Crayola Is Vowing to Retire One Crayon From Its Iconic Box of 24 This Week

Are they crazy, or just crazy fools?

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Crayola is promising/threatening to remove one crayon color from its iconic box of 24 on “National Crayon Day” this Friday. That happens to be the day before April Fools’ Day, so we suspect they are just fooling. But if it’s not a fool, it will be the first time they’ve ever removed a color from the 24 box.

Frankly, there’s nothing foolish about the ridiculous amount of PR they’re getting. Crayola has a countdown to a livestream

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