# Surely this is a sign of the apocalypse?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 14, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296 "2004-06-14T15:50:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296/1 "2004-06-14T15:50:30Z")

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[Mattel announces it’s launching a line of Barbie clothes](http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/11/news/fortune500/barbie_fashion/index.htm?cnn=yes). For adult women.

Words fail me.

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**Author:** ![Shaolinrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Shaolinrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaolinrabbit)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296/2 "2004-06-14T16:00:27Z")

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Don’t they know that Barbie is a slut? I mean, seriously. Who would want to be associated with a brainless lump of big breasted, tiny waisted, blonde bimbo juice like Barbie.

[Oh, wait…](http://www.britneyspears.com/news-press.php)

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296/3 "2004-06-14T16:48:02Z")

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Maybe inspired by [this](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994953) news story?

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-this-is-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/250296/4 "2004-06-14T16:58:01Z")

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The end is nigh!