photo of newsboxes on a streetcorner

Christine Swint supplied the words to an image by Mikey G Ottawa for our second contest (compare Amy Elizabeth Thompson’s take on the same image). Christine used the free online photo editing tool Picnik to create her card.

5 comments in “the little robot who couldn’t”

  1. Michelle says:


    Gorgeous, Christine. You’re so clever. This made me smile.

  2. amy says:


    i like it! made me smile, too. i love the names you gave them. poor lemon drop…

  3. christine says:


    Thanks! I found their names on some paint samples at Home Depot. I went in there one day and picked out colors. Now I use them for inspiration.

  4. balanced on the edge » Fun stuff on the web says:


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  5. Nathan H says:


    I deeply sympathize with Lemon Drop’s plight, afflicted with the imp of perversity, and applaud Christine’s cool poem and use of paint sample names. Great stuff.



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