Que significa " un elefante rosa" ?

Question

We are learning the tense imperative, there is a exercise's title is this : " No pienses en un elefante rosa" ,It talked about using the positive word instead the negative word. I don't konw what does "un elefante rose" mean ? Thanks for answering!

Answer 1

You may want to take a look at this article, to understand what "Pink elephants" is all about.

jeje, I didn't dare to say that! great! - Dakie, May 21, 2011

Answer 2

Don't think about a pink elephant is the literal translation...

No pienses - Don't think

Piensa - Think

Answer 3

It means: A pink elephant, however it is the meaningless part of the exercise, what matters is the "No pienses" part, since it's the imperative.

*what matters - --Jen--, May 21, 2011

Yujuu jaja, gracias Jen :) - Dakie, May 21, 2011

Answer 4

En los años sesentos, l gente fue muy preocupado con diluir sus bebidas alcohólicas, y por eso se usa coss helados en plasticas en lugar de hielo. El diseño el más popular fue el "Pink Elephant".

Eh? Seguramente los sesenta y tal vez tomabas demasiado. - pedrofranklin, May 21, 2011

It was a drinking game also. Popular phrases get used on a lot of labels. - lorenzo9, May 21, 2011