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I own this Barbie. Does the fact that it's a Joan Jett Barbie in any way shape or form lessen the shame a man my age should feel for actually owning a Barbie?
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Flipper wrote:Image

I own this Barbie. Does the fact that it's a Joan Jett Barbie in any way shape or form lessen the shame a man my age should feel for actually owning a Barbie?

This one will require some finesse, I think? Ummm, WHY do you own a Barbie? There could be a good reason and just because I spent twenty minutes thinking about it and couldn't come up with one doesn't mean there isn't one.

BUT, if a man is to own a Barbie, the Joan Jett model would be the one to own! The fact that it appears to still be in the package is a good sign-you could call it, uh, AN INVESTMENT. Yeah, that's it - those suckers will probably take off like crazy when Joan goes toes up and you'll be the one laughing then. Not that we're laughing, you understand. We wouldn't laugh at a grown man owning a Barbie. Nothing wrong with it. No.
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Flipper - Joan Jett saves it for me. And the fact that they actually have the right guitar (White Gibson Melody Maker - AND with the mods she had done to it) makes this clearly acceptable. And since you have a daughter... this is also acceptable as you clearly want to show her that girls are allowed to rock.....but she doesn't have to be a lesbian to rock... you might want to clarify that.... not that there's anything wrong with that - :lol:

Ummm... my "doll" collection.... which were actually my personal toys..... the dog tags and rifles with the painted heads are repros. Everything else is original. I feel "some" shame. I also have three of the Adventure Team Joes (ca 1970).

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Myself, I am now the proud owner of this Build-A-Bear
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Redwingtom wrote:Myself, I am now the proud owner of this Build-A-Bear
I'd prefer to have a Joan Jett Barbie. :-D
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Redwingtom wrote:Myself, I am now the proud owner of this Build-A-Bear

Tom,
Did notice the family resemblence! :lol:
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Class of 61 wrote:
Redwingtom wrote:Myself, I am now the proud owner of this Build-A-Bear

Tom,
Did notice the family resemblence! :lol:
Ya know Den...you're right. He does look a little like Hammb ;)
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In all seriousness, why should a man feel shame about owning a Barbie?
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rood wrote:In all seriousness, why should a man feel shame about owning a Barbie?
So, rood, how many ya got, buddy?
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Any truth to the rumor that Grant has a John Wetton "Ken" doll?
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Flipper -

How did you decide which of the "ladies of the 80's" Barbies should be in your "collection? I see there are also Debbie Harry and Cyndi Lauper versions.
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Anything Joan Jett is great. The rocker grrrrl Joan Jett Barbie is cool but I'd also like to see the "Walker: Texas Ranger" high-priced assassin Joan Jett doll. Ms. Jett would stab people with....I don't wanna ruin it for people who haven't seen it, but it's truly Jett-tastic..
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As long as the thing is never posed sans clothing you're good...
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Whoa...Deborah Harry? I liked me some Blondie back in the day. Picked up a Ghost Rider mighty mugg last week...thought it looked cool even though I'm not reallyinto the comic book thing.

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Flipper wrote:Whoa...Deborah Harry? I liked me some Blondie back in the day. Picked up a Ghost Rider mighty mugg last week...thought it looked cool even though I'm not reallyinto the comic book thing.

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Does look pretty cool.... would be great for the desk or bookshelf. How big are these? Are they plastic or metal?