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Love Thrives, Dies, and Hisses
They are the premier couple of the doll world, and now they are no more. After four decades no less, and according to the vice president of marketing for Mattel, a new guy will show up this fall. He said both plastic parties felt it was time to spend some time apart and that they remained “good friends.” Yes, good friends. I’m sure that will remain true when the new Barbie figure comes out with Ken’s house and car as accessories. I’m sure the drunken stupor Ken figure will also sell well (prison cell to contain after drunken stupors and brawls sold separately). There will also undoubtedly be one-night stand Jasmine, as part of Ken’s attempt to alleviate the pain, after which he will become good friends with Smally the pimp and then he’ll become addicted to heroin.
Apparently, the new guy that will show up in the fall is a boogie boarder named Blaine. I’m just waiting for the psychotic ex Ken figure to be released (both from prison after a drug bust and the line itself). I’m sure the relationship between Barbie and Ken will remain friendly… once Blaine is out of the picture that is. The Ken figure will also include a list of his new prison buddies who have nothing to lose and Ken’s written alibi statement. No real reasons were given for the sudden split between the two. Although some people (as in myself) think the cause might have been at least partly due to some compromising photos that were taken of Barbie and spread throughout the public after there was a trial concerning them. So after 43 years the romance is dead.
But death doesn’t stop everyone when it comes to love. A 35-year-old woman in France has married her boyfriend… 18 months after he died. There’s a little used law in France that specifically allows posthumous marriage (those wacky French). And if you were wondering, she wore black. This raises many questions. So, does that mean that she technically is a widow right away or is there some sort of five day waiting period? What about inheriting his money, if she does, then why marry an old rich person while they’re still alive? Of course, then you’d have lots of people trying to marry them as soon as they’re dead so that wouldn‘t really work. Did they have his casket beside her at the altar? What about when they ask the groom to say “I do,” what happens then?
Tired of trying to come up with new ideas for your sweetheart year after year? Here’s a suggestion, the Ross Park Zoo in Binghamton, NY has started an adoption program for hissing cockroaches in something they’re calling "Give Your Beauty a Beast." Now, I’m no insect lover, but I think calling them “beast” is an unwarranted attack on these majestic beasts. Where are the rights activists now? Sure, when a poor cockroach’s rights are being trampled, or the cockroach itself is being trampled nobody’s around to help it. For some reason, you don’t get to keep it yourself, you get a fact sheet, a photo of your little critter, and a free pass to go visit it. You need to be sure of your relationship though, you can’t just go around adopting cockroaches and then splitting up, it could seriously traumatize the poor roach and leave it socially crippled when it’s trying to interact with the roach community later in life. - 2/15/04
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