(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?"At the risk of seeing things I didn't want to see (see MurdnunoCs euphemism comments), I Googled it.
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)
Apparently a purple emperor is a butterfly.
Quite why a rare butterfly would flit in and out of Peterlee is anyone's guess to be honest.