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Offline Miss Mia

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Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« on: March 04, 2009, 02:43:45 PM »
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Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie

CHARLESTON -- Barbie has been around for decades, but is it time for the blond to be banned?

It may sound silly, but it's a serious issue for one West Virginia delegate.

"I just hate the image that we give to our kids that if you're beautiful, you're beautiful and you don't have to be smart," said Del. Jeff Eldridge, (D) Lincoln County.

Delegate Jeff Eldridge introduced a bill to the house on Tuesday asking lawmakers to stop the sales of Barbie in the mountain state.

Delegate Eldridge isn't trying to target just Barbie but any doll that puts too much importance on physical beauty.

"I knew a lot of people were going to joke about it and poke fun at me. I couldn't get anybody to sign on the bill with me but I said I'm still going to introduce it," said Eldridge.

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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 02:47:42 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 02:43:45 PM

 :whatever:

I never played with barbies growing up.  Bo-ring :)  lol  my castle greyskull rocked though.     :-)
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 02:50:10 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on March 04, 2009, 02:47:42 PM
I never played with barbies growing up.  Bo-ring :)  lol  my castle greyskull rocked though.     :-)


I was partial to Rainbow Brite, Jem and of course...



My first pet was a cat named Custard when I was 3.  I begged for her, because Strawberry Shortcake had a cat named Custard.  :wink:
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 02:51:42 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 02:50:10 PM

I was partial to Rainbow Brite, Jem and of course...



My first pet was a cat named Custard when I was 3.  I begged for her, because Strawberry Shortcake had a cat named Custard.  :wink:

mom tried to dress me as strawberry shortcake one year for halloween when i was teeny tiny.  lol  i deferred and went as she-ra instead.  lol  one of my rare halloweens growing up when I wasn't princess leia. 
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2009, 02:54:01 PM »
I gotta get the feck outta here before I catch teh ghey.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2009, 02:54:56 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on March 04, 2009, 02:51:42 PM
mom tried to dress me as strawberry shortcake one year for halloween when i was teeny tiny.  lol  i deferred and went as she-ra instead.  lol  one of my rare halloweens growing up when I wasn't princess leia. 

I went as Strawberry Shortcake one year.  My mom made the costume.  It was awesome!  I think I was like 3 or 4.  She couldn't find girls tights in green and white stripes, but found a pair of women's trouser socks that were.  I work thigh highs for the first time, and the heel of the sock was up to the back of my knee.  LOL!


Then when I was 5 I was She-ra.  My mom made that as well, it was freaking awesome.  The gold and white cape.  I think I tried to wear it every day for a good 6 months, my mom wouldn't let me though.  :(
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2009, 02:57:55 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 02:54:56 PM
I went as Strawberry Shortcake one year.  My mom made the costume.  It was awesome!  I think I was like 3 or 4.  She couldn't find girls tights in green and white stripes, but found a pair of women's trouser socks that were.  I work thigh highs for the first time, and the heel of the sock was up to the back of my knee.  LOL!


Then when I was 5 I was She-ra.  My mom made that as well, it was freaking awesome.  The gold and white cape.  I think I tried to wear it every day for a good 6 months, my mom wouldn't let me though.  :(

definitely need to see some shortcake pictures.  lol  oh man.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2009, 03:03:10 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on March 04, 2009, 02:57:55 PM
definitely need to see some shortcake pictures.  lol  oh man.


I'll see if I can find them at my mom's house.  It was a perfect costume.  :)


Oh and Barbie sucks ass.  When you take her head off it's soooo hard to get it to pop back on.  And she looked stupid after you cut her hair off.  :wink:
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2009, 03:11:44 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 03:03:10 PM

I'll see if I can find them at my mom's house.  It was a perfect costume.  :)


Oh and Barbie sucks ass.  When you take her head off it's soooo hard to get it to pop back on.  And she looked stupid after you cut her hair off.  :wink:

See M, this is why you need the facebook.  So you have a place to post ridiculous pictures of yourself, and your friends have a place to make fun of said ridiculous pictures.  lol   :-)
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2009, 03:18:17 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on March 04, 2009, 03:11:44 PM
See M, this is why you need the facebook.  So you have a place to post ridiculous pictures of yourself, and your friends have a place to make fun of said ridiculous pictures.  lol   :-)


Or I could post them up here and have these people make fun of me.   :)  LOL! 
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2009, 03:20:48 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 03:18:17 PM

Or I could post them up here and have these people make fun of me.   :)  LOL! 


that pretty much happens anyway, even without the pics ;)   :-)
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 03:33:41 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on March 04, 2009, 03:20:48 PM

that pretty much happens anyway, even without the pics ;)   :-)


Indeed!   :lmao:
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 03:56:36 PM »
Why would this DUmbass think Barbie wasn't smart?!  Did he try talking to her and she wouldn't answer his questions the way he wanted her to?!

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What an idiot.

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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2009, 04:54:41 PM »
Quote from: Texacon on March 04, 2009, 03:56:36 PM
Why would this DUmbass think Barbie wasn't smart?! 
Barbie and Ken. Barbie is always the smarter.
Who has the jobs? Barbie. Doctor Barbie. McDonald's Barbie. Teacher barbie. Military Barbie. Veterinarian Barbie.

Who has the car? Not Ken. Its Barbies!
Who owns her own house! Barbie!

Ken has never held a job in his life. He bums the couch at Barbies place until she gets mad and exiles him to the toy box.

Like all democrats, this state delegate has no friggin clue.  I guess that make him Ken.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2009, 05:18:11 PM »
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Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie

CHARLESTON -- Barbie has been around for decades, but is it time for the blond to be banned?

It may sound silly, but it's a serious issue for one West Virginia delegate.

"I just hate the image that we give to our kids that if you're beautiful, you're beautiful and you don't have to be smart," said Del. Jeff Eldridge, (D) Lincoln County.

Delegate Jeff Eldridge introduced a bill to the house on Tuesday asking lawmakers to stop the sales of Barbie in the mountain state.

Delegate Eldridge isn't trying to target just Barbie but any doll that puts too much importance on physical beauty.

"I knew a lot of people were going to joke about it and poke fun at me. I couldn't get anybody to sign on the bill with me but I said I'm still going to introduce it," said Eldridge.

So he added Hollywood Movies and just about every TV show to that list of banned items?  :uhsure:
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2009, 05:25:17 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on March 04, 2009, 05:18:11 PM
So he added Hollywood Movies and just about every TV show to that list of banned items?  :uhsure:

And almost every single magazine, except for Heifer's Quarterly.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2009, 08:29:09 PM »
I think someone married the smart, frumpy girl.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2009, 08:47:27 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on March 04, 2009, 02:43:45 PM

 :whatever:
Some of us were fortunate enough to marry a woman who was smart and beautiful.   :tongue:

Sometimes she has to remind me of how lucky I am, too.   :-)   :uhsure:

As have said before...I chased her till she caught me.
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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2009, 09:06:32 PM »


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Re: Bill Calls for Ban on Barbie
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2009, 11:36:06 AM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on March 04, 2009, 09:06:32 PM


 :p

This is seriously hilarious.  lol   :lmao:
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