TV balls and synathesia

pt109 · Mar 10, 2011

Synathesia is the ability to see sounds as colors or shapes.
This condition is usually regarded as a gift rather than a handicap.
People that saw numbers as colors were actually employed as code breakers.

Players for a long time have had a mild form of synathesia.
My first car was an Olds Starfire convertible.I liked explaining that the
colors were 7-ball maroon and that creamy beige of a cue-ball kept in the dark.

Sooo....I've always known that 'purple' equals '4-ball'.

Then along came TV balls...!!!!
The 4-ball is gay.

And the 7-ball...
..is the puke-brown of an ill fitting suit worn by a 'burro-crat' from a 1950's
communist dictatorship.

Black-Balled · Mar 10, 2011

Ya know what I think.

elvicash · Mar 10, 2011

Black-Balled said:
Ya know what I think.

Nice pip..... err pineapple yeah thats it.

Miya Butreaks · Mar 10, 2011

Sorry, I'm critical when it comes to spelling, "synesthesia".

Synesthesia comes in many different types and can link virtually any of the senses. The example you gave of the code breakers is called color-grapheme synesthesia. As an example, some can see sound, feel taste,etc.

measureman · Mar 10, 2011

Miya Butreaks said:
Sorry, I'm critical when it comes to spelling, "synesthesia".

Synesthesia comes in many different types and can link virtually any of the senses. The example you gave of the code breakers is called color-grapheme synesthesia. As an example, some can see sound, feel taste,etc.

I ate sugar cubes in the '60s that did the same thing.

Miya Butreaks · Mar 10, 2011

measureman said:
I ate sugar cubes in the '60s that did the same thing.

lol nice.

One more thing, the example of the car color reminding you of the ball color and thus the ball number as well does not qualify as a form of synesthesia. In a synesthete an elicited phantom sensation is invariably paired with a discrete stimulus. The example provided is just memory recall through visual and semantic networks.

And yes I know the first post was mostly a joke, I'm just really bored.

Cheers

14oneman · Mar 10, 2011

measureman said:
I ate sugar cubes in the '60s that did the same thing.

That was classic!!! Rep to you Sir! I laughed my ass off!:thumbup:

SKUNKBOY · Mar 10, 2011

OUCH...this thread make my head hurt :embarrassed2:

oke:.

Sorry...Ken

9bizzle · Mar 10, 2011

SKUNKBOY said:
OUCH...this thread make my head hurt :embarrassed2: oke:.

Sorry...Ken

This thread made my head feel purple...not like a dog barking purple, but more of a jet engine purple.

pooltchr · Mar 10, 2011

measureman said:
I ate sugar cubes in the '60s that did the same thing.

So did I. tasted like 4-ball purple!

Steve

Blue Hog ridr · Mar 10, 2011

some can see sound, feel taste,etc.

I can feel taste, like when I went to that weird country where
skunk ass was a delicacy.
My stomach felt funny after that.
Or when you eat Mexican, it makes your ass hurt for a day.

Miya Butreaks · Mar 11, 2011

Blue Hog ridr said:
I can feel taste, like when I went to that weird country where
skunk ass was a delicacy.
My stomach felt funny after that.
Or when you eat Mexican, it makes your ass hurt for a day.

Oh my god, that's one of the most hilarious things I've heard.

Blue Hog ridr · Mar 11, 2011

Really?
Stick around here for a while kiddo.
ya aint seen nothing yet.

Thats an interesting name you have there. Are you related to Fanny?

pt109 · Mar 11, 2011

Miya Butreaks said:
lol nice.

One more thing, the example of the car color reminding you of the ball color and thus the ball number as well does not qualify as a form of synesthesia. In a synesthete an elicited phantom sensation is invariably paired with a discrete stimulus. The example provided is just memory recall through visual and semantic networks.

And yes I know the first post was mostly a joke, I'm just really bored.

Cheers

I actually meant to use the alternate spelling I prefer....
...SYNAESTHESIA....
..but I didn't like the color of the 'E'....

and I think I know a few women who have some form of this condition....
...every time I say something....they see RED :angry:

JolietJames · Mar 11, 2011

This was programmed in me at a young age. I had colored magnets of the alphabet and the numbers as a young child and to this day associate those letters and numbers with the color of the magnets. If I'm trying to think of an person's name and I see the color red I know their name starts with an A, J, S, or W -or the number 4 of course. They were all red magnets.
Reminds me of my favorite TV quote from Li'l Bush.
"Sometimes it takes courage to stab your brain with a seven."

softshot · Mar 11, 2011

I thought this thread was going to be about the killing of electric pianos

JolietJames · Mar 11, 2011

Softshot, that was awesome!

DRW · Mar 11, 2011

pt109 said:
Synathesia is the ability to see sounds as colors or shapes.
This condition is usually regarded as a gift rather than a handicap.
People that saw numbers as colors were actually employed as code breakers.

Players for a long time have had a mild form of synathesia.
My first car was an Olds Starfire convertible.I liked explaining that the
colors were 7-ball maroon and that creamy beige of a cue-ball kept in the dark.

Sooo....I've always known that 'purple' equals '4-ball'.

Then along came TV balls...!!!!
The 4-ball is gay.

And the 7-ball...
..is the puke-brown of an ill fitting suit worn by a 'burro-crat' from a 1950's
communist dictatorship.

I whole heartedly agree.

labatt ice rod · Mar 11, 2011

Now what if i see blue balls .......oops this ant Dr phil's forum.....LoL

pooltchr · Mar 11, 2011

Then you need to quit using those little 4-ball pills!

Steve

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