puce

Ah, Stan Freberg. Man's a genius. Like you, c_b, I have that whole thing memorized. :-)

That's great chained_bear, do you recommend buying the whole thing? Stan Freberg's "The United States of America" box set on Amazon

"Why couldn't it have been puce?
Lavender over chartreuse?
Or possibly some exotic shade--
A delicate orange, mauve, or jade--
Instead of the choice that has been made?
Why couldn't it have been
Possibly cinnamon?!"
--George Washington to Betsy Ross, as depicted in Stan Freberg's "The United States of America, Volume I."

"Everybody wants to be an art director,
Everybody wants to call the shots.
Everybody wants to be a flag dissector,
Changing all my stars to polka-dots.
Everybody thinks that they're the final word on
What is strictly 'out' and what is 'in'!
How'd you like a flag that features fleur-de-lys on
Ochre corrugated tin?!"
--Betsy Ross to George Washington, as depicted in Stan Freberg's "The United States of America, Volume I."

I find it tricky to imagine this colour but the name of the colour is very unappealing.

I had no idea that this referred to the color of a flea. "And where does the flea get its red-brown color?" she mused.

Ick.