It annoyed Janet immensely that a banana was the same colour as a lemon; and an orange was the same colour as a pumpkin; and a plum was the same colour as a red onion; and an apple was the same colour as a cabbage; and so on…
“How is one expected to tell the difference?” she exclaimed. “It must be very confusing. Thank goodness I’m blind.”
Very annoying, indeed.
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I hate it when I bite into a pumpkin thinking it’s an orange.
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That can be so annoying.
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I am sure this story is trying to tell me something. Perhaps the narrator is an amputee who has lost both his hands?
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I was very confused when I wrote it and therefore rather like it. The possibility of it being written by an amputee is a possibility.
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If she’s blind, how would she know anything about colors anyway! A gotcha.
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I once knew a blind man who said he associated colours with musical instruments. A trumpet was red; a clarinet was blue…
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I laughed out loud at the end…and I don’t know why!
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That’s because you’re bad. I wasn’t sure myself why I giggled at it.
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Guilty as charged Bruce
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You’re inspired Bruce!
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Thanks John. I’m not too sure where that story came from!
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I always wondered why people liked bananas so much….
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Glad this blog has taken an educational turn.
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So, is orange orange because it is the same colour as an orange, or is an orange an orange because it is orange?
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Strictly speaking (apparently: AN orange was A norange, and A newt was AN ewt.
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I once had a pet newt. I called him Tiny because he was my newt. I’ll get me coat…
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I’ve never seen a newt. I presume it’s some sort of salamander but we don’t have them in New Zealand either.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt Tiny creatures that can stop entire building projects if they are ‘crested’ – even if the crests appear to be sellotaped into place…
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Thank you. I am practising to release stored erythrocytes should the need arise.
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Only one thing that life has taught me: blood is ALWAYS better on the inside.
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Ha!
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I hear that love is also blind…
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Aristotle.
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Based on my observations of teenagers working the grocery store checkout, I would have to say that it is extremely confusing.
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The other day the checkout teen waved parsley at me and asked “What’s this?”
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So you’re the one who buys parsley! I knew someone had to.
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I had a weak moment when I bought parsley – I do grow it but now and again it gives up the ghost and bolts.
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