throberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238523669344877281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1639866592711518962007-12-17T14:06:00.000-06:002007-12-17T14:06:00.000-06:00York - The Clinton campaign could not be reached f...York - <I>The Clinton campaign could not be reached for comment, although former President Clinton stated that it doesn’t matter what color the outside was, that they were all pink on the inside. Then he found out they were in fact talking about houses ...</I><BR/><BR/>Bwaaaaahaha!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, you know that when he was talkin' pussy with Vernon Jordan, Greg Norman and other pals out on the golf course he's say something just like that.<BR/><BR/>Bill, Hillary's #1 asset.<BR/><BR/>Of course if Hillary had been around she would have told Bill to stay clear of Huda..Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61771309335217773292007-12-17T13:55:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:55:00.000-06:00Drudge report December 17, 2007The Presidential ca...Drudge report December 17, 2007<BR/>The Presidential campaigns were asked to comment on Governor Mitt Romney’s disparagement of pink houses. The Giuliani campaign stated that they were not in a position to throw stones even at pink houses. The Thompson campaign was still sleeping when called for comment. Senator John Edwards issued a statement that he would not have a problem living in a pink house and in fact often enjoyed sporting pink undergarments. The Clinton campaign could not be reached for comment, although former President Clinton stated that it doesn’t matter what color the outside was, that they were all pink on the inside. Then he found out they were in fact talking about houses ...developingTrooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81456751460532686262007-12-17T13:46:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:46:00.000-06:00Pink interiors can be beautiful.<A HREF="http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOnezoom.asp?dep=12&zoomFlag=0&viewmode=0&item=58%2E75%2E1%2D22" REL="nofollow">Pink interiors can be beautiful</A>.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77823545542061435992007-12-17T13:16:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:16:00.000-06:00Didn't mean to open up old wounds for ya, Mort.Hey...<I>Didn't mean to open up old wounds for ya, Mort.</I><BR/><BR/>Hey, I got that scenario from reading StubbornFacts.com.Mortimer Breznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964027337144379262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84165299878540977192007-12-17T13:10:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:10:00.000-06:00This kind of logic leads to wearing wearing pink p...<I>This kind of logic leads to wearing wearing pink panties and a spiked collar on all fours(etc.) ...on the living room floor with the illegal landscaper. </I><BR/><BR/>Didn't mean to open up old wounds for ya, Mort.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42540911107081467892007-12-17T12:52:00.000-06:002007-12-17T12:52:00.000-06:00Or maybe just secure enough in your sexual orienta...<I>Or maybe just secure enough in your sexual orientation and not caring about the mate's nesting instincts.</I> <BR/><BR/>Really? I'm not sleeping in a bed covered with stuffed animals and ruffled frilly sheets that might suffocate me in my sleep. And I'm not living in a house that is decorated poorly just because I'm male so I'm not supposed to care. That is sexist. I shouldn't have to constantly look at ugliness where I live. I don't see how that is homophobic or insecure. But some stereotypical feminine ways of interior decorating are horrid and I'm not living in one of those environments. It would be torture.<BR/><BR/><I>So, if she wanted a pink house, I would say, fine, paint away. Wimp maybe, but mostly it just doesn't matter to me.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I would think a man who needs his bedsheets picked out for him by his wife has some issues. Why not just let her dress you! While you're at it, call her mommy.Mortimer Breznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964027337144379262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29008533219005423062007-12-17T12:46:00.000-06:002007-12-17T12:46:00.000-06:00I grew up part of my childhood in a pink house, an...<I>I grew up part of my childhood in a pink house, and my parents still live in it.</I><BR/><BR/>Same here. But my room was painted blue.Mortimer Breznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964027337144379262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81094484886149798242007-12-17T12:45:00.000-06:002007-12-17T12:45:00.000-06:00Or they don't give a shit what color their house i...<I>Or they don't give a shit what color their house is because they don't give a shit what other guys think about them. She want's a purple-brown-whatever house?<BR/>Maker her happy?<BR/>Hell yeah.</I><BR/><BR/>This is exactly what I mean by "pussy-whipped sucker". This kind of logic leads to wearing pink panties and a spiked collar on all fours eating your dinner out of a doggie-bowl in a cage in the basement while your wife cuckolds you on the living room floor with the illegal landscaper. <I>Maker her happy?<BR/>Hell yeah.</I>Mortimer Breznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964027337144379262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38718237107050261082007-12-17T12:33:00.000-06:002007-12-17T12:33:00.000-06:00And, again, the justification for red was the extr...<I>And, again, the justification for red was the extra nutrition in red leaves. If this is accurate, then it would not be surprising that that the gatherer part of hunters/gatherers would be more perceptive of this color.</I><BR/><BR/>Kind of a flimsy theory. <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it be just as important for the hunter half of the dyad to distinguish red so he could more easily follow the blood trail of wounded game?Freder Fredersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498410102809290399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33337414063283706672007-12-17T12:12:00.000-06:002007-12-17T12:12:00.000-06:00Methinks Romney doth protest pink too much. I mean...Methinks Romney doth protest pink too much. <BR/><BR/>I mean, that's the weirdest campaign promise ever. Especially if you're running for the privilege of living in a white house. <BR/><BR/>I grew up part of my childhood in a pink house, and my parents still live in it. It doesn't look the least bit feminine (or masculine). It looks like a nice stucco house in Southern California, painted in one of the colors often used on stucco. <BR/><BR/>There is something wrong with this Romney guy, something that only a pundit would miss. First the dog poop story, now this. No wonder he's losing the religious voters to Huckabee.John Stodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185881995621265497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37220127897386433412007-12-17T11:53:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:53:00.000-06:00Verso - Yes, you are right, Rebulicans are very si...Verso - <BR/><BR/>Yes, you are right, Rebulicans are very simplistic about house colors and political party, perhaps as much as you are.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In the southwest, entire chicken wire/stucco housing developments are painted Pepto-Bismol, but we never call it pink.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344824510190345160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7974893423484468152007-12-17T11:37:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:37:00.000-06:00Palladian, what you don't read at that site is tha...Palladian, what you don't read at that site is that as soon as those drapes were washed twice, they faded to pink and were tossed.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18385047699872812832007-12-17T11:34:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:34:00.000-06:00And you can't blame the legacy of Puritanism for t...<A HREF="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geor/hob_36.127.htm" REL="nofollow">And you can't blame the legacy of Puritanism</A> for the weird American idea that men don't "see" or like bright colors. Puritans loved bright colors.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82907513884372599482007-12-17T11:32:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:32:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82496695806452746792007-12-17T11:31:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:31:00.000-06:00Couldn't he drive down the freeway of love in a pi...Couldn't he drive down the freeway of love in a pink Cadillac?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327563444009264980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20530443855710480192007-12-17T11:18:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:18:00.000-06:00Little Pink lyrics...There's a black man with a bl...Little Pink lyrics...<BR/><BR/>There's a black man with a black cat livin' in a black neighborhood<BR/>He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard<BR/>You know he thinks that he's got it so good<BR/>And there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evenin' slop<BR/>And he looks at her and says, <BR/>"Hey darlin', I can remember when you could stop a clock."<BR/><BR/>CHORUS:<BR/>Oh but ain't that America for you and me<BR/>Ain't that America somethin' to see baby <BR/>Ain't that America home of the free<BR/>Little pink houses for you and me<BR/><BR/>A song about what it's like to be poor and disenfranchised...Be a good "theme" song for Edwards...George M. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818413936028778734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68788368875468341182007-12-17T11:06:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:06:00.000-06:00"some weird, stupid American thing."Indeed, Pallad...<I>"some weird, stupid American thing."</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed, Palladian, I believe that heterosexual men in the US are restricted to seeing only 16 colors <I>by law</I>. <BR/><BR/>Failure to comply can result in withdrawal of the right to make fart jokes.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71733519924517697692007-12-17T11:01:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:01:00.000-06:00I agree with Chip; he was discrediting the reporti...I agree with Chip; he was discrediting the reporting. And he got a little "I am so not gay!" thing in on the side.<BR/><BR/>He's lost the <A HREF="http://www.makeitrightnola.org" REL="nofollow"/>, too.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774002797359859550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26591022345806966582007-12-17T10:59:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:59:00.000-06:00"See this is why men are different from women apar..."See this is why men are different from women apart from the obvious biology. Men see in 16 colors. Women make up names for colors. To us Peach is a fruit and not a color."<BR/><BR/>Bullshit. Tell that to every brilliant male painter in the history of art. This is just some weird, stupid American thing.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65526605044634824492007-12-17T10:51:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:51:00.000-06:00See this is why men are different from women apart...<I>See this is why men are different from women apart from the obvious biology. Men see in 16 colors. Women make up names for colors. To us Peach is a fruit and not a color.</I><BR/><BR/>So true, and it is worse when she is an interior designer. That electric blue jacket I had to fight to keep apparently has a dash of red or the like in it, and that is apparently why she objected to it. I couldn't see that if my life depended on it. To me it just looks vivid blue.Bruce Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815293023158025662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41475450567120709072007-12-17T10:50:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:50:00.000-06:00Patrick Star: It was sure nice of Mr. Krabs to giv...Patrick Star: It was sure nice of Mr. Krabs to give me a job at the Krusty Krab. <BR/>SpongeBob SquarePants: And at $50 an hour. When I started out, I had to pay Mr. Krabs $100 an hour. <BR/>Patrick Star: I wonder if he knows that I am an illegal immigrant and that I live with forty six other illegal Mexican starfish in a pineapple under the sea.<BR/>SpongeBob SquarePants: Well he does know that you are a big pink loser.<BR/>(SpongeBob SquarePants, Big Pink Loser/Bubble Buddy 2000)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.com