Tuesday, March 15, 2011

There Are Not 96 Colors In This World


That is more bullshit that 'The Man' wants you to believe. 'Burnt Sienna' is NOT a color - it's a variation of brown. Brown is good enough when I am coloring a bear. And all I need crayons for are for coloring bears. White, Brown and Panda bears - oh and Batgirls. Bears and Batgirls.

10 comments:

Ricky Shambles said...

And f*ck cornflower, the crayon with the batteries that just about ran out. Shade of blue my ass.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Mmmmm, but what about that "new crayon smell" when you first open the box? You get a much bigger hit with the 96ers.

M. D. Jackson said...

If you know what you're doing you only need three.

Kal said...

Welcome to the revolution Ricky and MD.

I am more of a flavored marker sniffer than a crayon sniffer. Even bigger hit than weak crayons.

TS Hendrik said...

You hate legos, and now you're trying to take the crayons away. Ultra Green is still my favorite color and you don't get that shade in the basic set.

I need it to color all the green bears and green batgirls.

Kal said...

I have no illusions that I can defeat the evil crayon and Lego corporations. The tentacles of the evil octopus stretch far and wide indeed. I focus my efforts at cutting off the head because then I know the body will die. I am not trying to 'take' crayons away. I just want the kids to be able to be happy with less. Squares, rectangles and 12 colors. It was good enough when I was little. Ah my sweet 'Well of Bitterness' does run deep.

And I never said you couldn' trade out your crayons. You can have any shade of green you want - but just that ONE shade. Ten different kinds of green will just make you selfish.

And who ever heard of a green bear. You so crazy, T.S.

Belle said...

You are so funny. How do you think up this shit? I'm girly. I want a hundred different shades so I can color Tinker Bell any shade I want.

Kal said...

Things just strike me funny. I love nothing better than going on a good rant about something that bothers me.

I wouldn't know how you pick the 'perfect' shade from so many possible ones. I just don't want to see how you colored the Tinker Bell and compliment you. It would just be a lie because I would be thinking how wrong your choice was. I don't need that kind of pressure.

Cora said...

You know, I kind of agree with you. I know what it's like to be coloring Scooby Doo when there are 12 shades of brown in the box:

You pick one.

You use it.

You put it back.

Then you realize you forgot to color his tail and, dammit, you can't remember which brown you used.

D'oh!

After much pondering, you pick one that seems most likely.

You use it, but, fuck all, it was the wrong one.

And now your Scooby Doo is a freak.

And that sucks.

Kal said...

Exactly the kind of madness I am trying to eliminate from this world and from Scooby Doo coloring books.

Thank you for your support, Cora.