what color is your hanky?

[furrbear]

Frommetaquotes

"So the problem is that you think it's forest green for "wants conversation about robotics controllers" and they think it's pine green for "wants to be spanked with an egg whisk in the middle of Bloomingdale's", and it gets all awkward. Not to MENTION the problems with accessibility to the blind and colorblind..."

-a friend who craves anonymity, on hanky codes.

Yeah, it has gotten that silly, hasn't it?

Comments

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

I knew that code was on it's way out when Gold Lame turned up on the list.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And, THAT was long ago.

[blt4success66.livejournal.com]

I know there's a code but it's all silly to me.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

Although, it IS fun to Googlesearch "bandannas" and see what colors/patterns you CAN buy.

I've always thought it would be fun to get some wild pattern/color NOT in the color code, and fly that some night... until I realized that no one would get the joke, and if anyone approached me, I'd probably find that they were into something truly "out there".

Besides, if hanky codes were to be taken seriously, you'd think the bars would be more brightly lit.

[winbear.livejournal.com]

yes, tan vs. beige is pretty jarring as well.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

Heaven help you if you were deprived as a child and only had the small box of crayons! You'd never know what half the names of the various colors were!

[paterson-si.livejournal.com]

I only use hanky now and then

And when I do, it happens to be snotty. :)

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

People are into that? That's another new one.

[paterson-si.livejournal.com]

Depends if I have a cold or summink. LOL

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of an exchange in a bar years ago...

Him: Red?! Do you KNOW what THAT means?

Me: Yeah, It goes with my shirt.

[paterson-si.livejournal.com]

I'd probably say something very similar. :)

[txkink.livejournal.com]

For the generic stuff (Anal, oral, etc) it makes no sense since that's something most guys would be interested in anyway (Just ask me!)

But for some of the more awkward and yet surprisingly popular interests it can be helpful. I always had great luck with with my Yellow-right and Gray - right or left. But this was never a necessary thing for me when I went out. It did break the ice a little when I was alone and out of town.

[major7.livejournal.com]

I'm colorblind and my days in the early 1980s at Tex's Ranch and The Sundance were certainly made more interesting due to that and acid.

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, The Sundance.. and the tub out in the back lot.

[mountdfw.livejournal.com]

I'm red/green colorblind, and let me tell you... AWKWARD.