Paula wrote: "Dammit, if something is called a 'ruby', it should be red!"
Did you know that if a *ruby* is anything other than a true red (if it's pink or faint in color), that it is considered to be sapphire?
When our radio station signed on in '71, we handed out thousands of free promotional Sony FM radios that were little avocado colored cubes. Pressing on a bar would switch on the radio and there was a seperate volume control. Of course, they had soldered in crystals that locked them to our station.
They also sported round "Hitparade '71" stickers on their sides. Wish I had one of those things!