What Color Is This Owl?

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Magenta

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So interesting all this talk of dreams coming out of thread asking about colours!

As a colour printer I have more or less trained myself (while at work, at any rate) to always break down any colour into its two composite colours. The primaries are Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow. Secondary are their opposites of Red, Green, and Blue. Cyan is blue and green combined in equal measure. So something that is a true cyan colour such as turquoise often appears to people, can look more blue to some, and more green to others. An apartment I shared with a girlfriend way back in the late seventies was equipped with a cyan stove in the kitchen, and a cyan sofa in the living room. Both of us saw each of these pieces of furniture as one colour or the other, but not the same! So to me the stove was blue and the sofa green, but to her the stove was green and the sofa blue. The ambient lighting in any room will affect how you see something as well. It is likely that not a lot of people will really note the different ways their clothing, for instance, looks under different lighting conditions. Then there is the issue of every device displaying differently... especially if you have your monitor set to go to warmer tones at night in deference to your *circadian rhythms. Then everything will look much cooler than it did when it is operating during the day on normal settings.

*Blue light has the largest impact on circadian rhythms. Blue light receptors in our eyes play a crucial role in regulating our body’s internal clock. Blue light stimulates parts of the brain that make us feel alert, elevating our body temperature and heart rate. Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in the eye’s retina are particularly sensitive to the absorption of blue light with a wavelength of 480 nm, with previous studies suggesting that wavelengths of 460 nm to 500 nm regulate our circadian rhythm. Eh? LOL
 

Cold

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Sounds like a bad disorder to have, but that name is hilarious.
Lol true. I had something similar to that but luckily it didn't last long. the first few times it happened I thought my neighbors were doing some construction as usual, but later realized it was all me. It happened every time I was about to fall asleep and was already suffering from insomnia so I wasn't very happy at the time. I can't remember the exact order it happened in but I heard metallic pipes falling onto concrete, wood snapping, explosions and there was something else but I can't remember right now. The jump scares from those experiences right as I was about to fall asleep had my heart racing pretty good. When I heard the explosion is when I realized my neighbors weren't doing some weird construction lol.
 

Adstar

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Hey Everyone,

I may or may not own a little guy who looks exactly like this:

(What can I say, I enjoy the simple things in life.)




His name is Winston.

I have an ongoing... discussion... with a friend about what color Winston is.

My friend says Winston is mint green.

I say Winston is turquoise (mix of green and blue, leaning more blue.)

* What do YOU all think? What color is Winston?

I personally find color, and all aspects of it to be fascinating.

* Do you have colors you have a hard time telling apart? (peach vs. pink, lavender vs. purple, blues vs. green, etc.)

* Are there any time when you have others pick out colors for/instead of you because you can't describe/tell what they are?

* Does anyone struggle with color blindness, and what have your experiences been? I once knew a guy who could only see variations of white, black, and gray, so when he was driving, he had to go by whether the top, middle, or lowest light was on. I'm not sure what he did for flashing arrows of varying color though. Has anyone else dealt with this?

* Do you dream in color, black and white, or both?
I struggle to dicern the difference between Dark green and Dark blue in low light... Sometimes in the early morning when i wake up and grab socks i end up grabbing a green sock and a blue sock, when i come out into better light then i see what i have done..

Oh winston is Aqua Blue..
 

Subhumanoidal

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Lol true. I had something similar to that but luckily it didn't last long. the first few times it happened I thought my neighbors were doing some construction as usual, but later realized it was all me. It happened every time I was about to fall asleep and was already suffering from insomnia so I wasn't very happy at the time. I can't remember the exact order it happened in but I heard metallic pipes falling onto concrete, wood snapping, explosions and there was something else but I can't remember right now. The jump scares from those experiences right as I was about to fall asleep had my heart racing pretty good. When I heard the explosion is when I realized my neighbors weren't doing some weird construction lol.
That sounds horrible. I've been sleeping in the living room for a while now. I've noticed that every so often I'll hear a clear noise right as I'm falling asleep. I've heard someone turning the doorknob, that's locked. Or what sounds like the doorbell. Hasn't happened a lot, but often enough.

Though the worst sleep experience I've had was waking up unable to move. This happens when your body's natural paralysis, when you sleep, doesn't stop before you wake up, like it normally would. It never lasted more than a few seconds. And only happened for a year or two. But those few seconds are scary. And, of course, some people have much worse variations. Where it lasts longer and people claim to see a demon on their chest. Fortunately I've never had that. Whew.
 

Cold

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That sounds horrible. I've been sleeping in the living room for a while now. I've noticed that every so often I'll hear a clear noise right as I'm falling asleep. I've heard someone turning the doorknob, that's locked. Or what sounds like the doorbell. Hasn't happened a lot, but often enough.

Though the worst sleep experience I've had was waking up unable to move. This happens when your body's natural paralysis, when you sleep, doesn't stop before you wake up, like it normally would. It never lasted more than a few seconds. And only happened for a year or two. But those few seconds are scary. And, of course, some people have much worse variations. Where it lasts longer and people claim to see a demon on their chest. Fortunately I've never had that. Whew.
Yeah, I don't think I would enjoy waking up paralyzed with a demon on my chest lol. I can vaguely remember suffering form sleep paralysis when I was around 8 years old, but that's also when the majority of my memories start so I'm not entirely sure whether it happened or not. I do know I always suffered from nightmares as a kid and woke up multiple times each night so I'm assuming that's what led to my eventual insomnia issues. I've honestly had so many different physical and mental issues throughout my entire life that it's hard to keep track of them all.
 

Subhumanoidal

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Yeah, I don't think I would enjoy waking up paralyzed with a demon on my chest lol. I can vaguely remember suffering form sleep paralysis when I was around 8 years old, but that's also when the majority of my memories start so I'm not entirely sure whether it happened or not. I do know I always suffered from nightmares as a kid and woke up multiple times each night so I'm assuming that's what led to my eventual insomnia issues. I've honestly had so many different physical and mental issues throughout my entire life that it's hard to keep track of them all.
The nightmare thing as a kid I get.
I've pretty much always had depression. Or at least since I was 13. In my 20s I developed anxiety too.
But in 2009 is when my health issues kicked in. But in that time so much has happened I've also not been able to keep track of it all. So I get it.
 

Lynx

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I struggle to dicern the difference between Dark green and Dark blue in low light... Sometimes in the early morning when i wake up and grab socks i end up grabbing a green sock and a blue sock, when i come out into better light then i see what i have done..

Oh winston is Aqua Blue..
The one in the picture provided is indeed blue.

That is not the Winston who harrassed me at the meetup.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Squishma...-Ultrasoft-Official-Jazwares-Plush/5201955586

THAT is the Winston I met.
 

Mem

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Winston identifies as turquoise.

However, a certain cat he met vehemently disagrees. 🤨
Oh yes, I remember you mentioning that now, and it sounds like the cat might be chartreuse with envy.
 

Mem

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Sounds like a bad disorder to have, but that name is hilarious.
Ikr? They couldn't think of a better name? they's a world of other possibilities they could have chosen, thunderclap nap disorder, or one-gun salute snooze malady, bedtime blast disfunction, or resonant roar cataphor... I think I like that one... :unsure:
 

seoulsearch

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Ikr? They couldn't think of a better name? they's a world of other possibilities they could have chosen, thunderclap nap disorder, or one-gun salute snooze malady, bedtime blast disfunction, or resonant roar cataphor... I think I like that one... :unsure:
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So many of these posts are just laugh-out-loud funny!!! :D It's awesome!

I haven't seen a thread with so much banter and humor in a long time! Thank you all so much!!!

And, Winston wants to thank everyone who is supporting his quest for the right to identify as turquoise. :)
 

Subhumanoidal

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Ikr? They couldn't think of a better name? they's a world of other possibilities they could have chosen, thunderclap nap disorder, or one-gun salute snooze malady, bedtime blast disfunction, or resonant roar cataphor... I think I like that one... :unsure:
Or thundernap disorder? 😂
One gun snoo-lute?
Bedblast dysfunction?
Resonant cat roar?
But yes, your last one was the best haha. Sounds like a good song title for the music I listen to 😂
 

Susanna

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So many of these posts are just laugh-out-loud funny!!! :D It's awesome!

I haven't seen a thread with so much banter and humor in a long time! Thank you all so much!!!

And, Winston wants to thank everyone who is supporting his quest for the right to identify as turquoise. :)
I think Dave, my mother’s cat, would like Winston to be his running mate for the general election. Dave identifies as a president so having an owl identifying as turquoise makes perfect sense.
 

Cold

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I think Dave, my mother’s cat, would like Winston to be his running mate for the general election. Dave identifies as a president so having an owl identifying as turquoise makes perfect sense.
They'll have my first ever vote.
 

Mem

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Or thundernap disorder? 😂
One gun snoo-lute?
Bedblast dysfunction?
Resonant cat roar?
But yes, your last one was the best haha. Sounds like a good song title for the music I listen to 😂
 

Lynx

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I think Winston has done gone into politics. He is trying his wing at spin control.

THIS is what Winston looks like.

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THIS may be the result of photoshop, or a phone with an inaccurate camera, or I don't know what else, but THIS is not what Winston looks like:
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I even got independent verification, in this very thread, from someone else who has met (and apparently tried to strangle?) Winston.

When we get to the next meetup I will hold that second picture up beside Winston and defy anybody to say they are the same color.

And Winston is STILL not getting my vote. :p
 

Cold

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I think Winston has done gone into politics. He is trying his wing at spin control.

THIS is what Winston looks like.

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THIS may be the result of photoshop, or a phone with an inaccurate camera, or I don't know what else, but THIS is not what Winston looks like:
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I even got independent verification, in this very thread, from someone else who has met (and apparently tried to strangle?) Winston.

When we get to the next meetup I will hold that second picture up beside Winston and defy anybody to say they are the same color.

And Winston is STILL not getting my vote. :p
The first picture is obviously fake news that the anti-owl party is spreading. I trust in Dave and Winston and will not be changing my vote.
 

Lynx

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The first picture is obviously fake news that the anti-owl party is spreading. I trust in Dave and Winston and will not be changing my vote.
Okay it's time to make a facebook page and cover it with posts in all caps, and a few threads in the conspiracy forum.
 

Cold

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Okay it's time to make a facebook page and cover it with posts in all caps, and a few threads in the conspiracy forum.
We all know George Soros is funding a smear campaign and I will not fall for it!

Sigh. I feel like I've gotten too deep into this and am now beyond redemption.