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Post number 2112

mathowie — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:49:35 -0800

The man who came up with the Etch-A-Sketch died. So sad. *shake* *shake* *shake* Gone, but not forgotten.

By: y0bhgu0d

y0bhgu0d — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:54:25 -0800

how sad. *chuckle* how did he come up with a name like 'etch-a-sketch' anyway? methinks they should have stuck with DoodleMaster Magic Screen.

By: wendell

wendell — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:19:38 -0800

Ah, yes, the Etch-a-Sketch... the original inspiration for my website (currently in upside-down and shaking mode)

By: Ezrael

Ezrael — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:21:21 -0800

Naah. Etch-a-Sketch rocked. It was the perfect name for the contraption. I had hours of fun totally failing to draw anything with it. Goodbye, Mister Killgallen. You will live on in our hearts for as long as little children are driven mad trying to get the damn line to curve.

By: thirteen

thirteen — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:35:59 -0800

I once had to spend a summer with some relatives in the middle of nowhere. Pretty much all I had to entertain myself with was an old Etch-a-Sketch. I became manic, everyday I would clear the entire screen 1 pixel at a time, trawling the screen first vertically, then horizontally until there was not a bit of silver left. I would do this several times a day. I freaking timed myself and tried to beat my record. I moved on to circles. I swear I once drew one so perfect you would not believe it. I did portraits, not as good as some I have seen in the last few years, but good enough to confuse people who saw them and had no idea a Etch-a-Sketch could be used to make anything other than squiggles. A frightning waste of time, but I learned patience and focus that serve me well. So I too thank the man for his scary toy.

By: Dean_Paxton

Dean_Paxton — Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:07:45 -0800

Take a look at the artwork of George Vlosich III.

By: Almac

Almac — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 03:59:07 -0800

I believe that Etch-A-Sketch was the fore-runner to Game Boy. Think about it.

By: harmful

harmful — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 06:19:21 -0800

My favorite Dilbert cartoon: PHB: How do I reboot this notebook computer? Dilbert: Hold it upside down and sake it. exeunt PHB Dilbert: He still doesn't realize that we only gave him an Etch-a-Sketch.

By: FAB4GIRL

FAB4GIRL — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:24:22 -0800

I could never draw anything on those ....I tried for ages and just a bunch of squiggly lines. :*(

By: wendell

wendell — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:31:14 -0800

My mind keeps coming back to an image of his pallbearers turning the coffin over and shaking it before they lower it... I'm so-o-o-o sorry.