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I found a purple rock!

A cheerful non sequitur and glorious escape hatch from awkward, controversial, or brain-melting conversations. When someone exclaims, “I found a purple rock!”, they are essentially waving a shiny distraction to derail a discussion that has taken an uncomfortable, heated, or overly complicated turn. It is the verbal equivalent of changing the subject faster than you can say tax policy or crypto investing.

Use it when the conversation drifts toward politics, religion, sex, or any other topic that makes you wish you were home talking to your cat. The beauty of it? Nobody can argue with a purple rock.

Author’s Note:
Inspired by years of dodging family dinner debates and surviving small talk with strangers. Because sometimes, the only way out of a bad conversation is geological.
Example:
A: “So, how do you really feel about the election results?”
B: “I found a purple rock!”
A: “…Cool! Where?”

Example:
A: “So how’s your love life going?”
B: “I found a purple rock!”

purple jam rock 

A purple specialty cocktail- usually made with rum or soju. It derives its purple color from a rare tea made from the flowers of the Butterfly Pea plant or Clitoria Ternatea.
I went to a party and drank three Purple Jam Rocks at Miss Lily's- it was lit AF.

purple rocks 

Boi through some purple rocks in that cup
purple rocks by Awgepoop September 7, 2017

Mexican Purple Rocket 

The condition of a man's penis where the circulation is cut off and the tip turns purple.
Damn, last night I got the worst case of Mexican Purple Rocket last night when my girlfriend gave me a gripping handjob. I think she was mad at me from when I gave her a Cleavland steamer.

purple rockstar 

A code name for a cool girl who has the best style, plays bass and is more commonly know as cmc.
Did you hear cmc’s code name is purple rockstar?”