Orange is used for clown hair and comic book characters. It makes for bad knock, knock jokes-- orange ya glad, followed by the groaner punchline.
Orange wasn’t always a joke, however. In Elizabethan times, it was a color of courage. Several royal and noble families in the Netherlands, France and England also use the name, "Orange."
I’m a redhead. Ever since I was little, people have called me "red." They also referred to me as "carrot top," which is confusing since carrots are orange. I’ve been called other things, not all of them are fit to repeat, but no one has ever called me "orange." I wonder, why?
Orange is a perfectly respectable color, but it doesn’t often get its due.
To remedy this sad situation, I’ve gleaned interesting bits of orange from the Trend Hunter annals and plunked them into the cluster below.
You deserve a little orange cheer.
44 Orange-Hued Finds
39
Transformer Couch
Sofa That Morphs Into Bunk Bed
38
Shoe Made of Garbage
Nike Trash Talk
37
Dancing Inmates
1,500 Filipino Prisoners Re-enact Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
36
Agent Provocateur's Guantánamo Bay Protest
'Fair Trial My Arse' Panties
35
Endangered Hair Color Hoaxes
Redheads Going Extinct?
34
Swivel Phones
Samsung X830 in Orange
33
Awareness Through Fashionable Celebs
Tommy Hilfiger, Aly & Aj for MS
32
Eclectic, Eccentric Fashion
Undecided At Galliano
31
Bright Luggage
30
Mexican Supercars
The Mastretta MXT
29
Oval Entertainment Sofas
de Sede 152 is a Movie Heaven For Two
28
Guerrilla Fashion Marketing
DKNY Neon Bikes Around NYC
27
Virtual Air Guitar
26
Ercolina Chaise
25
Eco-Friendly Bathing
LUSH Bath Bombs Now More Green
24
Bold Color Blocked Knitwear
Cooperative Designs Spring 2009 Collection
23
Prada, Miu Miu and Cavali Flirting With Orange For Spring
22
Niche Exotic Supercars
2008 Koenigsegg CCR
21
Peeling Oranges As An Art Form
20
Ethanol From Orange Peels
19
Stylish Shades of Coral
Tangerine Color Fashion
18
Glowing Baby Safety Pods
Grobag Egg Changes Color To Monitor Room Temperature
17
World's First Internet Balloon Race
Orange Pay As You Go Campaign
16
Giant Urban Carrots
Farmer's Market Campaign
15
Wooferang
Boomerang for Dogs
14
Beauty Foods
Get Goregous by Eating
13
Nifty Gifts
Matchbook Candles, Photo Doll, Leather Dog
12
Dancing Inmates (UPDATE)
1,500+ CPDRC Prisoners Dance to Songs Like Soulja Boy, Thriller
11
Lollipop Good For Your Teeth
10
Disposable Cell Phones
Bic in Partnership with Orange
9
Recycled Fence Totes
ORNJ Bags
8
Joke Facebook Group Takes Off
Panic Buying Carrots
7
Orange Peels
Athletes Using Performance Enhancing Peels
6
Orange Art
What Can You Make With Half a Million Oranges?
5
$6 Survival Gadgets
The Heatsheets Blanket
4
Inflatable Tire Change Pods
Titan Exhaust Air Jack
3
Top-Loading Microwave
But-On Koncept
2
Coca Cola Orange
Drinks Giant Gets Fruity For UK Summer
1
Blood Orange Liquer
Exotic Solerno
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Glitter Freckle Makeup Patches
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