It would be grossly out of proportion to call these gestures even a mini-Potemkin Village, the legendary Russian facade. Rather it's more of a lipstick-on-a-pig ploy using royal blue lipstick.

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A man has been ordered to repaint his garden path a "dull grey" after given a row for colouring it a patriotic royal blue. Paul Ryder decided to spruce up the outside of his bungalow with a new ...

The end zones at LaVell Edwards Stadium were painted royal blue for the Cougars’ Big 12 home opener. ... the Cougars’ end zones were bare of paint, outside of a white painted B-Y-U. Advertisement.