Peppermint is....

monster · 12-18-2009, 09:06 PM

Vote first, then read on if interested.....

monster · 12-18-2009, 09:10 PM

big UK/US difference here, I think. Am sort of getting used to it, but still hard to understand that when Hebe says her "peppermint" sweater, she means the red, pink and white striped one....) ...to me it's white ..or green as a second option -an "away" strip if you will.....

monster · 12-18-2009, 09:36 PM

so white and red is a quick-and-away winner..but despite living here 9 years, that's just not peppermint colors to me. white. and green if there has to be a second

Juniper · 12-18-2009, 10:06 PM

Well, technically it is GREEN, because it is a plant after all! But I voted white.

Cloud · 12-18-2009, 11:01 PM

I voted green, because it's a plant. If I'd known you were talking about clothing color, I probably would have voted pink.

Tulip · 12-18-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I voted green, because it's a plant. If I'd known you were talking about clothing color, I probably would have voted pink.

Same here. Actually, I was thinking about the candy. It's usually white with pink stripes. But sometimes I think it's white with green stripes. But when used to decribe color for clothes, it would be pink and white stripes.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-19-2009, 12:35 AM

Candy Canes? White and red.

ZenGum · 12-19-2009, 12:39 AM

It's a flavour. Do you have synaesthesia?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2009, 01:28 AM

Green and white is spearmint.

Juniper · 12-19-2009, 02:27 AM

Or wintergreen. Or is that blue? And sparky?

Juniper · 12-19-2009, 02:29 AM

That reminds me. When I was a little girl, I had a book called "Peppermint" and it was about a white kitten.

Oh my GOD I found it online! I think I actually still have this book in a box somewhere.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Juniper

Or wintergreen. Or is that blue? And sparky?

Yes, blue.

Trilby · 12-19-2009, 07:37 AM

Peppermint=candy canes=white and red.

Don't complicate a simple thing people!!

Sundae · 12-19-2009, 07:57 AM

Peppermint as a flavour is white of course.
If someone I knew had a cat called Peppermint I would completely expect it to be white.

But I would not expect peppermint to be used as a description for clothing, I admit. Unlike Duck egg, a food stuff which I consider to be completely acceptable as a colour.

What else... Hmmm.
Butter/ buttermilk
Honey
Corn (usually hair)
Chocolate
Coffee
Mustard

Funny - all of the above vary in colour, but if I read that someone was wearing a chocolate coloured suit I would NOT expect it to be white!

monster · 12-19-2009, 08:03 AM

It's not just candy canes tho, round mints are red and white too. But not in the UK. You just wouldn't expect a red and white candy to be peppermint. You just wouldn't. Spearmint is a sort of nasty lime green. I love peppermint, I HATE spearmint.

View Poll Results: Peppermint is...
white	7	21.21%
pink	0	0%
green	8	24.24%
red	0	0%
white & red	15	45.45%
green & white	0	0%
red & green	2	6.06%
pink & red	1	3.03%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

12-18-2009, 09:06 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Peppermint is.... Vote first, then read on if interested..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-18-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	big UK/US difference here, I think. Am sort of getting used to it, but still hard to understand that when Hebe says her "peppermint" sweater, she means the red, pink and white striped one....) ...to me it's white ..or green as a second option -an "away" strip if you will..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-18-2009, 09:36 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	so white and red is a quick-and-away winner..but despite living here 9 years, that's just not peppermint colors to me. white. and green if there has to be a second __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-18-2009, 11:01 PM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I voted green, because it's a plant. If I'd known you were talking about clothing color, I probably would have voted pink. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-18-2009, 10:06 PM	#4
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Well, technically it is GREEN, because it is a plant after all! But I voted white.

12-19-2009, 12:35 AM	#7
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Candy Canes? White and red. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

12-19-2009, 12:39 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It's a flavour. Do you have synaesthesia? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-19-2009, 01:28 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Green and white is spearmint. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-19-2009, 02:27 AM	#10
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Or wintergreen. Or is that blue? And sparky?

12-19-2009, 02:29 AM	#11
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	That reminds me. When I was a little girl, I had a book called "Peppermint" and it was about a white kitten. Oh my GOD I found it online! I think I actually still have this book in a box somewhere.

12-19-2009, 07:37 AM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Peppermint=candy canes=white and red. Don't complicate a simple thing people!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-19-2009, 07:57 AM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Peppermint as a flavour is white of course. If someone I knew had a cat called Peppermint I would completely expect it to be white. But I would not expect peppermint to be used as a description for clothing, I admit. Unlike Duck egg, a food stuff which I consider to be completely acceptable as a colour. What else... Hmmm. Butter/ buttermilk Honey Corn (usually hair) Chocolate Coffee Mustard Funny - all of the above vary in colour, but if I read that someone was wearing a chocolate coloured suit I would NOT expect it to be white! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 12-19-2009 at 08:04 AM. Reason: Minor spellings

12-19-2009, 08:03 AM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's not just candy canes tho, round mints are red and white too. But not in the UK. You just wouldn't expect a red and white candy to be peppermint. You just wouldn't. Spearmint is a sort of nasty lime green. I love peppermint, I HATE spearmint. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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