chocchick Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 I meant as in Chookiehen's regular votes for or pink glub and grub I'm happy with black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 If you have trouble reading a particular colour text that someone posts with, try block-selecting the text with your mouse. It makes all the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yes, I did do that when changing the font colour to blue - it made it much easier for proof reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 ..green is (of course) the ink favoured by mad women who write into TV programmes and suchlike... Phil Oi! I use green at work 1. because that way no one nicks your pens 2. To use up the masses of green pens that someone ordered about 10 years ago and are still hanging around the office Nothing wrong with green - not my colour of choice, just one of convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 When I worked in a bank, in my youth, only the bank inspectors were allowed to use green ink. They couldn't use red to highlighyt figures, as red was used to show a debit. So it was green. I've never dared use green pen since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm the only one allowed to use green pen at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I was right then, only scary people use the green pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 it's not using green ink per se - some people have a legitimate use for green ink in their job because it signifies something... it's people who (specifically) write letters in green ink... that's the time to worry! http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gre5.htm Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 That's ok, I know what you're on about Phil; we had a total nutter working here a couple of years ago - she wrote everything in purple, which is fine internally, but she used it for everything including external stuff, which I had an issue with. She was a total bunny boiler, and thankfully didn't stay long. I'm still using green by the way - they are the only pens I can ever find, that haven't been nicked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I stick my name on my lab pens, partly so I can find them again How sad is that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Doesn't work here my calculator is an example of that - had my name on it in big letters - still gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 it's not using green ink per se - some people have a legitimate use for green ink in their job because it signifies something... it's people who (specifically) write letters in green ink... that's the time to worry! http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gre5.htm Phil I wonder ..... The link suggests that Kingsley Amis was the first to write about the "green ink brigade" and it's interesting because Mr Amis taught English at Swansea University and, I believe, one of his pupils was Mavis Nicholson (journalist and broadcaster) who became one of his friends. Now, another of Mrs Nicholson's friends is my father - they went to the same chapel and were teenage sweethearts ( ) - and so, Mrs Nicholson knew my grandmother. My grandmother used to use a green biro! Incidentally, I'm a civil servant and have dealt with numerous letters from the "green ink brigade". Your humble servant, Richard T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 When I worked in a bank, in my youth, only the bank inspectors were allowed to use green ink. They couldn't use red to highlighyt figures, as red was used to show a debit. So it was green.I've never dared use green pen since. Hah! Me too, Sheila. I always gasp and feel terribly guilty if i see someone using a green pen, for the same reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 ummmmmmmmm I love using green pens I'm not mad (well not much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I HAVE to use black at work and if I use a blue or other colour anywhere else I feel guilty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 now THAT'S madder than using green (or purple ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'm one of those people who uses a blue pen to fill out a form (because it's the only one I can find) then gets to the bit at the end where it says 'please use a black pen' Does it really matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Course it does. If you dont follow the instructions the government will stick you on a list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 List of what? deviants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Yup. Like those devients that have passport photos taken with a speck of black on them, or the faintest glimmer of a smile, or (shock horror) the wrong colour background. Or those deviants who park just over the white lines in a parking bay. Or the worst of all, those who dare to take a parcel to the post office that needs more than just a stamp on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 now THAT'S madder than using green (or purple ) When I worked in stock control, all my work was done in either pink or purple pen. Each Stock Controller had their own colour, so the ladies who checked our figures could tell which stock controller had done it in case a row was in order for adding things up wrong...... We weren't allowed green as that was what THEY used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Oh, I see; I'm a 'deviant', AND 'ONE OF THEM' My life is now complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Oh, to buck the system! Joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Deep joy Helen! I love a walk on the wild side every so often - it's just got to be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
