ArticlesA friend referred to sugar as “the white death”. That made me wonder what other colours there were.
Here is the resulting reference chart. Where there were choices to make, I made them.
| Colour | Death |
|---|---|
| Black | Bubonic Plague |
| White | Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper,White Sugar |
| Red | Cocktail |
| Orange | This spot available. |
| Yellow | Macaroni and Cheese (unreliable) |
| Green | Story arc of 1973 Dr Who series |
| Blue | Cyanosis, Asbestos, Antifreeze |
| Indigo | This spot available |
| Violet | This spot available |
| Purple | Wine brand, Polyp |
| Brown | This spot available |
| Pink | Mass die-off of flamingos |
| Grey | Character from manga |
Comment by Aristotle Pagaltzis on July 28, 2012
There has to be an xkcd strip somewhere in there…
Comment by Richard Atkins on July 29, 2012
What, Napalm doesn’t get a guernsey here? Internet, I’m very disappointed in you.
Comment by I. J. Kennedy on July 11, 2013
There’s also Edgar Allen Poe’s (fictional?) Red Death, from his story The Masque of the Red Death.