The name of the new pastel colours?
Fredrik Glöckner
line called? I'm thinking of the greeny and the violet like colours.
I can't just go around calling them "Dave" and "George", now can I? ;-)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote:
Actually, you probably could, but you'd get a LOT of funny looks.
I'd hazard "aqua" or "turquoise" for the blue-green; "lavender" for
the purple.
LFB.
Todd Lehman
Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik....@bio.uio.no> wrote:
>What are the new pastel colours introduced in the Cyber Slam/Competition
>line called? I'm thinking of the greeny and the violet like colours.
>
>I can't just go around calling them "Dave" and "George", now can I? ;-)
>
>Fredrik Glöckner
TLG calls the greeny/teal/turquoise one "aqua" in the name of one of the
new sets, and the violet one is closer to purple than it is to violet --
violet is bluer and darker while purple is lighter and redder.
--Todd
Gary Istok
called pink and magenta? Or something else...
Gary Istok
David Johnston
"Dave" and "George" sound quite acceptable to me!
Dave.
Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ...
Moz (Chris Moseley)
alb...@collegeclub.com wrote in message <361C8C0A...@collegeclub.com>...
>Fredrik Glöckner wrote:
>> What are the new pastel colours introduced in the Cyber Slam/Competition
>> line called? I'm thinking of the greeny and the violet like colours.
>> I can't just go around calling them "Dave" and "George", now can I? ;-)
Of course not. The correct names are Emma and Angelique. I beleive Skinner
or someone like him did that to his kids - taught them the wrong name/
colour associations. Very nasty.
> Actually, you probably could, but you'd get a LOT of funny looks.
> I'd hazard "aqua" or "turquoise" for the blue-green; "lavender" for
> the purple.
You should probably try to avoid that A word. Poor Fredrik is a bit sensitive
about "barbie girl" and other assaults on our collective taste.
Moz
MAH4546
>What are the new pastel colours introduced in the Cyber Slam/Competition
>line called?
Officially, LEGO calls the new colours blue and purple. I call them teal and
purple.
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> > What are the new pastel colours introduced in the Cyber Slam/Competition
> > line called?
>
> Officially, LEGO calls the new colours blue and purple. I call them teal and
> purple.
Where do they officially call the new aqua/teal/turquoise color "blue"???
That totally defies logic...
--Todd
MAH4546
>
>Where do they officially call the new aqua/teal/turquoise color "blue"???
>That totally defies logic...
In the May-June issue of MANIA Magazine. I dont know exactly why they call it
blue, but it just might be for marketing reasons or soemthimg(blue is the most
popular colour in America), though I think even that reason makes no sense.
Matt Hanson
soemthimg(blue is the most
> popular colour in America), though I think even that reason makes no sense.
Who says? And most popular for what? I don't ever remember seeing any
statistics that blue is the most popular color in America, and I know
those blue Lego bricks are about the easiest color to get ahold of, so
where do you get that thought???
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>Who says? And most popular for what? I don't ever remember seeing any
>statistics that blue is the most popular color in America, and I know
>those blue Lego bricks are about the easiest color to get ahold of, so
>where do you get that thought???
>
>
>
A survey held in 1995 says. When asked what their favourite colour is, more
Americans said blue than any other colour, and, in a recent surevy, when peopl
asked what colour they think will represent the next milenum, blue was the most
popular choice. And, in yet another survey, blue is the next big thing in
automotive colours.
Erik Olson
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>MAH4546 wrote:
> soemthimg(blue is the most
>> popular colour in America), though I think even that reason makes no sense.
>
>
>Who says? And most popular for what? I don't ever remember seeing any
>statistics that blue is the most popular color in America, and I know
>those blue Lego bricks are about the easiest color to get ahold of, so
>where do you get that thought???
>
>
I read in a book about color, that among Americans, 2/3 say that blue is
their favorite color, followed by green and red.
If you can believe that sort of thing.
Matt Hanson
>
> >Who says? And most popular for what? I don't ever remember seeing any
> >statistics that blue is the most popular color in America, and I know
> >those blue Lego bricks are about the easiest color to get ahold of, so
> >where do you get that thought???
> >
> >
> >
>
> Americans said blue than any other colour, and, in a recent surevy, when peopl
> asked what colour they think will represent the next milenum, blue was the most
> popular choice. And, in yet another survey, blue is the next big thing in
> automotive colours.
As a primary user of the color blue in Lego building, I'll assure you
that blue Lego bricks have a long way to go in being the most popular.
As a matter of fact, they are the easiest color to get ahold of. Even
yellow and red are harder to obtain than blue...
As far as strictly favorite color in America, I might be OK with that,
but I missed that statistic... although I'm certainly no statistician...
>
> mah...@aol.com
> Mark Herzberg-Miami,FL
> Hop aboard the LEGO Express Monorail at:
> http://members.aol.com/MAH4546/index.html
> El venir pronto en español!
> Venez bientôt en français!
> Kommen bald auf Deutsch!
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Todd Lehman
> In article <6vocgn$17o$1...@nw001t.infi.net>, Matt Hanson <"mth8358"@NO
> SPAMwichita.infi.net> wrote:
>
>> MAH4546 wrote:
>> soemthimg(blue is the most
>>> popular colour in America), though I think even that reason makes no sense.
>>
>>
>> statistics that blue is the most popular color in America, and I know
>> those blue Lego bricks are about the easiest color to get ahold of, so
>> where do you get that thought???
>
> their favorite color, followed by green and red.
>
> If you can believe that sort of thing.
:-p I don't believe it. Blue is not a color. Blue is a range of colors.
--Todd
ObLEGO: When the new metallic light blue came out this year in
Hydronauts, it was a nice trip down Micronauts memory lane... :)
Fredrik Glöckner
> You should probably try to avoid that A word. Poor Fredrik is a bit
> sensitive about "barbie girl" and other assaults on our collective
> taste.
Well, yes. I just can't get myself to use the a-word for the
green-blueish pastel colour. Gotta find another word for it.
"Teal"? That ok by me.
teal \'t{e-}(*)l\ n or teal or teals [ME [italic tele]; akin to MD [italic
teling] teal] [italic pl] : any of several small short-necked river ducks
(esp. genus [italic Anas]) of Europe and America
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Moz (Chris Moseley)
Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ...
>green-blueish pastel colour. Gotta find another word for it.
>"Teal"? That ok by me.
Sounds ok to me. But then my colour sense is underdeveloped anyway,
so I'll probably end up calling it "that sort of light blue-green
colour from Cybermasters".
Moz
Steve Bliss
>You should probably try to avoid that A word. Poor Fredrik is a bit sensitive
>about "barbie girl" and other assaults on our collective taste.
Then I shouldn't mention that my son likes to go around singing, "I'm a LEGO
boy".
Steve
Steve Bliss
>ObLEGO: When the new metallic light blue came out this year in
>Hydronauts, it was a nice trip down Micronauts memory lane... :)
Is Micronauts the second-favorite toy on this newsgroup? Probably not, there's
Meccano, and K'nex, and all those. But still.
Micronauts was my last favorite toy from childhood. "Last" in a chronological
sense, not in order by favorite. I was actually "too old" for Micronauts, but
they were so cool!
LEGO was my favorite childhood toy, but I never had any. :(
Steve
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Made of plastic?
Sorry. I'll stop now.
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> >boy".
> In a Lego world?
> Made of plastic?
It's fantastic
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