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19-Jun-2004, 02:49
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Is "blue" movie adult movie?
Can this "blue" be used to describe a person?
For example,
when a person is extra interested in sex,
can I say "You're so blue"?
Or there are other adjectives to it?
And...err...do other colors have other implications in English?
(We use "yellow" instead of "blue" to refer to adult movie in Chinese...) |
19-Jun-2004, 09:21
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Is "blue" movie adult movie?
| Yes. Quote:
when a person is extra interested in sex,
can I say "You're so blue"?
Or there are other adjectives to it?
| "You've got a one-track mind"
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19-Jun-2004, 09:27
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Originally Posted by Eway Is "blue" movie adult movie?
Can this "blue" be used to describe a person?
For example,
when a person is extra interested in sex,
can I say "You're so blue"?
Or there are other adjectives to it?
And...err...do other colors have other implications in English?
(We use "yellow" instead of "blue" to refer to adult movie in Chinese...) | 'blue' in that context means lewd. It refers to things (i.e. movies, laws) but not to people. Why are adult movies called "blue"? Click Here
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19-Jun-2004, 09:58
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Onelives and learns. However, it's a strange colour to choose for laws enforced by brutality.  |
19-Jun-2004, 10:03
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Originally Posted by tdol Onelives and learns. However, it's a strange colour to choose for laws enforced by brutality. |
Do you mean, like black 'n blue?  |
19-Jun-2004, 10:12
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I see- I was thinking of red for 'bloody'. Thanks. |
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What about 'Red'? :) |
20-Jun-2004, 00:39
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Can Red be blue? |
20-Jun-2004, 01:30
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Originally Posted by tdol Can Red be blue? | Blue blood is red, yet yellow when exposed to oxygen.
What's black and white and read all over?
A newspaper. |
20-Jun-2004, 09:20
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