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I feel the same sort of way about chartreuse. Can we just switch them?
Chartreuse is literally named after the green French liquor.
It's my favorite alcohol, and the color is amazing.
I will not accept this blasphemy
Chartreuse is my favorite color! >:| this is blasphemy
"a drink so good they named a colour after it"
Name comes from... Well, there's extra steps involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)
Wait isn't chartreuse a board with cheese and meats?
You’re thinking of Chantilly. A chartreuse is a lady cartographer.
Ah, you're thinking of a chartess. Chartreuse is a long-neck avian fowl that's been burnt to a cinder
You're thinking cat lady. It's Charades.
Bar, charades is a game. You are thinking of charlatan.
A charlatan is a con-man, buddy. You're thinking of a Charmander.