Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for April 23, 2023

The pain was etched on his features.

I had one of these as a kid.

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gray screens are gonna clear up

etch on a happy face

shake away the frowns and cheer up

sketch on a happy face

㋛

The twins in Jump Start would love these.

you probably need help of someone like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVLBHvwxWTY

Those diagonal eye X’s were really hard to draw.

They should have turned him over first …

and then shook-shocked him “clear”.

“Turn the dial and you see what I mean, yeah, your fun time starts with Etch-a-Sketch…”

Remember when Etcha Sketches used to be made here in the U.S. in small city 8 miles away. Like everything else they sold out and now made in China. Sad.

I have fond memories of my Etch-a-Sketch.

I loved Etch-a-Sketch, but never mastered drawing what I could see in my head. I’m stunned at what some people do with it. (Google it)

He was teetering on the etch of disaster.

“… and an invoice.”

I loved my Etch-A-Sketch.

Etch-A-Scetch was fun to play with. I loved it.