February 12, 2004
Blaine?! His Name is Blaine?!
Posted by nerdling | February 12, 2004 12:17 PM
I was never much on Barbie myself, and I probably can't even list all the horrible things I used to put my Barbie dolls through without drawing some censure, but the amount of press that Barbie and Ken's breakup has drawn is fascinating. If I got this much attention when I broke up with someone I could throw myself pity parties for years.
Following this major news event, however, I have two questions:
01. Why do we care about the demise of a relationship between two plastic dolls? I can (if I squint) see why people care about the breakup of Ben & Jen, but other than some sweet nostalgic pulls for days spent dressing Barbie in her wedding gear and marrying her off to Ken, what's the big fucking deal?
02. Sure, Ken was always a bit too country club for me, but why are Ken and Barbie—which are, admittedly, misleading representations of real life—being replaced with the deeply tanned and terribly disturbing Cali Girl Barbie and her studly boogie-boarding boyfriend, Blaine?
Yes, you read that right: his name is Blaine.
i agree..why is it such a big deal that 2 dolls broke up..moreover- the friggin dolls r fake theyre toys how do u kno they broke up for one? honestly u think by the way theyre explainin it, they're real people or something
Posted by: emily at February 14, 2004 07:54 AM
I agree. And there is something else that bothers me: There is a quote from a movie that is just like the heading title. Can anyone help me with the movie?
Here's the quote:
"Blain his name is Blaine?"
Or something of that nature, if someone can figure it out or had any info on what I'm trying to find, please send me and e-mail at cyber_pulse03@hotmail.com
Thank you and I'm sorry I was a little off topic.
Posted by: Jake at July 1, 2004 01:02 AM
Never mind, I found it, thanks anyway.
Posted by: Jake at July 1, 2004 01:04 AM
Never mind, I found it, thanks anyway.
Posted by: Jake at July 1, 2004 01:04 AM
from the desk of captain bringdown, at the office of aggravating minutia
re: emily's post
dear aol instant messenger,
is it too much trouble to ask people spell out an entire word and use an occasional apostrophe? you've led a nation of adults into writing like cave-dwelling troglodytes. yeah, i know--they probably weren't that smart to begin with, but an effort at appearing so is always nice. i'm also aware of my seeming hypocrisy, because i never capitalize anything. this little piccadillo, while appearing to be an unfortunate watermark of my laziness, is actually a humble deference. i just don't want to get in the way w/ those big, angry capital letters. :( anyway, if you could just remind people that composing things like, "..moreover- the friggin dolls r fake theyre toys how do u kno they broke up for one?" makes you seem like a fucking moron, that'd be swell.
ROTFLMFHO,
dan
Posted by: dan at July 1, 2004 07:30 AM
