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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Color Blue #172708 01/21/2008 2:41 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 pretzldog stranger pretzldog stranger Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 The color Blue is also used as "Bluie" to describe a red haired person on a sports team in Australia. The general rule for organizing a team is that you need at least one "Bluie" since they are presumed to be more reckless and crazier than aother members. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Color Blue pretzldog #172780 01/22/2008 5:11 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 How interesting. Have you any idea how the term "bluie" came to designated a red-haired person? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Color Blue Sparteye #172788 01/22/2008 6:27 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 'bluey' is also the term used for a bushman's bundle, the outside cover of which is often blue. other than that, I understood it was typical Strine foolishness. -joe (Bruce) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Color Blue tsuwm #172789 01/22/2008 6:38 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Maybe it's one of those things like when you call a small guy "moose" or a huge guy "tiny" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Color Blue Sparteye #172807 01/23/2008 2:05 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky More info. here, including a couple of reliable sources: bluey Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Color Blue Jackie #172816 01/23/2008 5:02 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I always assumed that it was due to the bluish cast of skin that some non-tanning type redheads have. No idea why tho' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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