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* A ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' fan came up with [[https://www.tumblr.com/sweetartsandhellacrafts/7000678501/eatable-terezi-chalk an edible chalk recipe]] for Terezi cosplayers.
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* TruthInTelevision to people who have [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder) pica]], a mental disorder where people have an appetite for things which are non-nutritive or base ingredients which it is abnormal to consume, such as crayons, chalk, dirt, ice cubes, flour, pencils or salt. Unlike most fictional examples it's not always linked to low intelligence, and can instead be caused by nutrient deficiencies, extreme stress or pregnancy.

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* TruthInTelevision to people who have [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder) pica]], a mental disorder where people have an appetite for things which are non-nutritive or base ingredients which it is abnormal to consume, such as crayons, chalk, dirt, ice cubes, flour, pencils or salt. Unlike most fictional examples it's not always linked to low intelligence, and can instead be caused by nutrient deficiencies, extreme stress or pregnancy.[[WackyCravings pregnancy]].
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* In the ''WebVideo/BoardJames'' episode covering ''Splat!'', Bad Luck Bootsy keeps eating the Play-Doh during the game much to James and Mike's annoyance. The latter two admit the stuff smells really good but he should not eat it or he'll get sick. At the end of the episode, Bootsy ends up vomiting all over the game board.
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* WebVideo/DannyGonzalez's {{Badbutt}}-style rap "Bad Boy" has the {{Manchild}} "bad boy" character complain that his mom doesn't let him eat paste, complete with shots in the music video of him smugly eating it.
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* ''Literature/ThePlantThatAteDirtySocks'': The plants eat socks, of course (though they also like orange juice), with their favorites being fudge ripple (white with brown stripes), though they also like white (vanilla), pink (strawberry) and brown (chocolate). It's later revealed that their prehistoric ancestors ate bugs, but Stanley and Fluffy don't care for them.

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** In "Lisa's Date With Destiny" Lisa tells Bart that Milhouse eats toast with Vaseline on it. According to the [=DVD=] commentary: this was based on a child from Josh Weinstein's school days who everyday would get on to the bus with a piece of toast, which had Vaseline on it.

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** In "Lisa's Date With Destiny" Density" Lisa tells Bart that Milhouse eats toast with Vaseline on it. According to the [=DVD=] commentary: this was based on a child from Josh Weinstein's school days who everyday would get on to the bus with a piece of toast, which had Vaseline on it.it.
** In "Marge vs. the Monorail", when Lyle is fielding questions from Lisa's class, Lisa asks a very incisive question about the necessity of a monorail in Springfield. After successfully flattering Lisa's intelligence (and avoiding answering the question), he then offers to answer a question from a less intellectually-advanced student
-->''Next Question! You there, eating the paste!''

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* ''Film/BillyMadison'' sits next to a boy eating the glue in his first-grade class.
* One of Grace's students in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' is constantly eating arts and crafts supplies. She comments that she expects him to poop an ornament any time now.

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* ''Film/BillyMadison'' sits next to a boy eating the glue in his first-grade class.
* One of Grace's students in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' is constantly eating arts and crafts supplies. She comments that she expects him to poop an ornament any time now.
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* The titular character in ''Film/TommyBoy'' is implied to have been this. His bizarre behavior prompts several characters ask him if he ate paint chips as a kid, to which Tommy would just giggle and ask why.


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* ''Film/BillyMadison'' sits next to a boy eating the glue in his first-grade class.
* One of Grace's students in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' is constantly eating arts and crafts supplies. She comments that she expects him to poop an ornament any time now.
* The titular character in ''Film/TommyBoy'' is implied to have been this. His bizarre behavior prompts several characters ask him if he ate paint chips as a kid, to which Tommy would just giggle and ask why.
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* [[https://media.lepetitsouk.fr/catalog/product/cache/dcbbefed18d2a982fc51f1a6516eafe1/c/o/colle-cleopatre-2.jpg The French glue brand Cléopâtre]] ([[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]) used to smell like almonds, leading many school kids to eat it in TheEighties. Fortunately the formula was not toxic.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', the girls have a classmate named [[PunnyName Elmer Sglue]], who was ridiculed (especially by Buttercup) for eating paste. A fly tainted by toxic waste fell into the paste he was eating, turning him into a giant paste monster who wreaked havoc on the city.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', the girls have a classmate named [[PunnyName Elmer Sglue]], who was ridiculed (especially by Buttercup) for eating paste. A fly tainted by toxic waste fell into the paste he was eating, turning him into a giant paste monster who wreaked havoc on the city.

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