December 08 2008
The Curse and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 11:15 am
Stuff ups in Barbie marketing: In 1965, Mattel introduced Slumber Party Barbie which included a scale that read 110 pounds, and a two-word book “How to Lose Weight” which simply said “Don’t Eat”. In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie caused outrage one of her new phrases was, “Math class is tough!”. And in 1997 “Share a Smile Becky” who came in a pink wheelchair and then couldn’t get through the front door of Barbie’s Dream House. Full post here.
The Curse: A book published in 1912, Hygiene For The Worker includes this passage on that time of the month.
“The hygiene manager of a modern factory or works will take into account only modern, scientific understandings of Female Biology. As a result, retiring rooms should be made available, where employees afflicted by The Curse during working hours can immure themselves. Such rooms should be equipt with a bell or horn, so inmates can signal the hygiene manager or his deputy, so they may signal a cab or ambulance to remove her from the workplace.”
Ho, Ho Hum: Recession Christmas cards are the go this year — less ostentatious and more from the heart.
Picture this: Michael Campbell (not the kiwi golfer) was arrested first in 2003 and again in 2008, and as his mug shots show, he’s tweaked his personal grooming in the intervening time.
It’s art: Pole dancing robots.
How dangerous a driver are you? Take the test. (I imagine answering yes to the “Have you ever hit a pedestrian?” question would increase your bad driver status somewhat)
It’s my website and I’ll plug if I want to: More fresh links that I found amusing or interesting in Not Really News, over at MSN. TV soap Days of Our Lives hit by the global recession, cricket gets cheerleaders… and what’s wrong with a “Hottest Celebrity Tots” list? Go here.
Justin Timberlake appears in sketch as a back-up dancer for Beyonce, the best pet calendars for 2009 and Trinity Roots remake a famous web viral. Go here.
Jim Hickey’s an Oddfellow, introducing Smokerman, the new superhero that could backfire and an awkward moment on a New Zealand kids 80s quiz show. Go here.
Video: Husband gets revenge on his wife for not listening to him about proper handling of a gun.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Mr Campbell I almost didn’t recognise you – I think it’s the goatee
December 10th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Share a Smile Becky would’ve been cool. I had the Grow Up Skipper, whose arm you twisted to change her figure from a girl’s to a woman’s, basically by sprouting some barbie-sized boobs and squeezing in her waist.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I wish we had fireworks like that in NZ…