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.”

You etch while I sketch. It could save him.

I loved my Etch-A-Sketch.

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