[LINK] OFF TOPIC: Where does the phrase "purple pissing" come from?

[Scott Howard]

On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 10:29:10PM +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
> It's hugely off topic, but a group so eclectic as Link may succeed where
> all my Google mojo failed:

Very much off topic, but...

> Where does the term "purple pissing" come from? It was famously used by

It's a reference to the use of Gentian Violet in order to treat various
venereal diseases.  Gentian Violet is also used as a purple die.

I'll leave it to you to put 2 and 2 together... :)

  Scott