Watch your toddlers...

Noooooooooo!

Looks like the older MBP with the word "enter" rather than the symbol.

It looks like the signature machine when I go shopping LOL

Idle hands....

When the kid gets quiet...beware...

*UPDATES #2: For those of you thinking this is "shopped" here's some video taken moments after i gathered my composure... Click Hither: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAoz6HCKJdA

*Update:
I used some more rubbing alcohol today and it looks like nothing even happened...pretty great.

I gotta say it was a true test of parenthood..i was in shock and pissed off like never before...all i could say is "OH MY GAWD!!!".... my little boy (21 months old) just looked up at me and said "Cheese!"

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Jacob Sullivan says:

Oh crap...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

calebwilkerson says:

all i could say when i saw this was "oh my gosh, oh my gosh!"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew [ j.Mac ] says:

yeah that does suck. Im pretty sure thats no covered under apple care. ;)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

[mary nell] says:

oooh my!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

markusf says:

Time to break out that Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Alexandria McAtee Photography says:

OH GOODNESS....

but he's just so cute,,,how could you ever be mad at that little guy?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

markusf says:

The squiggles aren't even the biggest problem.

You're going to have a black finger, whenever you use your PowerBook now! hahaha =P
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

acordova says:

oh my god that is horrific.

www.wikihow.com/Remove-Permanent-Marker-from- a-Smooth-Sur...

Not sure if that will actually work, but i feel compelled to at least propose some sort of solution.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

/J says:

I really hope my daughter wont do this to me..
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

fontanamobile says:

Use condoms!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Frenk86 says:

D'oh!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

tonystl says:

"But Dad, you told me you had a Wacom tablet!"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

stevendaniel says:

haha... man, sorry to see that.
reminds me of how my little cousin used my grandma's new couches as coloring books with sharpies a few years back.
glad HJ knows the Alcohol ropes...
wow... and by that I mean cleaning and disinfecting wise.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

james acklin says:

ouch. :(
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mike.broley says:

On the plus side it wasn't on the screen? Right, there is a plus side?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

drutest [deleted] says:

oh my god, look at what he did to the table.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

writerwriter says:

Hairspray will remove that stuff from your keyboard, as will certain types of nail polish remover, and neither will damage the surface. Cutips Baby.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

keoshi says:

There's a tablet missing there.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Shanghai Daddy says:

:)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

sekoulumumba says:

"Why you little sh..... Aw ... I can't stay mad at you. Oh wait, yes I can."
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Lode Vanhove says:

That's not so bad comared to this:
flickr.com/photos/pankrastudio/390316080/

;)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

briangochenour2 says:

hah ha... look on the brite side.... at least its just an Apple. It could have been an ACTUAL PC.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Landonkeywest says:

Sell it as a customized powerbook
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

KBPrinceO says:

I'd make the same design on the wall with the kids intestines.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

philip9j [deleted] says:

Write over top the permanent marker with a dry erase marker. I've had good success with this technique in the past.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kid2000 says:

Bet that's the last time you leave your laptop out unsupervised & infront of a kid with a pen.

Gutted.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

wickefamily says:

apple-z....
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

krissikes says:

$#%@#
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

LiveAndBasic says:

ouch. good thing i don't have kids
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

brisimmons says:

try purell hand soap stuff. it works on dry erase boards.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

butcher99 says:

those tables are really hard to find.... And it was in such good shape as well.

Maybe if they move the computer over it will cover the mess.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mdimauro87 says:

HAHAHA Mac user deserves that!!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

tofslie says:

A trick that works when you use permanent marker on White Eraser boards is to actually REDRAW over the ink with a Dry Erase Marker.

Let it sit for a few seconds.. then wipe it off. For some reason the Dry Erase marker breaks down the bond of the permanent marker and wipes it all away. :) I would think this might work with your laptop also.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

coinspired says:

oh come on, if that was drawn by Futura or some other artist that has hype around his work (which i will *cough* not voice an opinion on) - that macbook pro would have doubled its value.

Honestly - its not far off from some of the awful graf work i see in Flushing.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

NEvitable says:

You know, Butchers Speedball should take that off, without doing alot of harm to the laptop. If you can find it in the stores, its for scuffmarks from boots, graphitit etc. . no alcohol. Kids, gotta love em!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ocschwar says:

Your laptop is now a little bit less attractive to theives.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

nytejade says:

Toothpaste works great on permanent marker
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Lindhout says:

Toothpaste also works great on the top-layer of your notebook.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

cd.harrison says:

Did he write on the screen? I could care less about the keyboard/trackpad area...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

The/Waz says:

looks cool! and at least he didnt get to the screen
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Fentekreel says:

Looks like it got wet too
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

chriscja says:

Id use Cif to get that off or White Spirit
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

eunos84 [deleted] says:

Nice Photoshop job...Uniball Deluxe pens don't come in "Sharpie" tip size
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

* Runnells Clan * says:

OWNED! Look on the bright side, 25 years down the road you and the kid are going to look back and laugh at this. Hell, you'll probably still have the laptop as a fond reminder of his baby days :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

wernerblowsgoats says:

Sell the kid.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Black Phantom says:

A dry-wipe marker will easily take that off, just trace the lines with it and when you rub it off it takes the permanent marker with it.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

speqter says:

^^ good point eunos84.

i agree, photoshopped!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

M@ says:

In a decade or so he'll be leaving something far worse all over your computer.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

chuise says:

too bad there are child labor laws. you could have made him work it off.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mrbill says:

Definitely time for a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Snuks5 says:

Oh noes!! =(
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ozataman says:

Ouch!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

synchrophoto says:

consider it customized. every time you look at your laptop you will now think of your kid. isn't that special? ;-)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

drewschyf says:

Dude... Y'all are looking at this the wrong way. Little guy needs a tablet, stylus and big screen so he can draw the right way. He's only crying out for attention and he just wrote his wishlist on dad's computer. Next great designer just waiting for a chance!
(good luck getting that mark off though - hehe!)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jbrams says:

"Time to break out that Mr Clean Magic Eraser."
+1 for the magic eraser ... just a little water and you should be able to remove all of that easily.

Careful with toothpaste ... it's a great tool for somethings, but remember that many "whitening" varieties have mildly abrasive elements than won't damage but could easily alter the surface of your case ... it would just look different from the other surfaces really. Try the magic eraser first, then move to more drastic dental tools =)

By the way, you've been "dugg"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

benlile says:

Hairspray will get it out. Spray it on the towel, not the mac. Leave it off so it will dry. Be careful on the track pad. Give your kid a hug!!

Good luck
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

clynlyn says:

I'm sorry. So so so so sorry. Back in Soviet Chinar well you know what I mean. But in all seriousness its hard to fault a child who doesn't know any better. That's why you keep this photo forever. And you show them when they are 28 and get them to buy you new uber Mac.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ierden86 says:

if he used a sharpie / generic permanent marker ... writing over it w/ a dry erase marker and then wiping it off should clean it really well.

btw ... the digg flood is looming
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ClubEddy says:

oh no!!!!! But this babe is so Q... :_ )
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

chazlarson says:

Seconding ierden86.

My daughter filled in every key on my desktop keyboard many years ago with a Sharpie. A dry-erase marker took care of it in a few minutes.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Feeble Knees says:

There are sooooo many worse things he could have done/spilled/broken.... This is tame. And kinda cute :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

raj-nag says:

Nooooooooooo!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Jason Prini says:

As long as it still functions.. it kinda looks nice.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

macfusion says:

Oh come on, that's nothing. But if he threw it out the window, then you have every excuse to smack him across the room! LOL

Joking here. :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Rianousuke says:

It's an Apple, so it wouldn't have been a loss. =)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

actionM says:

And thats why I don't have kids. Well that and the fact that I haven't had sex in bazillian years.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

acordova says:

I posted this on digg last night, and I guess it hit the front page this morning. Hope you don't mind :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Neourotick says:

child abuse is legal if you keep the kid locked in your basement.........of course that is what my dad yelled at me from the top of the stairs......
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

arex says:

GAH!! he obviously thought the trackpad was getting response from either his wrist or the marker--Wacom tablet? Poor mac....
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

alathea says:

Those Mr. Clean erasers are awesome. My 3 yr old daugher likes to use the grown up computer to type (she messages me at work sometimes) when her 4 year old sisther is on the other computer in their room, but sometimes she forgets that she can't draw me pictures *with ball point pen....* on the screen of my laptop.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Small Dog Electronics says:

Glad it all came off! Hope it also came off of that awesome table!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

gsbdaveg says:

three words: crayola color wonder.

markers that only mark on their special paper. best thing ever when you have toddlers around!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

waldemaryam says:

PowerBook: $1,500.
Sharpie: $2
First hint to Dad that his son wants to become a designer: PRICELESS!!!!

Too bad you didn't catch him in the act but I can imagine the initial blood rush... still a priceless moment!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Drew Olanoff says:

omscience.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

fackyouyehoo says:

why doesn't trojan and durex give away toddler size clothing to all the parents with lunatic misbehaved children? think about the marketing power of a screeming 3 year old wearing a trojan tshirt. hahahahha
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrea says:

:/ And to think I have a white MacBook... :\
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

QuadSix50 says:

I know the feeling. Although it wasn't my laptop that was marked up, our Broyhill dining table was marked up with a blue Sharpie that I had left on the table. Usually, we're good with catching the two-year-old before he does anything like that but this time it was too late. Blue marker all over the top corner of that table. Thank God for the miracle that is baking soda. It took off almost all of the marker scribbles. I couldn't say the same for the rest of the bodyart he did to himself. :-/

Never a dull moment when you're a parent! LOL Still, my condolences. :-(
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

verybigjen says:

use nothign but rubbing alochol on a surface like this - safer than hairspray (alcohol based) but leaves no residue.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mikochu says:

You might want to try Langka or Touch Up Magic. They are used take off excess touch-up paint from cars. It's also good at removing Sharpie marker ink. Just google for "Langka" or "Touch Up Magic." It's worth a try.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

justdep says:

I guess the undo command would be worthless here.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

aristoworks says:

I know a guy that painted his brand new Powerbook G4 when on a bad acid trip :(
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Slaytron says:

Whats the big f-ing deal? It's marker, not like a steak knife or a screwdriver.

Get some perspective. It's merely cosmetic. Like Calvin's dad said: in a decade he'll be wrecking your car.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

oakraidr says:

Now it is a custom MBP. Sell it as art on "The EBays"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

DLRK - Nordsjælland says:

Well.... It's just a computer.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

scottperezfox says:

Luckily, most pens clean up easily with rubbing alcohol - which doesn't hard the outside of a Laptop.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

princessangry says:

rubbing alky does wonders!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

KeyserJose says:

is it a Mac? who cares
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ivankhanine says:

⌘+Z !!!
⌘+Z !!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

joliver99 says:

It's just an apple . . .
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

LuckyStrike2007 says:

It did look photoshoped!!, I wish it had been, haha ouch, it ruined the paint.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

benjiman says:

Nice line styles. Excuse to buy a new MacBook Pro!

;-)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

johnarmstrong says:

This is great, no damage done and now you have a perm memory of this moment in life.

Enjoy the little guy and all he brings.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Pierre Lourens [deleted] says:

abstract.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

JPhilipson says:

Awwww... I'd be proud, at least you know when he grows up he'll have a mac and be a graphics designer.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

David Light Orchard says:

Go and paint on HIS TOYS!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

We be Baracs says:

LOL. Our iBook looks like a that... except it's all colours... and the VAIO looks likeyours.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

audioeric says:

+5 for the Magic Eraser!!!!!!!

It's actually a very good abrasive pad, there's no soap or anything in it. So, just wet it, wring it out, and go to town. Just know that rubbing too hard and long will take off the top layer, which might be a clear coat, or paint depending on the object.

Magic Eraser took Fingernail Polish off of the inside of bathroom cabinets like it wasn't even there, as well as cleaned brake dust off of the wheels of my car.. It's nothing short of AMAZING!!!!

So, sorry to hear about your Mac, but hopefully you'll post an after shot of it super clean!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jigglemequick says:

at least the pen works
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Chef Tony of Visions Restaurant says:

I just literally gasped...good to hear it came off..

cheftony

www.cheflifeonline.com
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Rocktopotomus says:

so what? why not decorate the whole thing with a sharpie?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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