The Blues..... There are a lot of them:
Air Force, Aqua, Azure, Baby, Cerulean, Cobalt, Cornflower, Cyan, Denim, Dodger, Electric, Egyptian, Federal, Iceberg, Indigo, Midnight, Navy, Non-photo, Persian, Powder, Royal, Sapphire, Sky, Slate, and steel...yes there are a few others.
And don't forget these blues... Baby blue...Out of the blue...True blue...Blue Movie...Big Blue... Bluebird... Blueberries...Blue Balls...Blueblood...Bluebeard...Bluebook...Blue Plate, Blue Ribbon...Blue Monday...Blue laws...Bluenose...Blue language... Feeling Blue...Singing the blues and last but not least, Blue screen of death.
Long considered a corporate color, blue, especially darker blue, is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism. Blue conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister. In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, brings peace, or is believed to keep the bad spirits away. The cool, calming effect of blue makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep. Almost everyone likes some shade of the color blue. Blue is a magnificent feng shui color. The phrase "feeling blue" is linked also to a custom among many old deepwater sailing ships. If the ship lost the captain or any of the officers during its voyage, she would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when returning to home port. Blue is a universal word/color in many ways. In German to be blue is to be drunk... and of course there are a few missing such as the shade you turn "when you hold your breath or cannot breathe", the song for extreme depression "Bluer than Blue" or Blue Bayou and the sauce in Z.Z. Top's TV Dinners and my personal favorite "Blue Moon"...however I don't think I would paint my ass blue for anyone. Yes blue is very versatile and this homage to BLUE could go on for a very lengthy time, however, I think I'll wrap it up before I hit a "Blue note"...
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