Eating crayons, often associated with toddlers, odd behavior and a dated understanding of autism, became shorthand for calling someone simple-minded as early as the year 2000.

Likewise, one of those edible crayon creators, Frank Manteau, told Task & Purpose that when he was in the Marine Corps in the 1990s, the joke about eating crayons didn’t exist yet.

The edible (and writeable) crayons have a rectangular shape so kids, and Marines, know which ones are safe to eat, and which are not.

Crayons Ready-to-Eat officially launched in 2018, Task & Purpose first reported. Manteau said that when he served from 1995 to 2002, Marines were not called crayon-eaters.

When Frank Manteau joined the Marine Corps in 1995, the "eating crayons" joke didn't exist quite yet. He was used to the more timeless derogatory words, such as "jarhead" and "bullet sponges ...

This is not to say that Marines are vampires, but, as far as crayon flavors go, the blood of the enemy is pretty sweet. We think Marine Gens. Chesty Puller , Jim Mattis and Smedley Butler would agree.

Kids Eat Crayons is a slap in the face to the indie wimps, but a tasteful one nonetheless." -Adam Kinner The Montreal Gazette "Avec sa musique absolument inclassable, Kids Eat Crayons se situe à la ...

With all the crayon-eating memes and products, it makes one wonder if the crayon-eating joke will ever get old. Uriarte doesn't think it's going away any time soon.

1. Boogers. We'll start with an easy one. Maybe you haven't eaten a booger to your knowledge, but there's no way you got through childhood without popping at least one of those chewy morsels into ...

If they didn't want kindergarteners to eat crayons, they shouldn't have made ones that smell like fruit. And you know what? We still chew on pens and pencils mindlessly. Jc H. / Yelp.

This is not to say that Marines are vampires, but, as far as crayon flavors go, the blood of the enemy is pretty sweet. We think Marine Gens. Chesty Puller , Jim Mattis and Smedley Butler would agree.