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Recently I discovered many of my peers had either never heard of or had completely forgotten Mr. Yuk, the friendly-faced mascot of the poison control center. I think it's time for a comeback tour! And the red eyes make him look cool :)

#1: Jeanette Wray (tobeykilmer) on Feb 16, 2010

I had never heard of him. "Friendly-faced???" LOL

I never found an image of him with red eyes.

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/images/mr-yuk.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Yuk

He was created in Pittsburgh. Interesting story as to why Mr. Yuk was chosen. :)

I remember Mr Yuk quite well -- he adorned all the cleaning products that were kept under the kitchen sink at my parents' house. Ah, memories. :) Here he looks much angrier!

Thanks for the blast from my past! This takes me back to my elementary school years when we had a sticker like this on our phone with the number to poison control.

Count me in as a fan of Mr.Yuk! I remember finding him very amusing as a very young kid. My parents worried he might be doing the opposite of what he was intended to do.

Years later I remember seeing someone with Mr. Yuk as their avatar on a message board. It felt cool.

Also even more years later it's cool to read the history of Mr. Yuk. The things you learn!

Anyway, I was considering making a Mr Yuk puzzle, but I'm glad I googled first to see if it's been done. It has, and well.

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