[lilylangtree]

Why "purple finger"? When I think of purple, I keep remembering the hullabaloo created over Barney the Purple Dinosaur and the Purple Gay Teletubby. Wouldn't a brighter color like yellow stand out when the sun goes down? Or is there significance to the purple color?

[RonDog]

Why "purple finger"?

See also THIS ten-year-old girl's tribute to the brave Iraqi voters...

...from www.billingsgazette.com:

JAMES WOODCOCK/Gazette Staff
Shelby Dangerfield, 10,
is displaying her solidarity with the Iraqi voters
by painting her finger blue as a representation
of the voters fingers marked for the elections.