I recently got permission from the landlord to paint our apartment. This conversation occurred this morning while I was looking at the paint swatches I have taped to the wall.Barrett: They’re all the same color, you know.Beth: No they’re not. Well, they’re all red but they’re different shades of redBarrett: They’re all the same color.Beth: I think you just don’t like the names. Like “California Poppy”.Barrett: The one that’s NOT the color of an ACTUAL California Poppy?Beth: Then there’s “Ruby Ring”, “Candy Apple”, “Geranium”, “Red Rose”, and “Indiscreet”Barrett: Oh my God. Are these lipstick colors?Beth: They could be.Barrett: They’re RED. They should call them red, red, red, red and redBeth: You forgot one.Barrett: Dark red.

I recently got permission from the landlord to paint our apartment. This conversation occurred this morning while I was looking at the paint swatches I have taped to the wall.

Barrett: They’re all the same color, you know.
Beth: No they’re not. Well, they’re all red but they’re different shades of red
Barrett: They’re all the same color.
Beth: I think you just don’t like the names. Like “California Poppy”.
Barrett: The one that’s NOT the color of an ACTUAL California Poppy?
Beth: Then there’s “Ruby Ring”, “Candy Apple”, “Geranium”, “Red Rose”, and “Indiscreet”
Barrett: Oh my God. Are these lipstick colors?
Beth: They could be.
Barrett: They’re RED. They should call them red, red, red, red and red
Beth: You forgot one.
Barrett: Dark red.

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  1. spytap reblogged this from ladimcbeth and added:
    is pretty much word for word.
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August 21, 2009