barbie-doll

Turns out I do have something to post, after all. Inspired by the lovely and talented Mir…

I see you looking and I know what you think
You’re getting braver with every drink but
I am telling you something you need to know

She may look like a sweet young thing
Talking to him but she ain’t hearing a thing
If you were smart you’d turn around and let her go

That girls’ a Barbie doll
A Barbie doll
She’s real good-looking but she’s got no heart at all

She puts on her makeup and drives to the bar in her
Boyfriend’s old man’s brand-new car
She’s got no idea what she does or why

She does whatever she wants I guess
Whatever comes first or whatever looks best
Nobody I know has ever seen her cry

That girls’ a Barbie doll
A Barbie doll
She’s real good-looking but she’s got no sense at allThat girls’ a Barbie doll
A Barbie doll
She’s real good-looking but she’s got no heart at all

You should have seen her last Saturday night
She had a friend of mine treating her right
She was hanging on him until she found a better deal

You should have seen how cold she got
My buddy asked why and she said why not
Nobody I know swears she’s even real

That girls’ a Barbie doll
A Barbie doll
She’s real good-looking but she’s got no heart at all

(song - Barbie Doll, by Jack Ingram and Todd Snider)

Since I’ve suddenly been inundated with google hits for “Borgata Babes” I thought I would post a followup, this is a column by Maureen Dowd that sums up many of my opinions on the matter: Speaking of women … but not well

At the dawn of feminism, there was an assumption that women would not be as severely judged on their looks in ensuing years. Phooey. It’s just the opposite. Looks matter more than ever, with more and more women spending fortunes turning themselves into generic, plastic versions of what they think men want, reaching for eerily similar plumped-up faces and body shapes.

Pretty soon, we’ll be back to the era when flight attendants — or should I say stewardesses? — are canned if they gain a few pounds. The New York Post reported that the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City would start weighing all its waitresses, and “Borgata Babes” “who gain more than 7 percent will lose their jobs unless they lose the weight.”

Consider this gender differentiation: A gorgeous, fit guy who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive woman is “throwing himself on a grenade” for the team. A gorgeous, fit girl who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive man is lucky to have found romance in “Sideways” and “Hitch.”

Pop star Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ a project that essentially marks her feature film debut.

Who’s gonna play Boss Hawg? If they start shooting after November 3, maybe Cheney will have some free time.

Update: Drat, they’ve already cast the Duke cousins, and Ashton didn’t get picked.

More discussion:
Who will re-make the theme song? (hollywood can’t leave well enough alone, and Waylon isn’t here to do it his ownself)

The entire premise is that the Dukes broke the law (they were already on probation parole) so is Boss Hawg gonna call in Homeland Security and have them arrested as non-enemy combatants? Will they have cell phones and GPS to aid in their exploits?

The General Lee with it’s Confederate Flag driven by two white terrorists has all kinds of interesting implications, especially in impressionable the younger set (six to whatever). I’m sure this will be a huge hit with blacks, especially in the south.

Will Dodge (the Lee was a Charger, IIRC) have a tie-in? Will they instead be running around in a souped up PT-Cruiser? Or will we dump Dodge and go with a Chevy or Ford?

Here’s some fun links:

Dukes Drinking Game. (example: Take Two Drinks Whenever:
Anyone claims to know a shortcut.
Uncle Jesse appears without his red hat.
etc.)

When did the Dukes Jump the Shark?

Episode Guide (with a picture of the original Daisy! rawr!)