10:26 a.m. - Aug. 20, 2004
The flavor of color
I think that "Double Whammy" would be a great name for a band.
...of course, they would be Pop Stars and they would have loads of big poufy
hair, accentuated by lots of luscious pink frosted lips that taste of
watermelon or cherry.
Personally, I always liked Coca-cola flavored lip gloss.
But, do you want something new to think about...something new to
ponder...well then, how about the fact that the "flavor" blueberry (for
instance) in candy, in cereal and in things like cough syrup do NOT taste
anything like their true, natural, grown-in-dirt flavors. Right? Yet, we
all taste the banana-flavored candy and we all agree that it is banana,
although we all KNOW full well in our hearts and in our mouths that THAT is
NOT banana.
Instead, I like to call these "flavors" by other names...such as the color
that they are...which, again, are completely man-made, artifically begotten
colors....what the hell is FDC yellow #8 or whatever the fuck it is...I
digress...ok, so...back to what I was pondering...
The "flavor" blueberry (Fruit Loops, for instance) is NOT blueberry flavor,
after all. Not for me. No sirree, the flavor blueberry is blue. The
flavor banana is yellow. The flavor cherry is red.
Is this then a similar thread to logic, about the color of color...of true
color? Would it not then make sense that we may all see the color blue and
all agree that it is the same...but, in fact, it could be perfectly
different for each of us?
Hmmm.....
I can taste the rainbow of flavor.
