I live near Seattle so naturally my High School has a coffee shop, I've been there for three years now and I have always laughed at the "odd" name it has. It is student run and was named by students when the school was made, the coffee shop is named "Purple Haze". Purple haze is a popular name for LSD and Weed, especially in the '70s when the school was made. Now my question is how could the administration not catch that or allow it if they know? I mean I'm sure high school staff aren't completely oblivious to drug terms. I'm not anti-drug or anything I just thought this was a little strange for a school with such a strict no-drug policy.
2006-10-06 20:33:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I know it is also a Hendrix song but it can have two meaning depending on the context, one ok and another that is slightly risque. Just like the word b*tch, it can have a regular meaning and in another context, an inappropriate one, however either context would not be used in a school or government building.
2006-10-06 21:29:00 · update #1
Cafe Latte
2006-10-06 20:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 00:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great question, and I want to first tell you...never stop asking.
The way I see it, since the '70s was a time when drugs seemed to be the coolest theme, (Not to mention a stupid one.) It was a hip title for a coffee shop...
The caffeine in Coffee has been around too long, it has been used for too long for it to be titled as a drug. Some say if it had been discovered later in time, it would be must likely label a drug. However, it is argued that caffeine does not come close to being eligible for such a title.
So what I think, your school's coffee shop was
probably named "Purple Haze" as a joke, saying to it's customers, "Come get your legal drug..."
Though coffee is NOT A DRUG, as are not other food and drinks that have caffeine.
http://www.research.ku.edu/explore/v2n1/coffee.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee
2006-10-06 21:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The name could be anything and anybody could have associated it with anything bile. PURPLE HAZE is a fair name, if you ask me, there's nothing wrong with it. The name could be associated with drug use for some people but for others it could mean the Jimi HEndrix song, a beer, etc, so its a fair game. In some pop cultures the name MAryjane is another word for weed, but people wont stop you from naming your daughter as such. Its a free world, they must have realized it.
2006-10-06 20:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by Kung f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol that is so funny,
I laugh when people have names that have double meanings like Richard is D!CK, I think a good name would be Hype central, with all of the caffeine being disseminated from that place. It would be even funnier to make a short film with people coming and leaving the coffee shop slow down the cinematography o entrance and speed it up on exit. Play the tape back at regular speed and it will look like the coffee sped things up a bit.
2006-10-06 22:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haha maybe in the 1970's the administration wasn't anti-drug!
The term for the drug comes from a 1967 Jimi Hendrix song. Perhaps that is the reason they approved of it.
2006-10-06 20:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purple Haze is also the title of a Jimi Hendrix song. Perhaps your principle digs the tune so the name stays.
2006-10-06 20:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by miksterkhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and coffee IS a drug, so why not?
Folks have mentioned the Jimi Hendrix song, but not that he was from the Seattle area. Maybe he even went to your school?
2006-10-06 20:46:13 · answer #8 · answered by hep632 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a football team who's colour is purple, the fans are called the purple haze, go figure. The team is useless so they may be inbibing.
2006-10-06 20:37:02 · answer #9 · answered by foogill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. It's still a free country (I hope!).
B. Perhaps people think of it as the name of a very popular Jimi Hendrix song.
2006-10-06 20:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋