SBEYC T H I OE NN H U EMABDE ERRS
For me summer is yellow – the beaches, the sun beating down, the Pinot Gris in my hand, and my jaundiced doubt that we’ll ever get our bus system back on track – all yellow. Here’s to a summer colour – Happy New Year.
Yellow daubed
17,300
79AD
10
number of years since the Lascaux cave in France was painted. It has a painting of a yellow horse, yellow ochre being one of the most commonly found pigments in the area.
year Pompeii was buried in ash from a volcanic eruption. Many preserved murals since unearthed sport yellow paint. The Romans used it to represent gold and skin tones.
common pigments used to produce yellow paint. Many, like cadmium, chrome, and orpiment, are toxic so have been replaced by synthetically produced pigments.
Yellow feathered
1941
1966
249
600
first appearance of Looney Tunes creation Tweety Bird. He (yes I checked) was a canary and hung out with Sylvester the Cat in 46 animated cartoons.
an unnamed bird companion started hanging out with the Peanuts gang. In 1970 Cartoonist Charles M Shulz finally named him Woodstock – after the 1969 music festival.
height in centimetres of Sesame Street’s most famous canary. Big Bird first turned up in 1969. He was bought to life by puppeteer Caroll Spinney for 49 years.
weight in kilograms of the world’s largest rubber duck (it’s 32m high and it floats and yes I’m considering enlarging my bath to accommodate one).
Yellow fevered
Yellow footed
1927
127,000
77.5
the year Yellow Fever became the first human virus to be isolated.
number of severe infections in 2013, resulting in 45,000 deaths worldwide. Sadly its early isolation has not limited its spread and deadliness.
million citizens who the Brazilian government promised to vaccinate by April 2019 (the disease is common in tropical areas of Africa and South America).
2007
5795
273
year the Wellington Phoenix football team was formed. Their club colours are yellow and black.
registered users on YellowFever.co.nz. Begun as a Phoenix fan website it’s now come to publish general news for all football fans.
number of appearances for former captain Andrew Durante. He retired in 2019 after 11 years at the helm.
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