Comments on: My Pink Towel http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/ Where fingers tap dance... Fri, 18 May 2012 20:08:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-492 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:25:37 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-492 @pelicano,

Whoa! Pink, a masculine color? That is news to me :D Thanks for enlightenment. This is info that is going to come in useful while writing some future post ;)
Thank you for the appreciation. I will let you in on a secret, I love all colors :) so I can well imagine and enjoy the effect of the pink and the “finely-kept off-black” :)

]]> By: pelicano http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-491 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:57:05 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-491 Although this post may-well have developed a patina in your eyes, it is a fine-and-flawless, timeless piece of writing that truly does exemplify the life of a “Lone Venusian” amongst Martians. However… (wrench in the works coming) did you know that at one time pink was considered a masculine colour in Western culture?

And I’m one of those rare Martians who likes pink- even strawberry-ice-cream pink! But I almost-always pair it with a finely-kept off-black. :-D

]]> By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-490 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:11:44 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-490 @G Vishwanath,

How I empathize with your Mom! ;) But it IS quite fun too living in a Martians only household as the lone non-Martian :D
I am sure those behind the campaign ‘mere wala cream’ were not women. So it is very unfair to hold them responsible for the sophisticated names for colors. Maroon is distinct from red as anyone who paints or deals with colors will tell you. :)

We are all Turkish towel fans in our household :)

Thanks for reading and commenting on old posts :)

]]> By: G Vishwanath http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-489 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:52:48 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-489 That was good to read.
Reminds me of my late mom who, like you, was the only female member of the family. The martian population consisted my dad, me and my two brothers.

I wonder how some colours turned feminine!
Pink, Lemon Yellow, “Mera Wala Cream” (Remember that ad?), etc etc.
Ladies have sophisticated names for simple colours.
Red becomes maroon!
Violet becomes Magenta.
Dirty light yellow becomes “off white”
And I have still not figured out “Burgundy”

Anyway, our present household is a balanced one. The males and females match each other in numbers.
We dont’ use the Turkish towels. They take too much water to wash and take longer to dry.
Towels are all white and made of Khadi.
We call them “Thorthamundu”. The only colours on them are small streaks at the four corners. We use these colours to identify the towel.

Thanks for another entertaining piece.
Will check back tomorrow for any fresh posting from you.
Regards
G Vishwanath

]]> By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-488 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:21:53 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-488 @Krishnaleela,

Ahhh having a daughter changes everything!! :)
Nice to have you reading old posts! :) Thanks :D

]]> By: Krishnaleela http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-487 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:56:01 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-487 hahaha !! loved it Shail !! :D Here I have an ultra Venusian who keeps an eye on every thing Mom puts on . So they are equally shred between us .

I ran out of books . So thought I would catch up with your blog and I am loving it :D :D

]]> By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-486 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:48:40 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-486 @SV,

Welcome to Shail’s Nest SV. Go for the pink set. As for me, I have a lemon yellow i addition to the pink one now :) Hmm… Bright orange sounds lovely. Maybe next time… :)

]]> By: SV http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-485 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:41:28 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-485 Enjoyed the pink towel. Makes me want to have one. I had a set of luxurious bright orange which after repeated washes look insipid and dull. Now I know what should be the colour of my next set. Thank you!

]]> By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-484 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:15:29 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-484 Welcome to Shail’s Nest Leo. Oh your Mom too?? :) Well yes, there is that of course, the lone Venusian’s wish is always the command of the Martians in an all-Martian home! ;)

]]> By: Shail http://shailsnest.com/2008/06/01/my-pink-towel/#comment-483 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:13:32 +0000 http://shailsnest.com/wp/?p=61#comment-483 Lol, yeah right you are Gyan! :)

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