Here's something I never thought I'd write about - Barbie. But she fits right in here. What were the odds that a toy based on "a sexually-themed gag toy for men", based on "a cartoon character 'who was essentially a prostitute,'" would end up selling million of units to children around the world? While I have tried to stay away from silly human behavior on this blog, I'll use a bit of poetic license and say that Barbie is a phenomenon.
Anyway, Barbie turned 50 today. It's all over the news. But this raises some deep (I mean not-so-deep) questions ...
Do plastic people have birthdays? At what age will she start needing plastic surgery? Then again, she ages in "plastic years", and considering the rate at which plastic decays, 50 years is only about 20 minutes old!
My quotes came from this article from CNN.com.
Thanks for the tweet from EchelonPress to put these gags in my head. Now they're in your head. Enjoy.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Barbie turns 50
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Barbie has played a huge role in millions of people's lives as they were growing up, including mine
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