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Subject:Re: Red confusion and a warning
From:Bob Allen
Date:Fri, 17 May 2002 08:10:09 -0400

Jesus, This guy gets-up or maybe just getting home, at 7:30 AM  and thinks
this stuff up.....REALLY twisted or equally good pharmaceuticals. ;>)
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Hill" <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: Red confusion and a warning

> Titan red-----Titian red.  Notice the difference?  Lots of times you
> hear people talk about Titan red, when what they actually see is Titian
> red.  Titian was an Italian painter, and if you'll look at his
> paintings  (just do a search on Titian) , and you should if you like
> purdy nekkid ladies, you'll notice a characteristic red in many of
> them.  Try to remember it's colors you're looking for.  Anyway, that's
> where Titian Red comes from.  I think they came up with Titan Red later
> because practically everyone misspelled the other.
>
> By the way, don't mess with John Rodgers right hand rule while driving
> down the road.  Yesterday I was at a stop sign, trying to apply the
> right hand rule to the CV joint problem, jesticulating with my thumb,
> index finger, and middle finger, and for some reason, the guy in the car
> next to me suddenly turned red, jumped out of his car, ran over to mine,
> pulled me out of the car and beat the crap out of me.  I tried to
> explain, but he wasn't listening.  As a parting shot, he tried to do his
> own version of the right hand rule to me, but he didn't have it quite
> right.  Again, folks, keep your research safely at home.
>
> Friday is good!
>
> Chuck Hill