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MiHale

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Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:54 PM

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If coloring in a coloring book with the correct pressures you can still create a picture with reasonable variations in greyscale to somewhat replicate a multi-colored picture. Okay now I gotta go take a nap.

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If you had to pick a crayon from a box of 8, which would you pick. Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, Purple.Black [View all] debm55 Sunday OP

Def purple SheltieLover Sunday #1

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. My son would take a purple crayon with him when he was very young. debm55 Sunday #8

Remember the book, "Harold and his Purple Crayon." Onthefly Sunday #9

Yes, I read it to him. I think that is where he got the idea for always carrying a purple crayon. This was when he first debm55 Sunday #14

My children loved it too! Onthefly Sunday #16

I loved those books! electric_blue68 Sunday #24

Fleshtone - yes they used to have those underpants Sunday #2

Thank you very much, underpants. If I remember correctly. the eight pack had the primary and secondary colors.Plus black debm55 Sunday #6

I know. That's thought I'd throw that out there. Green. underpants Sunday #20

Thank you underpants. I understand---it's not easy being green. debm55 Sunday #21

Hahahaha, I thought of that band before I saw your comnebt electric_blue68 Sunday #25

I did too. Great show. underpants Monday #66

Flesh crayon? Norrrm Sunday #31

Thank you m Norrm. Crayola has for a long time made a pack of crayons that give all shades of skin color. No primary or debm55 Monday #36

my wife as well Conjuay Monday #50

Thank you, Conjuay. debm55 Monday #73

1962. They changed it from "flesh" to "peach" underpants Monday #63

Well, thank you for that.underpants. You are very sweet. debm55 Monday #65

I remembered seeing them, a good change. electric_blue68 Monday #70

Oh no!! Crayola's gone woke! CrispyQ Monday #54

Thank you ,CrispyQ. they have been around for awhile. Wonderful idea. I had them in my classroom. debm55 Monday #57

I didn't realize you were a teacher, Deb. CrispyQ Monday #67

Oh yes, for 42 years. debm55 Monday #69

Blue anciano Sunday #3

I agree. Thank you anciano. debm55 Sunday #10

Red of course. My fave color. It stands out and I have always loved it so.... CTyankee Sunday #4

Thank you very much, CTyankee. Red for you debm55 Sunday #11

I will have to get back to you on this. Sneederbunk Sunday #5

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH debm55 Sunday #12

As a Vikings fan, Purple 💜 JMCKUSICK Sunday #7

Thank you, very much, John. debm55 Sunday #13

Blue Violet EYESORE 9001 Sunday #15

Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. Beautiful color debm55 Sunday #17

Black... MiHale Sunday #18

Thank you very much, MiHale. Great Theory. debm55 Sunday #19

This one is EASY! beemerphill Sunday #22

Thank you so much, beemerphill. debm55 Sunday #23

Green OLDMDDEM Sunday #26

Thank you very much , OLDMDDEM. debm55 Monday #37

Orange, my favorite color. Then yellow, then red. tblue37 Sunday #27

Thank you very much, tblue37. The warm comforting colors. debm55 Monday #38

Probably Red ProfessorGAC Sunday #28

HAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Professor GAC. Great combination. debm55 Monday #39

Yellow followed by green. Polly Hennessey Sunday #29

Thank you very much, PollyHennessey. Enjoy your favorite colors. debm55 Monday #40

Blue. MIButterfly Sunday #30

Thank you MIButterfly. Do you have another choice to go with blue? debm55 Monday #41

Purple! MIButterfly Monday #48

HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, MIButterfly. Purple would be my second choice. debm55 Monday #49

Green. nt doc03 Sunday #32

Thank you very much, doc03, Very relaxing color. debm55 Monday #42

Green PJMcK Sunday #33

Yes it is ,PJMcK. Yes it is. debm55 Monday #43

Green for growth and prosperity AbagailRose Sunday #34

Thank you very much, AbagailRose and welcome to DU. debm55 Monday #44

Black. It has always been my favorite color. SamKnause Monday #35

Thank you very much, SamKnause. Very mod color combination, debm55 Monday #45

RED justaprogressive Monday #46

HAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Monday #47

Blue. Accepting no substitutes. calimary Monday #51

Very true. Thank you, calimary. debm55 Monday #71

Orange. LoisB Monday #52

Thank you very much. LoisB debm55 Monday #72

No pink? 3catwoman3 Monday #53

Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. No pink in the 8 pack. To get pink, you had to buy a larger pack with more crayons. debm55 Monday #59

Blue although if I had the box with 128 it'd be periwinkle blue Ritabert Monday #55

Thank you very much, Ritabert. I love periwinkle blue. debm55 Monday #61

Orange arkielib Monday #56

Thank you very much, arkielib. debm55 Monday #68

Green ...as in green eggs and ham. chouchou Monday #58

Thank you very much, chouchou. It's not easy being green debm55 Monday #64

I will be flying in a blue dream. 💙☁️💙 CrispyQ Monday #60

Thank you very much, Crispy Q. I love it. debm55 Monday #62

Black. OldBaldy1701E Monday #74

Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E, Agree all colors are beautiful. debm55 Monday #75

Green Lithos Monday #76

Thank you very much, Lithos, debm55 Tuesday #79

Red. this thread would have made a good survey/poll thread BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #77

Thank you very much, BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Tuesday #81

I'm going to have to answer purple. Nt Ilikepurple Tuesday #78

HAHAHAHAH. Somehow, I knew it would purple. Thank you IIikepurple. debm55 Tuesday #80

(Empties box and replaces them with Sharpies) WestMichRad Tuesday #82

HAHAHAHhaHah. Thank you WestMichRad. You are funny. debm55 Tuesday #83