Threat Level proposes new spring colors for Homeland threat level

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, March 28, 2008 4:12 PM | permalink

Enjoy the new spring colors for the Homeland Security Advisory System. It's always cantaloupe in Cheneyville! Link

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#1 posted by Elorin , March 28, 2008 5:35 PM

I think I like the hot dog levels better. :)

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#2 posted by Tomas

, March 28, 2008 7:44 PM

Why not?

Those colors make as much sense and are ans obvious and understandable as the current ones. I never can remember if moving from orange to yellow is good or bad. :o(

At least in the days I was in the military the threat levels (DEFense CONdition - DEFCON) were easily understood. DEFCON 5 was absolute peacetime, DEFCON 1 we were essentially at war.

Why stupid colors instead of understandable numbers or letters? (1-5 or A-E) Who's brilliant idea was it to say we are at condition orange, and who quickly understands how much better or worse blue is compared to green?

Bah!

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#3 posted by insomma , March 29, 2008 3:36 AM

Rococco. Unbelievable.

God forbid the defenders of freedom actually use a French term.

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#4 posted by Jeff , March 29, 2008 5:25 AM

Is Rococco a color? (I don't think so). I just thought it was a style. How about "Sanguine" instead?

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#5 posted by David Carroll , March 29, 2008 7:03 AM

"snorkel azure" ? Of the billions of Google pages this colour appears just ten times. That makes it rather obscure and therefore perfect for the HDS.

I was about to agree that "Rococco" was both misspelled and not a colour, but after a little digging I found this: