Crayon Eater / Marines Eat Crayons

Marines Eat Crayons is a catchphrase used in jokes to mock the intelligence of United States Marine Corps members, who are sometimes called " Crayon Eaters " by other branches of the military . Jokes about U.S. Marines being "dumb" or " autistic ," and eating crayons as a result, have existed on the internet since at least the mid-2010s, with memes about the joke being widely circulated since 2019. However, the meme likely stems from intra-military jokes predating their prevalence on the internet. The cliché also inspired memes about Titans from the video game Destiny eating crayons, however, the original creator of the "Titans eat crayons" meme has since disavowed the joke because they felt it encouraged ableism.