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Re: OT: terms for people with different hair colours

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Monday, October 20, 2008, 15:59
--- On Mon, 10/20/08, Michael Poxon <mike@...> wrote:

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> I've > never ever heard of 'blue hair' at all (speaking as > someone with a few grey > hairs myself!).
The name "A blue hair" refers to a woman of advanced age with completely white hair. A few citations: <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blue%20hair> An old person who's white hair appears blue. Usually it is the only thing you can see over the steering wheel of the car they are driving. <http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/products/?isbn=0740722131> You can be little, and you can be old, but that doesn't mean you have to be a little old lady. We've all seen her. She's hunched forward, her blue hair is tucked neatly under a plastic rain bonnet, she's clutching expired coupons, and she's discussing her latest health problems over lunch. She's a little old lady . . . and she's coming your way at 2 m.p.h. <http://www.bluehairtroupe.com/> <http://www.bluehairactionwear.com/> Clarification on "raven". The adjective "raven-haired" is applied to any black haired person, usually a woman, while the noun "A raven" is applied only to goth and punk females with black hair. --gary

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ROGER MILLS <rfmilly@...>
Michael Poxon <mike@...>