James Harvey
12-31-2001, 06:07 AM
The Onion does it again by posting up one of the most hilarious articles I've ever read. Here's the URL:
http://www.theonionavclub.com/avclub3746/bonusfeature1_3746.html
And here's the best part of the article (a hilarious pic for the article is up at The Onion):
Barbie/McDonald's Fun Time! Restaurant Playset
($11.99, marked down from $14.99)
Dairy Queen Ice Creame Shoppe
($12.98, marked down from $19.99)
As the economy has slowed, toy manufacturers have entered an era of sober realism, producing playsets that recreate fast-food kitchens in an effort to prepare young people for a lifetime funland of dispiriting wage slavery. The most notable of these is intended for no less than Barbie herself, with a box depicting the apron-clad beauty standing near a cash register, a deep fryer, an apple-pie oven, and a soda dispenser urging kids to "Enjoy Sprite." Barbie has always represented a fantasy world of beauty and wealth, but today, she's reduced to telling homeless men they can't get refills after leaving the restaurant. At least Barbie hasn't taken a second job at the Dairy Queen Ice Creame Shoppe, though she's missing out on the chance to use scented Fun Dough™ to make simulated Hot Eats™ and Cool Treats™. It looks like food, it smells like food, and, just like real Dairy Queen food, it's simultaneously non-toxic and inedible.
http://www.theonionavclub.com/avclub3746/bonusfeature1_3746.html
And here's the best part of the article (a hilarious pic for the article is up at The Onion):
Barbie/McDonald's Fun Time! Restaurant Playset
($11.99, marked down from $14.99)
Dairy Queen Ice Creame Shoppe
($12.98, marked down from $19.99)
As the economy has slowed, toy manufacturers have entered an era of sober realism, producing playsets that recreate fast-food kitchens in an effort to prepare young people for a lifetime funland of dispiriting wage slavery. The most notable of these is intended for no less than Barbie herself, with a box depicting the apron-clad beauty standing near a cash register, a deep fryer, an apple-pie oven, and a soda dispenser urging kids to "Enjoy Sprite." Barbie has always represented a fantasy world of beauty and wealth, but today, she's reduced to telling homeless men they can't get refills after leaving the restaurant. At least Barbie hasn't taken a second job at the Dairy Queen Ice Creame Shoppe, though she's missing out on the chance to use scented Fun Dough™ to make simulated Hot Eats™ and Cool Treats™. It looks like food, it smells like food, and, just like real Dairy Queen food, it's simultaneously non-toxic and inedible.