{"id":627,"date":"2010-02-06T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T08:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/?p=627"},"modified":"2013-11-19T17:43:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T09:43:49","slug":"the-greatest-crayola-crayons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/2010\/02\/the-greatest-crayola-crayons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Crayola Crayons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/crayola.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/crayola-300x300.jpg\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\" alt=\"\" title=\"crayola\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-628\" \/><\/a>Nothing whispers childhood like the smell of melted Crayola crayons in your mother&#8217;s purse.  Or is that just me? <\/p>\n<p>Of the 133 official Crayola crayons, here are the best colors of all time:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n#14 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=v6K&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=indigo&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Indigo<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nHard to believe you couldn&#8217;t draw a true rainbow before this crayon was introduced in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Rainbows<\/p>\n<p><strong>#13 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=xmf&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=aquamarine&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=g10&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Aquamarine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I grew up wanting to be a marine biologist thanks solely to this crayon.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Waves<\/p>\n<p><strong>#12 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=2sf&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=unicorns&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">White<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the least used crayons in your box, but invaluable in those rare instances you got your hands on some colored paper.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Unicorns<\/p>\n<p><strong>#11 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=VU0&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=green+yellow&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Green Yellow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inferior to its esteemed cousin, but a darkhorse favorite nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: A Lion<\/p>\n<p><strong>#10 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=mAL&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=bittersweet+color&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Bittersweet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A crayon not fully appreciated until much later.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Love<\/p>\n<p><strong>#9 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=JBL&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=manatee+crayon&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Manatee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What an awesome name for a color.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Dolphins<\/p>\n<p><strong>#8 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=CW0&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=burnt+sienna&#038;aq=0&#038;oq=burnt+sienn&#038;aqi=g2&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Burnt Sienna<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The kid who used this color a lot invariably grew up to be an interior designer.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Grecian Urns<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=UX0&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=gold+tooth&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Gold<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I never let my friends use this color, no matter how much they begged.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Teeth<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&#038;hs=QO0&#038;q=forest+green&#038;oq=&#038;um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;ei=BhxtS_7BNZOasgP1rtyyDQ&#038;sa=X&#038;oi=image_result_group&#038;ct=title&#038;resnum=7&#038;ved=0CC4QsAQwBg\">Forest Green<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved drawing forests, and this crayon would always be the first to run out.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Trees<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;hs=2CL&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=black&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Black<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pro Tip:  If you mix together all your crayons, you get black.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: My soul<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=screech+powers&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Sky Blue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone colors in the sun and the grass, but only the dedicated colorers fill in the entire sky.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Superman<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=yellow+green&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Yellow Green<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As one gets older, the body starts to suffer the ravages of time, and having the right pills and medicine on time is always crucial to prolong your time here on Earth. Some people use pillboxes with days stamped on the front, but for others that isn&#8217;t enough &#8211; hence the Portable Mini <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/15\/archives\/2010\/01\/portable_mini_yellow_green_medicine_box_timer.html\">Yellow Green<\/a> Medicine Box Timer. Retailing for just $2.20, you get an alarm clock which allows you to program in the times where you need to take your pills, although it needs to be set within a 24-hour time period without the ability to select different times for other days of the week. All the less complicated though, which is also a good thing in itself.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Pill Boxes<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?q=silver&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;sa=N&#038;hl=en&#038;tab=wi\">Silver<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By far, the best of the metallic crayons.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Swords<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?hl=en&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&#038;um=1&#038;sa=1&#038;q=brick+&#038;aq=f&#038;oq=&#038;aqi=&#038;start=0&#038;social=false\">Brick Red<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Classic like Beethoven&#8217;s Fifth, brick red is the ultimate crayon.  Enough said.<\/p>\n<p>Most Appropriate Use: Bricks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing whispers childhood like the smell of melted Crayola crayons in your mother&#8217;s purse. Or is that just me? Of the 133 official Crayola crayons, here are the best colors of all time: #14 Indigo Hard to believe you couldn&#8217;t draw a true rainbow before this crayon was introduced in 2000. Most Appropriate Use: Rainbows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2541,3],"tags":[714,702,710,711,700,696,697,709,703,712,718,707,704,699,695,719,708,720,716,705,713,72,715,717,698,701,706],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humor","category-writing","tag-beethoven","tag-black","tag-brick-red","tag-bricks","tag-burnt-sienna","tag-crayola","tag-crayons","tag-dolphins","tag-forest-green","tag-gold","tag-grecian-urn","tag-green-yellow","tag-indigo","tag-lions","tag-list","tag-love","tag-manatees","tag-marine-bioligist","tag-pill-boxes","tag-rainbows","tag-silver","tag-superman","tag-swords","tag-trees","tag-unicorns","tag-white","tag-yellow-green"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/chaosfactory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}