Hinckley Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Help us coin a new term for LEGO's brick color reddish brown: StarWars for Justin calls reddish brown rown because red + brown = rown I, hinckley39 call reddish brown frown because fake + brown = frown (plus it makes me frown :-( ) Which term do you prefer? :-P Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Rown seems the more sensible choice- why would the new brown be fake? The Lego company distributes it, so... :-/ Quote
Hinckley Posted July 25, 2007 Author Posted July 25, 2007 Rown seems the more sensible choice- why would the new brown be fake? The Lego company distributes it, so... :-/ because it doesn't resemble brown in any sense of the term... Quote
Grand Moff Viceroy Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 It is better to say frown, but I disagree on the fake part, so I chose rown. Quote
Hinckley Posted July 25, 2007 Author Posted July 25, 2007 bwahahaha, the tables have turned >:-) Quote
Sir Dillon Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Hmm. I like "frown", because I dislike the new brown, but the new brown isn't necessarily fake, so I think Rown fits better... Quote
Brick Miner Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 "frown" is really bias. the term implies that you don't like the color... so theoretically, i should choose "rown." however, to me "rown" is not the combination of red+brown... "rown" is "brown" without the "b." so really, the combination of red+brown should be something like "rebrown" or "redrown." so because i don't read "rown" as red+brown, i voted "frown." - BM Quote
blueandwhite Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Well, the phrase bley wasn't meant to be derogatory. It was simply a matter of blue+grey = bley. It was simply a way of describing new grey which has a blue or cool tinge when compared to the earlier colour. I don't like calling the new colours fake or inferior, so for me rown is the better choice. Of course, I'll probably simply continue to call the new brown reddish-brown as I have been doing for 3 years. Quote
Starwars4J Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Oh you just wait until I'm back with my bricks >:-( Whack a fig? More like torture hinckley >:-) Quote
Brick Miner Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Well, the phrase bley wasn't meant to be derogatory. It was simply a matter of blue+grey = bley.ya, that is why "frown" doesn't work for me.it is perfect how "bley" sounds bad though when describing bluish gray :-D - BM Quote
Hinckley Posted July 25, 2007 Author Posted July 25, 2007 ya, that is why "frown" doesn't work for me.it is perfect how "bley" sounds bad though when describing bluish gray :-D - BM Yes, because it is reminiscent of BLECH! :-X Quote
Privateer Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I didn't vote for either one. I usually call the colour 'reddish brown,' but if I was forced to give it a nickname, I've always thought that 'bred' was pretty good. Quote
Wobo Ihi Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I didn't vote for either one. I usually call the colour 'reddish brown,' but if I was forced to give it a nickname, I've always thought that 'bred' was pretty good. Bred... I like that name. It sounds much tastier than Frown or Rown. Quote
Grand Moff Viceroy Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Rown dominates, because the only fake brown is the old brown. X-O Quote
Holodoc Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 rown? - mathemathical problem? frown? - Is that a surname of a hobbit? bred? - hungry anyone? *wacko* What about rewn? X-D Quote
Sir Dillon Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Rown dominates, because the only fake brown is the old brown. X-O 8- Quote
Grand Moff Viceroy Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I've come to the conclusion, Grand Moff V, that you are simply instigating people for your amusement. :-P Sadism on! Quote
Sir Dillon Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I've come to the conclusion, Grand Moff V, that you are simply instigating people for your amusement. :-P I feel you're on to something! X-O Quote
Hinckley Posted July 25, 2007 Author Posted July 25, 2007 I feel you're on to something! X-O have a look around... Quote
Grand Moff Viceroy Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 have a look around... I don't know what you're talking about. Quote
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