History Main / PasteEater

* One of HilaireBelloc's Cautionary Verses is titled "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Henry King, who Chewed Bits of String, and was Early Cut Off in Dreadful Agonies]]".

* In a combination of [[MadArtist insanity]] and [[StarvingArtist poverty]], VincentVanGogh would at times nibble on his paint and drink turpentine, which probably didn't help his health\sanity. At one point he even had a suicide attempt trying to eat lead-heavy yellow oil paint.

Small children, the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and TheDitz are prone to eating things that should not be eaten. Not necessarily a case of ExtremeOmnivore, as it may just be this one specific non-food item that the character consumes. Most common in this category are glue, crayons, soap, and bugs.

* The AmalgamUniverse Legion of Galactic Guardians features a character amalgamated from Paste-Pot Pete and Matter-Eater Lad. His powers, fortunately, remain a mystery.

* TheDitz Monette in ''SomethingPositive'' comments, "Putting salted peanuts in Coke is a step up from eating crayons and even I stopped doing that a few years ago." (She's in her early twenties when she says this.)
* Cat from the webcomic ''CatAndGirl'' is known to eat paint.
* In ''SluggyFreelance'', [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/060328 Zoe does it here]]. "Pashe ish yummy!"
* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', the Wayward Vagabond compulsively eats any green things he can find. Examples include two pieces of green chalk, a chunk of radioactive material, and the Uberbunny's eye.
* {{Invoked}} in ''OrderOfTheStick'', Belkar threatens Myzaki's horse with being turned into paste, "The kind the weird kid in the back eats".

* In a combination of [[MadArtist insanity]] and [StarvingArtist poverty]], VincentVanGogh would at times nibble on his paint and drink turpentine, which probably didn't help his health\sanity. At one point he even had a suicide attempt trying to eat lead-heavy yellow oil paint.

* [[TheDitz Ralph Wiggum]] on ''TheSimpsons'' is known for eating glue, crayons and worms, among other things. One episode also explains the cause of Homer Simpson's dim wit — he ''inhaled'' crayons up his nose as a child. In the episode, the crayon stuck in his brain since his childhood is surgically removed, and he becomes very intelligent. However, [[spoiler:Homer feels that things just aren't the same, and inhales another crayon to get back to his normal, dumb but likeable self]].
** In one issue of the comic, Homer eats paste...at a Parent-Teacher lecture on why it's bad;
-->'''Skinner:''' Listen up, everyone. I want to tell you the sad story of the cousin of a student who a friend of mine taught at a neighboring school in [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the state just to the east of the state that Springfield is in.]] He knew a fellow student who ate too much paste just before he was about to give a tuba recital during homecoming. the sound that emitted from the tuba when he pulled his lips free was so ''intense'' that it knocked over a ladder, causing a man to fall and grab onto a power line, which produced ''flying sparks.'' A passing ''diesel'' drove through the sparks and smashed into an ''oil refinery.'' A sleeping hobo was awakened by the noise. He was ''so'' annoyed at the disruption that he set a fire that burned down ''the entire town!'' The moral of this story-- ''Don't eat paste!'' Besides, it's made from processed horse hooves!
-->'''Homer:''' Mmm... Processed horse hooves.
* TheDitz Monette in ''SomethingPositive'' comments, "Putting salted peanuts in Coke is a step up from eating crayons and even I stopped doing that a few years ago." (She's in her early twenties when she says this.)
* Comes up a couple of times in ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''. In "Sting Operation", Private spits bubbles and happily declares, "I ate soap!" while under the effects of PhlebotinumInducedStupidity. In "All King, No Kingdom", Maurice and Mort accidentally break Julien's throne:
-->"I'll get the glue."\\
"To eat?"\\
"NO!"

* Tardy the Turtle from ''GregTheBunny'' has eaten everything from crayons, to drumsticks (the musical kind) to paintballs.
-->'''Tardy:''' "The green ones make me horny!"

* TruthInTelevision to people who have 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.
** The show called ''My Strange Addiction'' sometimes deals with people who have this. They had interviewed people who eats glass, cigarette ashes, tissues, chalk, and other things...
* BillyMadison sits next to a boy eating the glue in his first-grade class.

* On ''ThePowerpuffGirls'', there was a boy in the girls' class named [[PunnyName Elmer Sglue]] who was teased for eating paste. A mosquito tainted by toxic waste fell on the paste he was eating, turning him into a giant glue monster who wreaked havoc on the city.

* Strong Sad from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' used to eat colored chalk as a child. "I was sick for a year and almost diiied."
* The AmalgamUniverse Legion of Galactic Guardians features a character amalgamated from Paste-Pot Pete and Matter-Eater Lad. His powers, fortunately, remain a mystery.

* Strong Sad from ''HomestarRunner'' used to eat colored chalk as a child. "I was sick for a year and almost diiied."

Small children, the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and the RalphWiggum are prone to eating things that should not be eaten. Not necessarily a case of ExtremeOmnivore, as it may just be this one specific non-food item that the character consumes. Most common in this category are glue, crayons, soap, and bugs.

* The original RalphWiggum on ''TheSimpsons'' is known for eating glue, crayons and worms, among other things. One episode also explains the cause of Homer Simpson's dim wit — he ''inhaled'' crayons up his nose as a child. In the episode, the crayon stuck in his brain since his childhood is surgically removed, and he becomes very intelligent. However, [[spoiler:Homer feels that things just aren't the same, and inhales another crayon to get back to his normal, dumb but likeable self]].

-->'''Skinner:''' Listen up, everyone. I want to tell you the sad story of the cousine of a student who a friend of mine taught at a neighboring school in [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the state just to the east of the state that Springfield is in.]] He knew a fellow student who ate too much paste just before he was about to give a tuba recital during homecoming. the sound that emitted from the tuba when he pulled his lips free was so ''intense'' that it knocked over a ladder, causing a man to fall and grab onto a power line, which produced ''flying sparks.'' A passing ''diesel'' drove through the sparks and smashed into an ''oil refinery.'' A sleeping hobo was awakened by the noise. He was ''so'' annoyed at the disruption that he set a fire that burned down ''the entire town!'' The moral of this story-- ''Don't eat paste!'' Besides, it's made from processed horse hooves!

* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', the Wayward Vagabond compulsively eats any green things he can find. Examples include two green crayons, a chunk of radioactive material, and the Uberbunny's eye.

-->'''Skinner:''' Listen up, everyone. I want to tell you the sad story of the cousine of a student who a friend of mine taught at a neighboring school in [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the state just to the east of the state that Springfield is in.]] He knew a fellow student who ate too much paste just before he was about to give a tuba recital during homecoming. the sound that emitted from the tuba when he pulled his lips free was so ''intense'' that it knocked over a ladder, causing a man to fall and grab onto a power line, which produced ''flying sparks.'' A passing ''diesel drove through the sparks and smashed into an ''oil refinery.'' A sleeping hobo was awakened by the noise. He was ''so'' annoyed at the disruption that he set a fire that burned down ''the entire town!'' The moral of this story-- ''Don't eat paste!'' Besides, it's made from processed horse hooves!

!!Examples

Small children, the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and the RalphWiggum are prone to eating things that should not be eaten. Not necessarily a case of Extreme Omnivore, as it may just be this one specific non-food item that the character consumes. Most common in this category are glue, crayons, soap, and bugs.

Small children, the Cloud Cuckoo Lander, and the Ralph Wiggum are prone to eating things that should not be eaten. Not necessarily a case of Extreme Omnivore, as it may just be this one specific non-food item that the character consumes. Most common in this category are glue, crayons, soap, and bugs.

* The original RalphWiggum on ''TheSimpsons'' is known for eating glue, crayons, and worms, among other things. One episode also explains the cause of Homer Simpsons' dim wit - he ''inhaled'' crayons up his nose as a child. In the episode, the crayon stuck in his brain since his childhood is surgically removed, and he becomes very intelligent. However, [[spoiler:Homer feels that things just aren't the same, and inhales another crayon to get back to his normal, dumb but likeable self]].
* TheDitz Monette in ''SomethingPositive'' comments "Putting salted peanuts in Coke is a step up from eating crayons and even I stopped doing that a few years ago." (She's in her early twenties when she says this.)
* Comes up a couple of times in ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''. In "Sting Operation", Private spits bubbles and happily declares "I ate soap!" while under the effects of PhlebotinumInducedStupidity. In "All King, No Kingdom", Maurice and Mort accidentally break Julien's throne:

-->Tardy: "The green ones make me horny!"
* One of HilaireBelloc's Cautionary Verses is entitled "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Henry King, who Chewed Bits of String, and was Early Cut Off in Dreadful Agonies]]".

* BillyMadison sits next to a boy eating the glue in his first grade class.
* On ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' there was a boy in the girl's class named [[PunnyName Elmer Sglue]] who was teased for eating paste. A mosquito tainted by toxic waste fell on the paste he was eating, turning him into a giant glue monster who wreaked havoc on the city.

* The original RalphWiggum on TheSimpsons is known for eating glue, crayons, and worms, among other things. One episode also explains the cause of Homer Simpsons' dim wit - he ''inhaled'' crayons up his nose as a child. In the episode, the crayon stuck in his brain since his childhood is surgically removed, and he becomes very intelligent. However, [[spoiler:Homer feels that things just aren't the same, and inhales another crayon to get back to his normal, dumb but likeable self.]]
* TheDitz Monette in SomethingPositive comments "Putting salted peanuts in Coke is a step up from eating crayons and even I stopped doing that a few years ago." (She's in her early twenties when she says this.)
* Comes up a couple of times in ThePenguinsOfMadagascar. In "Sting Operation", Private spits bubbles and happily declares "I ate soap!" while under the effects of PhlebotinumInducedStupidity. In "All King, No Kingdom", Maurice and Mort accidentally break Julien's throne:

* One of Grace's students in BruceAlmighty is constantly eating arts and crafts supplies. She comments that she expects him to poop an ornament any time now.
* Tardy the Turtle from GregTheBunny has eaten everything from crayons, to drumsticks (the musical kind) to paintballs.

* One of Hillaire Belloc's Cautionary Verses is entitled "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Henry King, who Chewed Bits of String, and was Early Cut Off in Dreadful Agonies]]".