Comments on: I Got the Blues

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:13:12 +0000

And, of course, you can have a blue (e.g., from Oxford)

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:59:00 +0000

How about “blue plate special” in a diner?

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:05:49 +0000

What about a ‘true blue’ ie a person who is loyal.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:48:18 +0000

You can also hold your breath till you turn blue, as in to get your way.
You can also talk till you’re blue in the face and still not convince the listener.
There is also a laundry additive called bluing that is used to turn white clothes whiter when they become yellowed or grayed.
Something can appear out of the wild blue yonder.
A blue book is used to establish the value of used cars.
Alice blue is of a steel blue colour named for Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter. Besides being quite fashionable in the early 1900s it is used by the US Navy on its ships.
Blue is a favourite colour – and I have the eyes to prove it.

By: Grace S.

Grace S. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:24:05 +0000

A “blue moon,” incidentally, is the second full moon in a calendar month. That is, indeed, fairly rare.