Tue 3 Apr 2007
I hate, hate all the annoying phone calls I get from Family Law litigants wanting to know what’s going on with their divorce. Look, just cuz you turned in some half-ass papers a year ago doesn’t mean that your divorce will miraculously be processed today, okay?! In honor of those annoyances, here’s a Tuesday Barbie joke. (Coincidentally, as I was driving home yesterday I was remembering my first Barbie doll and how I came upon her, and considered blogging about her, but changed my mind. Today I get a Barbie joke on email.)
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One day a father gets out of work and on his way home he suddenly remembers that it’s his daughter’s birthday. He pulls over to a toy shop and asks the salesperson, “How much for one of those Barbies in the display window?”
The salesperson answers, “Which one do you mean, sir? We have:
Work Out Barbie for $19.95,
Shopping Barbie for $19.95,
Beach Barbie for $19.95,
Disco Barbie for $19.95,
Ballerina Barbie for $19.95,
Astronaut Barbie for $19.95,
Skater Barbie for $19.95,
And Divorced Barbie for $265.95”
The amazed father asks, “You what?! Why is Divorced Barbie $265.95 and the others only $19.95?”
The annoyed salesperson rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers, “Sir…, Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken’s Car, Ken’s House, Ken’s Boat, Ken’s Furniture, Ken’s Computer and… One of Ken’s Friends.”
International Symbol of Marriage
Hahaha! This is great and so true! Women normally walk away with so much more.
This morning I was thinking, next time around I do not want to come back as a girl, but maybe I do! Just in case… you know?
I try really hard to be independent so I don’t add to the very tilted divorce laws in operation today. I just know that if some dude walks away with all my assets, house and money that I’ve spent my life collecting and arranging, just cuz I was deluded enough to marry him for a few years and wanted to not pay for that mistake the rest of my life, I would NOT be as calm as some of the men out there who have to deal with this.
Love the pix! It reminds me of Wayne’s world saying “we’re not worthy!”
I think you should tell them about yidnic bugs… from a very reliable source (wikipedia)…
Well I walked away with NOTHING so I know what it feels like. Of course I did the “wronging” so therefore did I even deserve any of the “stuff” after I left him with such a heartache? It was his dream to build that house and buy that land, not mine. Now he has the big ole place to himself and all the debt.
Well, Flat Coke, you’re one of the few decent female divorcees. Clearly not from Southern California. Har. You can also think of your ex’s big ol’ place as a nice home for the doggie to run around.
P.S. Mr. W’s and my bailiff’s ex-wives did the wronging, also, but that didn’t stop these women from clinging onto these men’s pockets with all their might when the men tried to walk away from them.
I could sleep @ night with the guilt of doing that to another human being. He needed some type of consoling. 50 acres and his dream home should do the trick.
50 acres? Jeepers! *looking at 1600 sq feet home with disdain*