Uh, every single time I wanted to quickly circle something in a screenshot? Every time I wanted to quickly crop an image? Every time I wanted to draw a diagram?
MS Paint has been there for me through thick and thin.
Yeah, I'm not about to become a graphic artist with it, but what does that have to do with anything?
And what's more, I don't know what you're on about with Notepad. I've taken more notes in Notepad than any other program, no contest. "Toy"? Is a butterknife a toy because all it does is spread butter?
When was the last time you could get anything done with MS Paint?