"Red" vs "orange" redux

[davemarc]

Start worrying if she starts referring to you as Wilson Slate, Stone, Taupe,
or Pearl....

David
----- Original Message -----
From: Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:17 PM
Subject: "Red" vs "orange" redux


> In a conversation with my wife, I used the phrase, "orange traffic
> cone."
>
> She:  "What do you mean by "orange traffic cone"?
>
> I:  "You know. Those things they use when they're doing work on the
> street?"
>
> She, in the special feminine tone of voice that says: This conversation
> is over:  "Traffic cones are red."
>
> -Wilson Gray
>