Hmm.. Well, you may be right for all I know. The only reason I could even venture a guess is because many, many years ago I had to put in some community service hours at a Good Samaritan thrift store and I had to write "taupe" in the color section of the labels.. =)
I have it on good authority that taupes are actually vicious turtle like creatures with oblong shells, duck-like feet and growths that resemble facious hair. Until recent changes in weather patterns, they inhabited remote sections of the Amazon. However, they have slowly begun migrating north and now we must all watch out for...
THE INVASION OF THE KILLER TAUPES!