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== [[Real Life]] ==
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Nintendo is sometimes chastised for initially making purple the primary color of the Gamecube console. Some defend this decision by arguing that the Gamecube isn't purple, but indigo.
* Nintendo is sometimes chastised for initially making purple the primary color of the Gamecube console. Some defend this decision by arguing that the Gamecube isn't purple, but indigo.
** Assuming most kids were in science class this is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROYGBIV accurate].
** Assuming most kids were in science class this is [[wikipedia:ROYGBIV|accurate]].
*** But Indigo is a dark blue, while the original Gamecube is closer to Old Mauve...
*** But Indigo is a dark blue, while the original Gamecube is closer to Old Mauve...
** Likewise the "clear pink" version of the original GBA was ''red'' to some.
** Likewise the "clear pink" version of the original GBA was ''red'' to some.
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* Hot Topic peddled a denim skirt to teenage male [[Emo]] kids as a "one-legged pant." It's still listed at [http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/store/product.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302028382&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442165228&bmUID=1190984678217 the web site], but may or may not be sold anymore.
* Hot Topic peddled a denim skirt to teenage male [[Emo]] kids as a "one-legged pant." It's still listed at [http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/store/product.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302028382&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442165228&bmUID=1190984678217 the web site], but may or may not be sold anymore.
* There are new skates now called "side-by-sides" that have, get this, two wheels in front and two wheels in back! Anyone born before 1992 may remember that these hip, ''new'' alternatives to inlines were called "rollerskates" for much of the 20th century.
* There are new skates now called "side-by-sides" that have, get this, two wheels in front and two wheels in back! Anyone born before 1992 may remember that these hip, ''new'' alternatives to inlines were called "rollerskates" for much of the 20th century.
** This kind of thing is more properly called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronym retronym].
** This kind of thing is more properly called a [[wikipedia:Retronym|retronym]].
* The English national football team famously dropped their traditional Red away shirt in favour of what they called ''[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamUnif/Unif1996A.html Indigo-Blue]'' (but appeared somewhat grey) in the mid-90s.
* The English national football team famously dropped their traditional Red away shirt in favour of what they called ''[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamUnif/Unif1996A.html Indigo-Blue]'' (but appeared somewhat grey) in the mid-90s.
* Accidentally invoked by William Stroudley, Chief Engineer of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR). During the late 19th century Stroudley famously had the LBSCR's locomotives painted in a shade of his own devising called "Improved Engine Green". It turned out a kind of toffee-brown colour as a result of his previously undiagnosed red-green colour blindness, but the effect was attractive enough that they kept it for the next 35 years.
* Accidentally invoked by William Stroudley, Chief Engineer of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR). During the late 19th century Stroudley famously had the LBSCR's locomotives painted in a shade of his own devising called "Improved Engine Green". It turned out a kind of toffee-brown colour as a result of his previously undiagnosed red-green colour blindness, but the effect was attractive enough that they kept it for the next 35 years.
** [[Wikipedia]] ends up playing it straight by calling the colour "golden ochre". [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Brighton_and_South_Coast_Railway#Liveries Judge for yourselves.]
** [[Wikipedia]] ends up playing it straight by calling the colour "golden ochre". [[wikipedia:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway#Liveries|Judge for yourselves.]]
*** This ''is'' ochre, a very specific yellow-brown colour. And it is not a new invention since cchre is actually one of the oldest pigments known to mankind.
*** This ''is'' ochre, a very specific yellow-brown colour. And it is not a new invention since cchre is actually one of the oldest pigments known to mankind.
* Inversion: You know those skull-crushing brass knuckles you sometimes find in American mail order catalogs? Well, stop calling them that, because they're actually ''paperweights''.
* Inversion: You know those skull-crushing brass knuckles you sometimes find in American mail order catalogs? Well, stop calling them that, because they're actually ''paperweights''.
** And those big, solid billy clubs for sale at many truck stops, perfect for bashing in someone's noggin? They're actually ''tire thumpers''. Yep.
** And those big, solid billy clubs for sale at many truck stops, perfect for bashing in someone's noggin? They're actually ''tire thumpers''. Yep.
* It's not a doll. It's an ACTION FIGURE!!
* It's not a doll. It's an ACTION FIGURE!!
** The matter needed to be decided so in 2003 the court of international trade [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Biz_v._United_States defined action figures as "nonhuman creatures"]. Which says nothing of their construction materials or intended demographic which usually defines which term is used. Not to mention Barbie's (a doll) impossible anatomy, it's a wonder she hasn't been classified as a "nonhuman", but that's enough commentary out of me for now.
** The matter needed to be decided so in 2003 the court of international trade [[wikipedia:Toy Biz v. United States|defined action figures as "nonhuman creatures"]]. Which says nothing of their construction materials or intended demographic which usually defines which term is used. Not to mention Barbie's (a doll) impossible anatomy, it's a wonder she hasn't been classified as a "nonhuman", but that's enough commentary out of me for now.
** And the related "They're not toys, they're MINIATURES!!"
** And the related "They're not toys, they're MINIATURES!!"
*** Inverted by many wargamers whose contribution to 'realism in rules' debates is "It's grown men playing with toy soldiers."
*** Inverted by many wargamers whose contribution to 'realism in rules' debates is "It's grown men playing with toy soldiers."
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**** [[Web Comics]] seem to have taken up that niche.
**** [[Web Comics]] seem to have taken up that niche.
* Every modern product will refuse to be a simple color. Just try to match the paint on your car by looking up "green". There are no "green" cars sold. NONE. No "orange" cars, but we do have "Tangerine".
* Every modern product will refuse to be a simple color. Just try to match the paint on your car by looking up "green". There are no "green" cars sold. NONE. No "orange" cars, but we do have "Tangerine".
** [[wikipedia:British racing green|Errr...]]
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_racing_green Errr...]
** DMV and law enforcement ignore this, of course. The color field on vehicle registrations is too small, and the police don't want technicalities because they put crimson or scarlet instead of candy-apple for vehicle color.
** DMV and law enforcement ignore this, of course. The color field on vehicle registrations is too small, and the police don't want technicalities because they put crimson or scarlet instead of candy-apple for vehicle color.
* It's not a skirt, it's a [[Man in A Kilt|kilt]].
* It's not a skirt, it's a [[Man in A Kilt|kilt]].
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