(04 Apr 2022, 8:58 am)F114TML wrote Today, I was driving to Uni (because the bus was 3 mins early so I missed it) and sat behind a Peterlee Purples, and on the back it said "Flit into town and ride like a purple emperor", and I was just left thinking "what the actual hell does that mean?"
I don't mind them branding buses but I wish they'd get shot of these nonsensical slogans that tell you nothing about the service (and while we're here, why is the via points cut off at the bottom on the back of the Solos? Looks a bit odd, especially considering on some routes, the top and bottom line are the same height and the bottom line scrolls)
A "purple emperor" seems like a euphemism for something else.
Perhaps whomever coined that little ditty should stop acting like a "purple emperor" and channel their energies into something else completely nonsensical.
For example, The Purple Emperor could the new brand name for an express service from the former Sven Adult Books on Scotswood Road and Pulse and Cocktails in Blaydon.