tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post1860749768626427967..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: All About Barbie, But What About G.I. Joe?Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47547039978095387732009-03-31T00:28:00.000-04:002009-03-31T00:28:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jo. I am really chuffed to be a Golden Hea...Thanks, Jo. I am really chuffed to be a Golden Heart finalist this year. Especially in the company of the Banditas two-fisted finalist KJ !!<BR/><BR/>What sort of accessories do you think a Golden Rooster action figure would need?Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10827056831792696472009-03-31T00:13:00.000-04:002009-03-31T00:13:00.000-04:00P226, I mean scary in the NICEST way!!! ;-)P226, I mean scary in the NICEST way!!! ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21298827990817696202009-03-30T23:45:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:45:00.000-04:00Just got back to the Lair!Jo, the girls were all a...Just got back to the Lair!<BR/><BR/>Jo, the girls were all around 10 to<BR/>11 when their Barbie days slowed, <BR/>around 12 when the Barbies were put "on the shelf." We will still have Barbies to play with ( and yes, this<BR/>Grandma plays with Barbies and has<BR/>own of her own!) because the "Baby <BR/>Girls" (the youngest granddaughters) are only 4 and 5!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48784409614858576172009-03-30T23:32:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:32:00.000-04:00Thanks to everyone today for playing "Barbies" wit...Thanks to everyone today for playing "Barbies" with me. I love the whole iconic Barbie-culture, guess that means I'm a true girly girl, even though I was a tomboy as a child. Hmmmm, maybe BECAUSE I was a tomboy!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78871262619768639832009-03-30T23:31:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:31:00.000-04:00Yeah, Joanie, I don't think Ken was ever the G.I. ...Yeah, Joanie, I don't think Ken was ever the G.I. Joe type, more a California surfer LOL.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the answer to the question I asked earlier is . . . the Fulla doll was created (not by Mattel) as a doll more "appropriate" for Muslim culture. I see one alternative dressing in which Fulla wears a Birka.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20947679031923328602009-03-30T23:29:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:29:00.000-04:00Louisa, what a great idea! A Golden Rooster Actio...Louisa, what a great idea! A Golden Rooster Action Figure. We'll have our R&D department get right to work on that.<BR/><BR/>BTW, congrats on your recent Golden Heart finaling!<BR/><BR/>What a nice thing for your brothers to keep up your father's tradition of buying the Holiday Barbies for your mom!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5892081418927571602009-03-30T23:00:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:00:00.000-04:00Late to the party. Kudos on the GR, Virginia! Wond...Late to the party. Kudos on the GR, Virginia! Wonder if they'll ever come up with a Golden Rooster Action Figure?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I have an original Barbie and Skipper and I think there's a Midge in there somewhere. They're all in a Barbie carrying case in my room at my Mom's house. They are somewhat worse for wear as I did play with them quite a bit. They even traveled to England and back. They had quite a few adventures that involved my Breyer horses as I recall. Those dolls are probably worth a small fortune at this point. My brothers both have some of the GI Joe's they got as kids. Now our cousin had an entire basement FULL of GI Joe stuff complete with these huge tables set up with terrains and all kinds of things. He had every kind of GI Joe accessory there was. It was fabulous. Wonder if he still has it?<BR/><BR/>My Mom has a collection of Holiday Barbies that anyone would envy. My Dad started buying them for her at Christmas every year from the year the first one came out. After we lost Dad, my brother, Jim, took over so she hasn't missed a single one. They are on display on bookshelves in her den. When my niece was little she'd say "Those are Nana's dolls. They're for looking, not for playing."Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72738994743368325492009-03-30T22:29:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:29:00.000-04:00Jo, I'm not sure where I got those Barbie books. ...Jo, I'm not sure where I got those Barbie books. Might've been a Barbie book club, even. I think there were about 6 of them, but I don't think I had all of them.<BR/><BR/>They had blonde ponytail Barbie on the covers.<BR/><BR/>Have fun on the treadmill.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49150912147070428082009-03-30T22:28:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:28:00.000-04:00p226, thanks for the clarification. I'm glad to k...p226, thanks for the clarification. I'm glad to know the guys from the comic book were worth having.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52147299286981587232009-03-30T22:27:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:27:00.000-04:00Joan wrote: OMG. I now realize that in today's wor...Joan wrote: <I>OMG. I now realize that in today's world this would mean that if Ken got caught in the middle of p226's offensive he'd run off screaming like a girl!!!!!</I><BR/><BR/>I strongly suspect Ken was the kind of guy who used "product." A guy the Queer Eye guys would never need to worry about.<BR/><BR/>If G.I. Joe couldn't stand up to those army men, I don't think Ken would've had a prayer.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89949909710221272302009-03-30T22:23:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:23:00.000-04:00Midge. Yeah. I remember her.Mostly because Santa o...Midge. Yeah. I remember her.<BR/><BR/>Mostly because Santa or whoever never brought me an official Ken carrying case so he and his stuff went into a Midge case someone gave me.<BR/><BR/>OMG. I now realize that in today's world this would mean that if Ken got caught in the middle of p226's offensive he'd run off screaming like a girl!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Um, could somebody pass me a GI Joe for Millicent?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45877485280673537212009-03-30T22:04:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:04:00.000-04:00Aren't those Scholastic Book deals great, Nancy? ...Aren't those Scholastic Book deals great, Nancy? I love how kids can buy them through their classroom at very affordable prices. I didn't know they sold the Barbie books that way.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7790324996070727292009-03-30T22:03:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:03:00.000-04:00Yep, P226, those were the kinds my boys had. And ...Yep, P226, those were the kinds my boys had. And weren't they the same ones in TOY STORY? The ones who relayed the message about the birthday party gifts?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79346197409108718822009-03-30T21:20:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:20:00.000-04:00Are these the same army men advertised inside comi...<I>Are these the same army men advertised inside comic books?</I><BR/><BR/>Nope. I did have some of those though. They were really cool. They had all kinds of stuff (badly out of scale) like ships and tanks and planes. I used them when it was raining. I'd make little maps and treat each army man like a "division of infantry" and the little planes like a wing of fighters or bombers. <BR/><BR/>But the ones I spent all my time outside with were the ones that usually came in bags or buckets at the toy stores. They'd all be in different poses. Like one guy as a commander with a 45 pistol, another firing a rifle kneeling, one shooting offhand, one shooting a squad machine gun, a radio operator, guy with a bazooka or other rocket, etc... Usually about 50 to a pack.p226https://www.blogger.com/profile/05502193525250005347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23435363169346633162009-03-30T20:56:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:56:00.000-04:00Okay, I'm off to do the treadmill.Here's another B...Okay, I'm off to do the treadmill.<BR/><BR/>Here's another Barbie trivia question.<BR/><BR/>Saudi Arabia banned Barbie in 2003. What was the alternative Barbie for the Middle East?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7506715311568009432009-03-30T20:55:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:55:00.000-04:00Jo, I did actually have a Barbie novel or two--got...Jo, I did actually have a Barbie novel or two--got them from Scholastic Book Club or something like that. Or maybe the school book fair. I think I kept them but have no idea where they now are.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54900451309564408522009-03-30T20:54:00.001-04:002009-03-30T20:54:00.001-04:00Joanie, I think my sister traded in Midge. She tr...Joanie, I think my sister traded in Midge. She traded in something, but I think it was for a twist and turn Barbie--when Barbie got a waist joint, sort of.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you could be making money, but if it makes you feel better, Barbies are probably like any other collectible--the more it looks like it was handled, the less it's worth.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31724561730270744312009-03-30T20:54:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:54:00.000-04:00Oh, AC, I didn't see your answer to the Barbie que...Oh, AC, I didn't see your answer to the Barbie question. How funny that you worked with someone named Barbara Roberts! I'd probably have spun that fib too!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19704564302576696442009-03-30T20:52:00.001-04:002009-03-30T20:52:00.001-04:00Pat, I'm curious. How long did the Barbie phase l...Pat, I'm curious. How long did the Barbie phase last with your granddaughters? My most avid Barbie lover is turning 10 and I'm afraid she'll give them up soon.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59582152428908878082009-03-30T20:52:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:52:00.000-04:00p226, you needed a better school. But that story ...p226, you needed a better school. But that story demonstrates a deviously creative mind.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43731694255828136612009-03-30T20:51:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:51:00.000-04:00Jo, I'm keeping some of the action figures, but st...Jo, I'm keeping some of the action figures, but storage space is an issue. All the Star Wars figures went, a while back, and I didn't love movies 1-3 enough to care. I'm a 4-6 "original" SW fan. <BR/><BR/>But I do like that laser pistol. I shoot rejection letters with it. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65912646650388038562009-03-30T20:49:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:49:00.000-04:00Here's the answer to Barbie's real name.She was Ba...Here's the answer to Barbie's real name.<BR/><BR/>She was Barbara (named after Ruth Handler's own daughter) Millicent Roberts! And she has an entire history with her parents in Wisconsin. Apparently Random House marketed a series of novels about Barbie's life. Who knew?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51305311240294829182009-03-30T20:46:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:46:00.000-04:00Susan, the boy used to pick little army guys on pa...Susan, the boy used to pick little army guys on parachutes ("parachute guys") as his treat at the dentist. I never thought of trying Barbie with a parachute!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53486044658429011112009-03-30T20:45:00.001-04:002009-03-30T20:45:00.001-04:00Hilarious, Terry. There was method to your mom's ...Hilarious, Terry. There was method to your mom's madness. Now you'd HAVE to give in about the townhouse just to keep all the furniture out from under your feet!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23662956964833437152009-03-30T20:45:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:45:00.000-04:00p226, you clearly had a military mind inborn. Tha...p226, you clearly had a military mind inborn. That sounds really cool. Are these the same army men advertised inside comic books? They sound nicer than I envisioned those as being.<BR/><BR/>I wanted a toy gun, but my parents didn't see those as "girl" toys. We borrowed them from a neighbor boy instead. <BR/><BR/>Now I have Queen Amidala's laser pistol from The Phantom Menace.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.com