Facts About Purple:

1. Porphyrous adj. Of or pertaining to the color purple.

2. Because purple dye was so difficult to obtain and expensive to produce, purple became the royal color in many parts of the world and is traditionally associated with royalty, power, and wealth.

3. The name of the ancient city Phoenicia, or Canaan, means "Land of the Purple" and was the hub of the ancient purple dye industry.  The Minoans, a recently-discovered ancient civilization on the now Greek island of Crete, are believed to be the first to produce purple dye.

4. Hastings Elementary School in Westborough, MA has an annual "Purple Day." The children ask everyone to wear purple to show that individuals can change behavior as a model for how to make environmental, earth-protecting changes. Wear your purple May 18th each year to show the kids at Hastings Elementary School that by acting locally, they can affect a lot more than just Westborough!

More available at:

http://www.purplestore.com/purpleis.shtml

It is also interesting to check out the main page:

http://www.purplestore.com

It is a store that offers everything purple; purple shoes, purple hats, purple duct tape, purple UNDIES, and a lot more.

This is THE site for ALL of your purple needs.

:kiss:      :mrgreen:

I'm gonna go look for purple handcuffs!  :mrgreen:  

Check out the "Oh, My!" section. There is some interesting stuff in there.  

Quote from: pandy:kiss:      :mrgreen:

I'm gonna go look for purple handcuffs!  :mrgreen:  

. um whoa,       yeah, cool :mrgreen: , [/climbing out of gutter]

Quote from: PhaedrusCheck out the "Oh, My!" section. There is some interesting stuff in there.  

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: there is some interesting stuff in there

The title of this thread gives me flashbacks to watching Ninja Turtles on Saturday morning, wrapped in my blanket and clutching a box of Cinnamon Life wearing my PJs and singing along to the theme song.

Turtle Power!

Quote from: yamahonkawazukium whoa,       yeah, cool :mrgreen: , [/climbing out of gutter]

Yeah...yeesh...it's gettin' crowded down here!    :mrgreen:

I didn't find any purple cuffs, but there certainly ARE some interesting purple things on this site!!  :lol: