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   From: wetraprock@hotmail.com   
      
   > FORBIDDEN COLORS   
   >   
   > Memo to All Staff:   
   >   
   > Wearing certain colors can be upsetting to other employees or to clients.   
   > Therefore, here is a list of forbidden colors, with explanations.   
   >   
   > Blue: This color is forbidden because it is sometimes associated with sadness   
   > and depression, as in "feeling blue" or "having the blues." It is also   
   > associated with vulgarity as in "blue humor."   
   >   
   > Red: This color may encourage violence in the workplace due to the fact that   
   > it   
   > is the color of blood. It is also forbidden because this color is sometimes   
   > associated with Communists and the Republican party, both of which are known   
   > to   
   > offend some people.   
   >   
   > Yellow: This color is forbidden because it is associated with cowardice, and   
   > that is not the proper image we wish to project.   
   >   
   > Green: This is the color of rancid food, and may upset some people who have   
   > had   
   > bad experiences with such.   
   >   
   > Orange: This color is absolutely off limits due to the fact that it is the   
   > color   
   > of prison uniforms. We cannot permit our employees to look like escaped   
   > convicts.   
   >   
   > Purple: This color is forbidden because it is sometimes thought of as a "gay   
   > pride" color, and therefore may be offensive to homophobes.   
   >   
   > Brown: Besides being the color of excrement, this color also presents the   
   > problem of sounding like "Braun", which was the last name of the woman who   
   > married Adolph Hitler.   
   >   
   > Black: This color could be associated with the Black Plague or black magic,   
   > and   
   > western movie villains. We certainly cannot allow our employees to dress like   
   > villains, and any black clothing is absolutely forbidden.   
   >   
   > Gray: This color was worn by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War, and   
   > therefore could be construed by some as projecting a pro-slavery message.   
   >   
   > White: This is the color worn by the Ku Klux Klan. We cannot allow employees   
   > to   
   > look like Klansmen, so all clothing in this color is strictly prohibited.   
   >   
   > All employees must adhere to our organization's dress code, and not wear any   
   > of   
   > the above colors.   
      
   That leaves pink!  whew, saved!   
      
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