I used to maintain an FAQ on microcontrollers and just ran across it on the web. I was reading it and discovered the following section I wrote while in a weird mood…

While watching my 8 year old daughter play with her Barbie Dolls (she has about 7 or so, including two that used to belong to Roz, my wife, when she was a girl) I noticed an interesting difference between the old dolls and the new dolls. The old Barbies could only move their heads sideways, while the new Barbies not only can move their heads sideways, but also up and down. AMAZING – the old Barbies were good girls – they could only say no. The new Barbies however can also say yes. Progress – isn’t it wonderful! (Not to mention the gymnast Barbie that Dave Perry’s daughter got for Christmas – “wait’ll you see what *she* can do *wink*”

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PSST! Hey kid! Want a naked Barbie Doll?!