"Red" vs "orange" redux

[David W. James]

On May 18, 2005, at 5:17 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> 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

Catching up after a busy weekend.

The technical term is 'safety orange'.

And, as someone whose weekends often include traffic cones in a pivotal
role, they are orange.  I can probably find a picture of a red car next
to (if not hitting) an orange cone.

David