Public Service Announcement

Many of you may have played with Barbies in your past. But at least all of you know what Barbies are. And because I don't want my audience to go uninformed, I'm here to tell you about some recent changes to the Barbie world.

I was in Target the other day, when Fashionista Ken caught my eye. 

But the best part is the wording at the top of the box that says "100 + poses!" I'm so glad they've updated Normal Guy Ken with only 7 poses to Fashionista Ken with 100 + poses.

In addition, they have a new line called "Barbie - Back to Basics"

Apparently, one blogger was able to point out that these Barbies all have the looks of popular models (Tyra is #2 and Heidi is #10, in case you were wondering). I was just freaked out by how big their heads are in proportion  to the rest of their bodies. Then again, maybe it's a metaphor...

Remember how brothers or older sisters or evil children named Sid would pop off Barbie's head? Well now it's encouraged. Introducing: "Barbie, Swappin' Styles!"

It's great, because you buy just one Barbie, and ten different heads, and you are able to change Barbie's look with just a click and snap.

Kind of reminds me of that Wizard of Oz 2 movie. If you've seen it, you'll know what I'm talking about, because I don't think you could forget something like that.

I feel bad that they didn't have this around during Michael Jackson's life. I think the public would have been more accepting of his looks.

Or not.

I couldn't remember what the line was called, so I was googling things like "Barbie exchangeable heads" or "Different Head Barbie" or "Barbie Looses Her Head." To say the least, I saw some of Barbie's pictures that TMZ must have rights to.

I think this last one is my favorite. Tramp Stamp Tattoo Barbie. The question is, can her tattoo do 100+ poses? I'm sure by the time she looks like the above geriatric Barbie the tattoo will not only do different poses, but be able to transform into different animal shapes as well.

Oh, Mattel, how grateful we are to thee for coming up with this stuff.

And if this stuff didn't impress you, I found a couple new sights you should check out:
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/
and   http://www.myregisblog.com/

Update: Elissa Gator was Kidnapped

Editor's Note: We're sorry about any inconveniences that have come about due to the lack of advice posting from Elissa Gator. We're sure you're no longer crying yourself to sleep. But to what the public really want to know, what happened to Elissa Gator and her fabulous advice column? Elissa Gator was kidnapped by an evil-average intelligence person while she was taking a nap in her own home (and some might know how vulnerable/dangerous she is while in sleep mode). 


When she woke, she was in an abandoned bandanna warehouse. She escaped by blind folding (resourcefully using one of the bandannas) her kidnapper, spinning him around 30 times, and telling him to pin the tail on the gorilla. Because gorillas do not have tails, the kidnapper continued in a futile effort while she walked out, unharmed. 


We do not know why he took her. We believe he may have written in for advice that he then found too sarcastic and too true. Or he was an eHarmony suitor angry that she never fully signed up for the service. While safe and secure, Elissa Gator has not been able to give her daily advice. It has not been because no one was actually asking her for her advice, or that she got slightly bored, or that the pressure to be funny, ahem, adviceful, gave her a bad case of the writer's block - it was really because of the kidnapping. 


We do not know when she'll resume advice giving posts (although we suspect if there were some really good questions asked, she might be able to muster up the old goat again). Regular blogging about uninteresting things will continue. Thank you for your understanding. Oh, and she wanted to say: You're welcome.