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Moved to mainspace by Tamzin ( talk). Self-nominated at 06:38, 18 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Crayon-eating Marine trope; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
I know it's well understood you shouldn't eat crayons, but given that the meme/trope relies on the fact that eating crayons is bad, it would be nice if there was a sentence or two explaining why or how bad it is. I was pretty surprised to read, "Eating crayons has become a humorous tradition for Marines at graduations..." - like, if they actually eat them at celebrations, is eating them actually not that bad?
Anyways, great article, loved the DYK hook. Legoktm ( talk) 17:09, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
It would be helpful to explain for people who wouldn't have the context that the stereotype of someone eating a crayon or glue comes from young children doing arts and crafts, and the adult supervising them having to be watchful that they don't consume the materials. 2600:4040:40DD:F300:99D7:85B9:5DE0:9858 ( talk) 17:23, 29 October 2023 (UTC)