Compulsively Aimless

Third in a series of unexpected installments to repurpose archaic terms for the names of Indy Pop Bands or Micro Brew Beers . This time naval terms from the Naval Terms and Definitions by Commander C.C. Soul, U.S.N. (Second Edition, 1926), previously reviewed in an earlier blog.  Jibber the Kibber* Runner and Tackle Spanish Burton Double Bottoms Eyebolt Monkey Gaff Man Ropes Preventer (mistyped and misheard as Perverter and Prefer Her) Rose Lashing Tanner Blish Machine Against the Sun Parbuckle Squilgee Eye-Splice Shaft and Alley Snorter Ice Blink Recognition Signal Keep her so Heave 'round   *the only term not to come out of Naval Terms and Definitions

     What’s your favorite color? This may be the most innocuous ice-breaker to open a conversation with a child or ask on a first date.       A survey of ten countries across four continents shows that one color – blue – is the most popular answer, whether it is in Great Britain, China, or Indonesia. The best selling crayons of all time, Crayola Crayons gives us a choice of 64 colors. Cognitive experts have shown that we can see about 100 levels of red-green and 100 levels of yellow-blue, with thousands more variations for levels of light and dark. They calculate that the total number of colors the human eye can perceive is as much as 10 million.      Color is how we express our moods. I’ve got the blues. Shakespeare coined, green with envy. Color is associated with national identity. Dutch Olympic athletes always wear orange. A patriotic American is said to bleed red, white, and blue. Color influences what we eat. Comedian George Carlin...