Originally Posted by
Ivor
Taupe is the French word for that creature you have been trapping all these years, Jock. I would agree with you that its colour is a very dark grey, verging on black that I recall from my days tying flies with the fur. Perhaps these names for different colours is just a way of romanticising what is actually just a rather dull and boring shade. I mean who would actually choose to wear brown when bison has a certain cachet about it? But of course if you really want to stand out there are more vibrant shades - like white��
Well done Ivor!
You beat me to it. According to some French friends that I happened to be speaking to just, they confirm that "taupe" or more accurately, "la taupe" is the French word for a mole.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 31st December 22 at 10:50 AM.
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