Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for December 07, 2011

Now there’s a thought, a human Etch-A-Sketch!

This would not work: Human remains are not magnetic.

Wait, don’t Etch-A-Sketches work using by magnets? Since when have human remainas been magnetic?

American coins aren’t magnetic either.

Happy to oblige; just step into the crematory over here and we’ll begin at once….

There are no magnets in an etch-a sketch.

See if someone can etch your obituary on the pocket version.

There’s an app for that

I’m in love with Le Bon Livre from the blog.

He wanted to draw out his funeral.

I think some of the comments were confusing the Etch-a-Sketch with those clear plastic covers over the outline of a man’s face, so you could draw facial hair with a magnet and iron filings. … Hey! I wonder if those toys gave the consumer goods guys the idea for modern packaging. Hmmm …

Haha… you’re talking about Wooly Willy. He’s been around for a long time…

My ashes are going into my wife’s garden. That way she will still dig me when I’m gone.

Serge Gainsbourg, a man after my own heart.

Let the spirit of the deceased guide your fingers. Automatic etching.

Maybe he ate a lot of iron……………………………… or dirt.

The Blog showed great photos of Harry Morgan.

“Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a night. Set a man on fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.”

You may be to young for this but Harry Morgan also starred in the TV series “Pete and Gladys” along with Cara Williams.

Wouldn’t ashes in an hour glass be more appropriate?

Etch-a-Sketch doesn’t use magnets. Radish is right. The fine aluminum powder sticks to the face because it sticks to everything. It’s probably static electricity, but I can’t say for sure. When you turn the knobs, they draw a stylus across the face and “etch” the powder off. When you erase it, the powder sticks back on, pretty much how radish explained it. If you are very patient and have lots of time (i.e. you’re a kid or an old geezer), you can wipe the screen clean by drawing a big black box, and you can see inside.

Human remains also stick to all surfaces, so you can make an Etch-A-Sketch out of them. Don’t ask me how I know this.

I made the top of the list of “Names in America.” I plan to be insufferable the rest of the night.