Every time my parents come down to C-U, there is inevitably a comment or two about the copious amount of orange dye around our fair city. When my mother-in-law stayed with us after Peanut was born, she pointed out to me that even the fire hydrants around here are orange. I was reminded of this this morning when I saw a person, presumably a City of Urbana employee, repainting an orange fire hydrant on University Avenue. (Upon further investigation, I discovered that there may be some rhyme and reason to fire hydrant colors …).
Mr. lbotp and I go to the same dentist. I had the good fortune of paying him a visit recently for a standard cleaning. After opening my brand new “free” toothbrush, I realized that our bathroom looked like an advertisement for a certain local Big Ten University’s athletic teams. Yes, my new tooth brush is blue, and Mr. lbotp’s toothbrush is orange. And not just any old shade of orange and blue. Somehow, I don’t think this is a coincidence.
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khanada // June 7, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I had never noticed the orange fire hydrants around town before until my step-mother-in-law pointed them out and asked if it was Illini pride. How funny.
prairie biker // June 8, 2007 at 7:33 am
I remember when I was a kid we lived on a little cul-de-sac in Houston. In 1976 all the neighbors got together and painted the hydrants in our whole neighborhood (Norchester) like minutemen, redcoats and red white and blue skyrockets.
Mate'man // June 8, 2007 at 3:11 pm
C-U is definitely one of the largest per-capita consumers of orange dye! Wonder how that color would look for bridesmaid dresses or prom tux jackets … ???
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