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Re: (TFT) Jobs table: 100,000 simulated soldiers and farmers



On Sep 24, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote:
>
> Why red and yellow stripes?
> Because red is a rare dye colour and a striped pattern is difficult to
> achieve.

Hate to bust your bubble, but a striped pattern is actually just about  
the easiest to get, textiles-wise. With most people, I wouldn't  
nitpick this kind of thing, but since I know you really care about the  
details... ;-)

For reading interest (scroll down and read the reviews and excerpt): http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Cloth-History-Stripes/dp/product-description/0743453263

- Meg
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