We've had high winds the last few days, and these tiny purple flowers have been drifting into my yard from parts unknown. I am obsessed with finding out what they are! [more inside]
posted by Orb on Apr 5, 2009 - 4 answers

Is it true that a soldier, wounded while operating covertly, is not eligible for a Purple Heart? I fellow I met told me he was Special Forces and was shot through the arm while patrolling a communist border in '83, someplace the government would later deny being. He didn't recieve his Purple Heart because the mission was top secret and would have to be revealed on the paperwork required to apply for the medal. Is he pulling my leg, or what?
posted by Acacia on Nov 29, 2008 - 27 answers

What is this weird plant? [more inside]
posted by sararah on Sep 29, 2008 - 5 answers

Young Adult Literature: A little girl in an abandoned house and a room with purple wallpaper. [more inside]
posted by macadamiaranch on Mar 15, 2007 - 11 answers

Purple dress seen on the latest Bachelor... can you help me find it? (spoiler inside) [more inside]
posted by slim on Oct 30, 2006 - 7 answers

Bookfilter : I'm looking for a book I read as a kid. As I remember it was of a similar genre to Narnia books or even Harry Potter in that kind of escapist way that I find I loved to read as a kid... [more inside]
posted by mikeanegus on May 15, 2005 - 6 answers