Wow, can't say I ever ate paint chips as a child. I suppose they're colorful and tactile, and sooner or later children are going to put whatever they're holding into their mouths, so it shouldn't surprise me that this sort of thing goes on. I used to paint houses in the summer and I have to admit that certain shades of paint look delicious. Pink paint looks just like a strawberry milkshake, and Butternut Brown paint looks as scrumptious in the can as its name would suggest. Keep in mind that I generally spent 10-12 hrs a day up a ladder in the blazing sun so my perceptions were possibly given to flights of fancy. I never actually drank the paint, because it's toxic and probably tastes way worse than it looks, and because I'm an adult who understands that human actions have consequences. children usually don't make this connection so they'll eat paint chips. I don't blame them.

WHY ME GOD!

Very bizarre. I guess people want to get a quick buzz before they are labelled idiots forever.

Ate some Martha Stewart Living colors once...for weeks my skin was a vibrant pastel.

(gag)