Barbie’s in the news again and it has everyone scratching their heads. Why is Mattel working so hard to keep a 62-year-old fashion doll relevant? Shouldn’t it be normal for girls to move on to a doll that their great-grandmothers didn’t play with? I mean, I love the fact that Barbie and the gang is […]
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Goodwill? Greatwill, I’d Say
I went on another Goodwill shopping trip. I didn’t buy anything this time, but I did take pictures of some awesome finds, which, if I had had an extra 39 cents in my pocket, I might just have taken home. They were having a big sale at Goodwill when we were there. Which means that […]
Now That’s What I Call a Real American Girl
I picked up the paper the other day and found out that there’s a homeless American Girl Doll. Not homeless as in hasn’t-been-sold-for-$95-yet-and-is-still-living-in-the-flagship-store-on-Michigan-Avenue-in-Chicago/Heaven. But as in her-back-story-is-that-she’s-a-homeless-girl-who-gets-made-fun-of-at-school. Not since JCPenney started using people in wheelchairs as models has a company gone so painfully far to be politically correct and sensitive. They say they want […]
Attention Walmart Shoppers
I had one of those Walmart days yesterday. Not every trip to Walmart makes it a Walmart day. But yesterday was. If you’re a regular reader of Just Humor Me, or if you know me in my real, not-very-funny life, you know I’m a big fan of Walmart. Even though it’s the biggest Chinese crap […]
Trouble in Barbie Land
We had a Barbie crisis this week. I’m in the process of cleaning out the basement storage area, the section of our house where the Barbie dream house reigns supreme. It’s no wonder why. That pink party house is where Great Date Ken once spent a week hanging out the upstairs window, puking his guts […]