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bif
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:18 PM Original message |
Why are most barns painted red? |
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HopeHoops
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. So cows won't see them and walk smack into the side of them. |
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Heidi
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. To attract bulls to the barnyard. |
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Kali
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. I alway heard it was iron oxide - rust |
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bif
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thanks |
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MajorChode
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Thu Jul-23-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. That's probably the best explanation |
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WolverineDG
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Thu Jul-23-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. same reason schoolhouses were red nt |
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Haole Girl
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Found this using google: |
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northernlights
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. to hide the dirt? |
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Silver Swan
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Thu Jul-23-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. I grew up on a farm |
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One_Life_To_Give
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Thu Jul-23-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not where I grew up |
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baldguy
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Thu Jul-23-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. I seem to remember being told that iron oxide paint lasted the longest. |
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madinmaryland
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Thu Jul-23-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. So that you can see the Mail Pouch Tobacco ads |
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petronius
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Thu Jul-23-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because America's agriculturalists are just a bunch of ranting commies |
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femmocrat
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Thu Jul-23-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. To ward off evil spirits. |
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bluedigger
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Thu Jul-23-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. I remember being told (years ago) |
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Stardust
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Thu Jul-23-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That's what I heard, too. Blood and skim milk, to be exact |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal
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Thu Jul-23-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. Cheapest paint |
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sarge43
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Thu Jul-23-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. I heard that the red paint sold a hundred plus years ago was the cheapest. n/t |
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realisticphish
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Thu Jul-23-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. not around here |
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