The Funny Papers
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Toy Trivia
The popular drawing toy Etch a Sketch, invented by Arthur Granjean, was originally named the L’Ecran Magique. Sales skyrocketed in 1960 after its name changed and some innovative TV advertising was launched.
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If I cain't pronounce it, I don't buy it!
just sayin'.
I do like French. It wasn't offered in my high school, so I never studied it. Spanish was and is helpful to know now that we have so many Hispanics living here. Italian came about because of people I socialized with and a class I took.
I wish I knew many languages. In fact, that would be my super power - to be fluent in all the languages in the world!
and produced in Bryan, Ohio
How about when the Etch-a-Sketch gets really old and the silver stuff starts to come out? In the old days it was surely toxic. These days? I don't know.
i could make stairs like nobody business
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