[Rockhounds] Re: Kreigh & Winter Blahs

[Dennis Buffenmyer]

Kris Rowe wrote:
> Howdy, Horst!
>                        It may be true that there is only one "true" Black,
> but we all know of "Black Onyx," Black Opal," "Black Obsidian," etc. F
> Perhaps the "Black" you speak of is philosophical, but in my humble
> experience, black is seldom truly "Black."
>
>                Kris
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> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Horst Windisch <horstwindisch at absamail.co.za
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>> wrote:
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>> Hi  List,
>>
>> Excuse my ignorance, but I was ubder the impression that BLACK was BLACK
>> was BLACK. Never heard of 51 shades of BLACK.
>>
>> Horst
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and briefly, if you have ever tried to touch up the black or white paint 
on your vehicle after someone decided to run a key along the fender, 
then you TRULY realize the fact of  at LEAST 51 shades of black.... or 
white....