Ymm, Crayons and Glue. Or something

[OldPhiKap]

I thought you were a lawyer. You sound like an interior decorator.

I have long maintained that guys only know the colors that were in their crayons boxes as kids. Some of us had the box of 16, some had the box of 64.

I could have gone full periwinkle, but thought that would be a bit strong.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

I have long maintained that guys only know the colors that were in their crayons boxes as kids. Some of us had the box of 16, some had the box of 64.

I could have gone full periwinkle, but thought that would be a bit strong.

And some of us were (and still are) a few crayons short of a full box.

[budwom]

I still have no idea what Burnt Sienna means...

[bundabergdevil]

I have long maintained that guys only know the colors that were in their crayons boxes as kids. Some of us had the box of 16, some had the box of 64.

I could have gone full periwinkle, but thought that would be a bit strong.

And some of us were (and still are) a few crayons short of a full box.

I still have no idea what Burnt Sienna means...

Can we all just agree that crayons are delicious?

[OldPhiKap]

Oddly, the “Ymm, crayons . . .” thread never really took off like it should have.

[Faustus]

There was also an intermediate size of 54, that came in a cylindrical container that I thought was pretty cool. But yeah, the Big Daddy was the 64, which we had at least once, and they were set at a slant, so it was like crayons sitting in rows of bleachers in a gym, back row higher than the one in front. I think it even had a built-in crayon sharpener on one side, so this was top-o-the-line, the Cadillac of crayon boxes. I liked Magenta, myself, but for some reason always thought it was Magneta, and I'm not dyslexic. To this day I still think of the color as Magneta (in the many times the topic comes up), and I even now know about the Battle of Magenta in Italy from history classes, but it doesn't help.

Now my personal favorite is of course dark blue and these days, for more than one reason, but I better leave it at that...

[CameronBornAndBred]

I still have no idea what Burnt Sienna means...

In my box of paints, there is raw sienna and burnt sienna. Still have found perfectly cooked sienna.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

In my box of paints, there is raw sienna and burnt sienna. Still have found perfectly cooked sienna.

LOL. Is raw sienna = sienna tartar?

[Tripping William]

Oddly, the “Ymm, crayons . . .” thread never really took off like it should have.

IKR. I would have thought the Mac&Cheese color would give that thread Momentum!

[Tripping William]

In my box of paints, there is raw sienna and burnt sienna. Still have found perfectly cooked sienna.

I still have no idea what Burnt Sienna means...

Dunno about sienna, but A-TexDevil will tell you that the "burnt" part is very important when it comes to orange. It's the difference between one UT and another UT.

[camion]

There was also an intermediate size of 54, that came in a cylindrical container that I thought was pretty cool. But yeah, the Big Daddy was the 64, which we had at least once, and they were set at a slant, so it was like crayons sitting in rows of bleachers in a gym, back row higher than the one in front. I think it even had a built-in crayon sharpener on one side, so this was top-o-the-line, the Cadillac of crayon boxes. I liked Magenta, myself, but for some reason always thought it was Magneta, and I'm not dyslexic. To this day I still think of the color as Magneta (in the many times the topic comes up), and I even now know about the Battle of Magenta in Italy from history classes, but it doesn't help.

Now my personal favorite is of course dark blue and these days, for more than one reason, but I better leave it at that...

You people are so lucky with your fancy crayon boxes and your paint sets. Back in my day* I learned all of my colors from the resistor bands on Heathkit calculator kit. At least that was a step up from ROY G BIV.



*Yes those days when we had to slog through five miles of snow to get to and from school.**




**Now get off my nice green lawn!!

[OldPhiKap]

Sienna (from Italian: terra di Siena, meaning "Siena earth") is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and manganese oxide. In its natural state, it is yellowish brown and is called raw sienna. When heated, it becomes a reddish brown and is called burnt sienna.[2] It takes its name from the city-state of Siena, where it was produced during the Renaissance.[3] Along with ochre and umber, it was one of the first pigments to be used by humans, and is found in many cave paintings. Since the Renaissance, it has been one of the brown pigments most widely used by artists.

The first recorded use of sienna as a colour name in English was in 1760.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sienna

Ymm, ochre. . . .

[bundabergdevil]

I don't want to make this too partisan but glue: also delicious.

[OldPhiKap]

Can we all just agree that crayons are delicious?

I don't want to make this too partisan but glue: also delicious.

Ralph Wiggins, is that you?

[Indoor66]

*Yes those days when we had to slog through five miles of snow to get to and from school.**

**Now get off my nice green lawn!!

But was it uphill both ways, like in my day?

[Rich]

There was also an intermediate size of 54, that came in a cylindrical container that I thought was pretty cool. But yeah, the Big Daddy was the 64, which we had at least once, and they were set at a slant, so it was like crayons sitting in rows of bleachers in a gym, back row higher than the one in front. I think it even had a built-in crayon sharpener on one side, so this was top-o-the-line, the Cadillac of crayon boxes. I liked Magenta, myself, but for some reason always thought it was Magneta, and I'm not dyslexic. To this day I still think of the color as Magneta (in the many times the topic comes up), and I even now know about the Battle of Magenta in Italy from history classes, but it doesn't help.

Now my personal favorite is of course dark blue and these days, for more than one reason, but I better leave it at that...

Is there anything worse than trying to fish out that one that broke in half? Grrrrrrr!

[bundabergdevil]

Is there anything worse than trying to fish out that one that broke in half? Grrrrrrr!

Depends. Is the other half stuck in your nose?

[bundabergdevil]

Ralph Wiggins, is that you?

Miss Hoover? My worm went in my mouth and then I ate it, can I have a new one?

[Rich]

Is there anything worse than trying to fish out that one that broke in half? Grrrrrrr!

Depends. Is the other half stuck in your nose?

Nope, my kid's nose.

[budwom]

I don't want to make this too partisan but glue: also delicious.

I was very partial to those big squarish, semi translucent erasers, yum!