Comments on: Forbidden Fruit

By: Deltus

Deltus — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:34:25 +0000

I recall, growing up, the markers that smelled like marker. You know, that you can sniff and get “school kid high” off of.

Mind you, fruit and chocolate might smell better, but in Canada back in the day, we didn’t have such luxury back then. Nope, it was hard core marker huffing for us.

By: Ms. Pants

Ms. Pants — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:18:21 +0000

I can still hear your sharp intake of breath on the ~~phone~~ horb when I said the word “Sharpie” as we were dancing around our xmas pressies for one another. I named the puppy!!

By: Michelle M.

Michelle M. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:54:14 +0000

So after reading this post, I asked a couple people about Mr. Sketch, and everyone knew what I was talking about. I on the other hand, do not for the life of me remember these markers. However, I’m now convinced that I must get my hands on some. Also thinking I’m the only person that loves the smell of licorice!

By: Joelle

Joelle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:08:55 +0000

@Louise: I like your style. haha!

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:56:57 +0000

Hee! I have like, three packages of Mr. Sketch(es?) in my desk at school. I only let the kids use them if they’ve been especially good. The bad kids are not allowed to smell the goodness of the cinnamon. The bad kids can feel free to smell the black marker though.

By: Cindi B

Cindi B — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:52:47 +0000

I love the new “click” Sharpies-- just like a regular pen, but better!

My white board markers at school were scented--it took me the longest time to figure that out. Every time I was teaching and was using the black, I kept smelling Thin Mint cookies. It was driving me crazy until I figured out the marker was chocolate-mint scented. Mmmmm.

By: mikey

mikey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:09:24 +0000

Hm. The brown I had in school was chocolate flavored. I remember this because, of course, I had to taste it.

It tasted like marker.

But ooooh, it totally smelled like chocolate.

By: the slackmistress

the slackmistress — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:42:33 +0000

Mr. Sketch – clearly a gateway marker!

By: roger

roger — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:22:50 +0000

I still have a green one from the 70s (it was my sister’s), and it still smells good! Remember, kids, always put the caps back on tightly!

Every time I unearth that marker going through old boxes of junk I think about mailing it back to her.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:21:22 +0000

Cheap marker sniffing whore.

I attribute most of my brain damage to sniffing those.