richeddy
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posted on May 5, 2001 06:51:15 PM
I guess my model of Tony Stewert's Home Depot car isn't getting sold this week! I guess we should just ban all sellers from Florida because of that orange juice thing. Oh, yea, those packets of Tang will stay on my shelf forever...
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Microbes
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posted on May 5, 2001 06:59:12 PM
>The new guidelines will take effect on May 17, 2001.
>Home Depot car isn't getting sold this week
You can sell it THIS week, but next week it is verbotten.
The question is will the buyers all try to stock up, and you get good prices, or will these be "Orange Elephants" that you can't give away.
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metwo64
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posted on May 5, 2001 06:59:13 PM
Will someone please answer Louissa question?
I wanna no 2.
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misscandle
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posted on May 5, 2001 07:12:56 PM
There's a house by the freeway that I always look at because they have had their Christmas lights up year-round for at least the past 10 years. Today I drove by and saw they had painted it bright orange with red trim. I thought, "You'll never be able to sell that on Ebay."
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richeddy
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posted on May 5, 2001 07:18:01 PM
I guess my jack-o-lantern collection is mine forever, too.
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tomwiii
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posted on May 5, 2001 07:20:55 PM
metwo64: All you have to do is the following exercise...
1) Take your tongue...
2) Insert FIRMLY into your cheek!
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sword013
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posted on May 5, 2001 08:43:00 PM
Hey, wait a durn minute here! I live in Florida. Does that mean that all of my auctions will be shut down because we grow the fruit with that offensive name?
What about California too? Does that mean that Ebay will have to shut itself down?
Sword013(Joe)
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Microbes
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:06:01 PM
Yeah, I'm in Florida too. We need to quit dyeing them that offensive color, and start calling them Yellows.
Edited to add: You people that live in Texas better pay attention, you grow the darn things too.
[ edited by Microbes on May 5, 2001 09:09 PM ]
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ClearAsMud
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:19:38 PM
metwo64:
Microbes answered it a page back  .
California/Florida residents:
If you read the fine print, you will see that you are exempt by a Grandfather clause (with respect to the retiree population) if your Homestead is dated PRIOR to next week's deadline. BTW, Anita (a day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine)Bryant is ineligible.
Get rid of those NY drivers licenses!
I can just imagine what the line will be like at DMV on Monday!
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sparkz
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:25:37 PM
None of you are thinking straight tonight. How in the world would Ebay be able to check every auction to see if the color orange is there?? It would make so much more sense for them to require all users to get monochrome monitors.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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Microbes
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:27:55 PM
>Get rid of those NY drivers licenses!
I can just imagine what the line will be like at DMV on Monday!
I don't have to worry about that, I was BORN down here, and have a birth certificate to prove it.
[ edited by Microbes on May 5, 2001 09:29 PM ]
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zoomin
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:31:06 PM
I'm gonna run myself over and buy a truckload of them monochrome buggers! Heck, I'll buy 'em all & corner the market
WOOO HOOO!
I'm gonna make OODLES when eBay makes all users toss their color monitors!!
YIPPEE!
only ZOOMIN here 
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Libra63
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:36:04 PM
Oh my goodness. Now we have to get rid of Halloween, there is so much O associated with it no more trick or treat. Then that will probably put all the dentists out of business, what has ebay started. (The domino effect) I am glad dominos are black. Oh what problems we face going into the next century. Maybe someone will come up with an alternate name and we can rest again.
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zoomin
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posted on May 5, 2001 09:41:15 PM
Do you think eBay will let auction my address or will the orange police come after me for aiding and abetting criminals (CA/FL residents)?
could be risky, but...
I see dollar signs! BIG ONES!
only ZOOMIN here
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junkthis
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posted on May 6, 2001 08:15:50 AM
Seriously Folks,
The value on my Orange I bought at the grocery store is about 20 cents. The value on my brass military beltbuckle I dug out of the ground is about $3000 dollars. Diffenece in value is because my Orange never raped women, killed children by the thousands, tourtured young men in their prime, starved the elderly... probably the owner of this belt buckle kicked his dog too.
My orange is orange and it's worth is plain to see. My buckle is brass with a tint of red... the red blood of the victims not always plain to see. I'll dig a hole and put it back where I found it before I'd sell it.
I'm no eBay fan by any reguards, will say this is one move that will make the world a kinder place. Oh, we need to show these infamous items so we lest not forget the past: don't we have facilities currently in place called museums. Just to cover all bases, as soon as one bans one symbol of hate, a new one will appear eventually... it's up to you and me to spread symbols of something better.
I've said my Peace,
JunkThis
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Microbes
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posted on May 6, 2001 08:30:24 AM
zoomin:
>I'm gonna run myself over and buy a truckload of them monochrome buggers!
Be Careful, half of them monochrome buggers have orange screens. (well, they CALL them Amber, but they look orange to me.)
Make sure you get the green ones 
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zoomin
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posted on May 6, 2001 01:09:33 PM
thanks, MICROBES!
I just got a response from eBay. Basically, I was enlightened as such:
The life cycle of this citrus fruit is from blossom, to small green ball, to hard yellow sphere, to the edible fruit that ripens to be called an orange. It was *hinted* that *maybe* yellow & green will soon be banned. I'd be leery of blossom, small, green, hard, ball, ball, and sphere ~ but, you didn't hear that from me.
I just rented a Big Ole U-Haul (ya know, the one's with the *orange* logo). Amber monochrome monitors it will be. I'll stash some bail bucks *just in case*
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sulyn1950
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posted on May 6, 2001 01:39:17 PM
metwo64-We're just having fun.
I don't believe orange is really in any trouble... for now. With eBay though, you never know!
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gravid
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posted on May 6, 2001 07:34:07 PM
Orange is evil therefore we must not list anything associated with orange times. Any coin associated with the citrus period is forbidden even if it does not have the "o" word or likness on it. Any symbol that might be mistaken such as an indian basket with lemon motif is also forbidden just in case.
I mean stupid people can sue us just as easy as real victums of "o". Not that we are not all victums in some way. Even Florida documentories are forbidden if they show orange groves in the background. They may be about water skiiing but they still glorify the orange by bringing them to public attention. All breakfast menues are also forbidden even if they don't list the "o" juice because the history of breakfast is so intertwined with citrus. They may try to sneak a grapefruit in - but if the camera angle is just right what does it remind you of? No really tell us the truth. You know what it makes you think of.
[ edited by gravid on May 6, 2001 08:43 PM ]
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Microbes
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posted on May 6, 2001 08:28:00 PM
Oh NO... I'm in Citrus County Florida. I'm going to Bimini next flight out....
Can I list my phone book on ebay before I leave?
Edit to add: Please Note the ebay compliant "Red Yellow Pages"
[ edited by Microbes on May 6, 2001 08:29 PM ]
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 6, 2001 08:39:28 PM
I guess this one won't be allowed either...
[ edited by mrpotatoheadd on May 6, 2001 08:40 PM ]
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Microbes
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posted on May 6, 2001 09:25:01 PM
mrpotatoheadd & sword013
Yeah, and we got blamed for the election too.
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