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Quickies!: Pegged Jeans Are Cruel Fashion Joke

  • Pegged jeans are a cruel fashion joke. [Shine]
  • Do you use your period as an excuse to get out of doing things? [Shine]
  • Mattel is releasing a limited edition Barbie set of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. [Popbytes]
  • Get the scoop on Adderall, the little peach pills invading college campuses. [College Candy]
  • A scorned Aussie wife is getting revenge by auctioning a picture of her cheating husband’s girlfriend’s panties on eBay. [Tango]
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    Mattel Releases Barbie For The Birds

    I hated Barbie as a fat kid, for obvious reasons. She was super skinny, had cooler clothes than me, hung out with yuppies, and her make-up looked like my evil babysitter’s. Back in the day, Barbie seemed like the suburban spawn of Satan in her perfect little princess castle. But now that I’m an adult, I finally want one! Sure, she’s still thin, but at least this Barbie is a little twisted. Mattel has announced plans to release a doll based on the Hitchcock horror flick The Birds. Set to hit shelves in October, this Barbie is dressed in a pea-green, ’60s suit with attacking seagulls attached, carrying a matching handbag (of course). How cool, dark, and un-Barbie-like! Take that Bratz, Barbie’s back….and ready to fight for her life. [Nerd Approved]
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