Greg's wife, Meg, has been wanting a purple master bedroom her entire married life.  She even went so far as to purchase paint for the project. 

But, according to Meg, "Greg has hated the color purple ever since he was ten. He threatened to divorce me if I painted our bedroom that color."  

"It all started when he got caught sneaking into his grandmother's liquor cabinet one weekend.  For punishment, she made him drink an entire bottle of Maneschevitz wine. He barfed up so much 'purple' he hasn't been able to look at the color since then." 

That all seemed to magically change this past Tuesday when Meg woke up to a purple faux painted bedroom. When she asked Greg if the makeover was her surprise anniversary present, Greg muttered, "Huh? What are you talking about?" 

According to Meg, once Greg was fully awake and saw the new wall color he started to retch and ran to the adjoining bathroom.

But Meg couldn't be happier. "I've always loved the color purple. It makes me feel all royal and queen-like. Plus it reminds me of that yummy birthday cake icing they use at Wal-Mart. I think it gives the room a gay, party kind of feel. Don't you?"

Greg, on the other hand, says there is no way he can live with the color.  "Every time I go in there I get dizzy and feel like I'm going to lose my lunch. I may have to move into the guest room."

Disclaimer: This "News Item" was written by Ralph the real estate dog.  It is a work of (comic relief) fiction. Only the MLS photo is real. Any resemblance between the characters, persons or Realtors® is purely coincidental.