(Poll created August 1, 2013)
Submitted by editor
Why are barns on farms painted red?
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To show support for FDR
It keeps the animals calm
It scares off predators
It isn't paint - the wood is red
Who the hell cares?
Tradition
To protest Obama
It's an FDA regulation
Animal blood is free
It makes the tobacco ads visible
So airplanes don't fly into them
Barns no longer exist
iron oxide
Red Lead used to be the cheapest paint
It keeps the barn warm in winter, cool in summer
You're wrong - I know a barn that isn't red
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