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debm55

(50,715 posts)
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:09 PM Sep 7

If you had to pick a crayon from a box of 8, which would you pick. Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, Purple.Black

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or Brown. I would pick blue. How about your?

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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 (Original Post) debm55 Sep 7 OP
Def purple SheltieLover Sep 7 #1
Thank you very much, SheltieLover. My son would take a purple crayon with him when he was very young. debm55 Sep 7 #8
Remember the book, "Harold and his Purple Crayon." Onthefly Sep 7 #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 Sep 7 #14
My children loved it too! Onthefly Sep 7 #16
I loved those books! electric_blue68 Sep 7 #24
Fleshtone - yes they used to have those underpants Sep 7 #2
Thank you very much, underpants. If I remember correctly. the eight pack had the primary and secondary colors.Plus black debm55 Sep 7 #6
I know. That's thought I'd throw that out there. Green. underpants Sep 7 #20
Thank you underpants. I understand---it's not easy being green. debm55 Sep 7 #21
Hahahaha, I thought of that band before I saw your comnebt electric_blue68 Sep 7 #25
I did too. Great show. underpants Sep 8 #66
Flesh crayon? Norrrm Sep 7 #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 Sep 8 #36
my wife as well Conjuay Sep 8 #50
Thank you, Conjuay. debm55 Sep 8 #73
1962. They changed it from "flesh" to "peach" underpants Sep 8 #63
Well, thank you for that.underpants. You are very sweet. debm55 Sep 8 #65
I remembered seeing them, a good change. electric_blue68 Sep 8 #70
Oh no!! Crayola's gone woke! CrispyQ Sep 8 #54
Thank you ,CrispyQ. they have been around for awhile. Wonderful idea. I had them in my classroom. debm55 Sep 8 #57
I didn't realize you were a teacher, Deb. CrispyQ Sep 8 #67
Oh yes, for 42 years. debm55 Sep 8 #69
Blue anciano Sep 7 #3
I agree. Thank you anciano. debm55 Sep 7 #10
Red of course. My fave color. It stands out and I have always loved it so.... CTyankee Sep 7 #4
Thank you very much, CTyankee. Red for you debm55 Sep 7 #11
I will have to get back to you on this. Sneederbunk Sep 7 #5
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH debm55 Sep 7 #12
As a Vikings fan, Purple 💜 JMCKUSICK Sep 7 #7
Thank you, very much, John. debm55 Sep 7 #13
Blue Violet EYESORE 9001 Sep 7 #15
Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. Beautiful color debm55 Sep 7 #17
Black... MiHale Sep 7 #18
Thank you very much, MiHale. Great Theory. debm55 Sep 7 #19
This one is EASY! beemerphill Sep 7 #22
Thank you so much, beemerphill. debm55 Sep 7 #23
Green OLDMDDEM Sep 7 #26
Thank you very much , OLDMDDEM. debm55 Sep 8 #37
Orange, my favorite color. Then yellow, then red. tblue37 Sep 7 #27
Thank you very much, tblue37. The warm comforting colors. debm55 Sep 8 #38
Probably Red ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #28
HAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Professor GAC. Great combination. debm55 Sep 8 #39
Yellow followed by green. Polly Hennessey Sep 7 #29
Thank you very much, PollyHennessey. Enjoy your favorite colors. debm55 Sep 8 #40
Blue. MIButterfly Sep 7 #30
Thank you MIButterfly. Do you have another choice to go with blue? debm55 Sep 8 #41
Purple! MIButterfly Sep 8 #48
HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, MIButterfly. Purple would be my second choice. debm55 Sep 8 #49
Green. nt doc03 Sep 7 #32
Thank you very much, doc03, Very relaxing color. debm55 Sep 8 #42
Green PJMcK Sep 7 #33
Yes it is ,PJMcK. Yes it is. debm55 Sep 8 #43
Green for growth and prosperity AbagailRose Sep 7 #34
Thank you very much, AbagailRose and welcome to DU. debm55 Sep 8 #44
Black. It has always been my favorite color. SamKnause Sep 8 #35
Thank you very much, SamKnause. Very mod color combination, debm55 Sep 8 #45
RED justaprogressive Sep 8 #46
HAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Sep 8 #47
Blue. Accepting no substitutes. calimary Sep 8 #51
Very true. Thank you, calimary. debm55 Sep 8 #71
Orange. LoisB Sep 8 #52
Thank you very much. LoisB debm55 Sep 8 #72
No pink? 3catwoman3 Sep 8 #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 Sep 8 #59
Blue although if I had the box with 128 it'd be periwinkle blue Ritabert Sep 8 #55
Thank you very much, Ritabert. I love periwinkle blue. debm55 Sep 8 #61
Orange arkielib Sep 8 #56
Thank you very much, arkielib. debm55 Sep 8 #68
Green ...as in green eggs and ham. chouchou Sep 8 #58
Thank you very much, chouchou. It's not easy being green debm55 Sep 8 #64
I will be flying in a blue dream. 💙☁️💙 CrispyQ Sep 8 #60
Thank you very much, Crispy Q. I love it. debm55 Sep 8 #62
Black. OldBaldy1701E Sep 8 #74
Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E, Agree all colors are beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #75
Green Lithos Sep 8 #76
Thank you very much, Lithos, debm55 Sep 9 #79
Red. this thread would have made a good survey/poll thread BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 8 #77
Thank you very much, BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Sep 9 #81
I'm going to have to answer purple. Nt Ilikepurple Sep 9 #78
HAHAHAHAH. Somehow, I knew it would purple. Thank you IIikepurple. debm55 Sep 9 #80
(Empties box and replaces them with Sharpies) WestMichRad Sep 9 #82
HAHAHAHhaHah. Thank you WestMichRad. You are funny. debm55 Sep 9 #83

debm55

(50,715 posts)
8. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. My son would take a purple crayon with him when he was very young.
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:22 PM
Sep 7

debm55

(50,715 posts)
14. 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
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:35 PM
Sep 7

started to walk, Thank you for bringing those memories back, Onthefly.

debm55

(50,715 posts)
6. Thank you very much, underpants. If I remember correctly. the eight pack had the primary and secondary colors.Plus black
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:19 PM
Sep 7

and black and brown. The larger 24 count had more choices.

underpants

(192,920 posts)
66. I did too. Great show.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:12 PM
Sep 8

Kings Head Inn in Norfolk

My buddies were certain that the lead singer was flirting with me. Not homophobic but as you can imagine they never let me forget that.

debm55

(50,715 posts)
36. 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
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 10:32 AM
Sep 8

or secondary, just skin colors. I had them in my classroom.

Conjuay

(2,667 posts)
50. my wife as well
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:42 PM
Sep 8

once she found them in walmart they became a featured item in her classroom.

debm55

(50,715 posts)
57. Thank you ,CrispyQ. they have been around for awhile. Wonderful idea. I had them in my classroom.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:00 PM
Sep 8

CrispyQ

(40,217 posts)
67. I didn't realize you were a teacher, Deb.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:12 PM
Sep 8

I have two cousins who are teachers & a neighbor, too. I had some really great teachers growing up!

MiHale

(12,147 posts)
18. Black...
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:54 PM
Sep 7

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.

ProfessorGAC

(74,411 posts)
28. Probably Red
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 06:14 PM
Sep 7

Maybe black. 2 of my electric guitars are red, 2 are black.
I wear nothing but black pants, but have 5 different shades of red sweaters. (In fact, I'm wearing black & red right now.)
I guess I can't choose.
I'll pick the red one, but I'm stealing the black one and hiding it in my pocket.

MIButterfly

(1,268 posts)
48. Purple!
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 12:15 PM
Sep 8

Between the two, my favorite depends upon how I'm feeling at the time.

I once had a co-worker ask me in the parking lot "don’t you ever wear any other color besides purple?" which I thought was strange since although I did wear it often, it wasn't every single day.

SamKnause

(14,436 posts)
35. Black. It has always been my favorite color.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 05:58 AM
Sep 8

If I could pick two, I would pick black and white.

I love decorating with black and white.

debm55

(50,715 posts)
59. Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. No pink in the 8 pack. To get pink, you had to buy a larger pack with more crayons.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:03 PM
Sep 8

CrispyQ

(40,217 posts)
60. I will be flying in a blue dream. 💙☁️💙
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:05 PM
Sep 8

I love ALL colors, though! A lot of people paint all their walls eggshell or beige & that would drive me crazy!! Here's a mnemonic for remembering the sequence of colors, from the outside to the inside of a rainbow. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

Rinse Out Your Gondola Before Inviting Visitors.


Lithos

(26,574 posts)
76. Green
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:15 PM
Sep 8

Back in the day of editing documents, we were each given a specific color to make our comments in. My color was Green. So, Green is my color.

WestMichRad

(2,603 posts)
82. (Empties box and replaces them with Sharpies)
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 02:27 PM
Sep 9

What was the question? Oh yes…
Uh…
Can’t decide.

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