Behind the Scenes- Brats who work for WHSV

random newsroom coversations at 2am

in light of the courtroom battle between Barbie and Bratz

Amanda Crawford and I had an enlightening discussion

...human coffee tables & ET swings...

although the Judge decided against Barbie yesterday

we all know... Barbie is better than Bratz

at least she is to me.. and amanda

my first toy bought on american soil

is a Barbie

she had a sparkly long light blue dress

a long faux fur matchin coat

and in one press of a button,

she brushed her hair

my Barbie colletion grew to dozens and dozens

i even had a Michael Jackson Barbie (w/a white glove)

including a walk-in closet that was used as a Barbie community

equipped with everything a little girl dreams about

except an elevator

amanda and i are conversing about Barbie & Bratz at 2am

we both find out..

we were kinda jipped!

we must be the only two girls who never had a Barbie elevator

the ADD conversation turns into a "who was more bossy" contest

amanda's submission starts with her childhood tea parties

as the first born,

she would script out what her little sister and brother would say and do

that includes her brother's role as a human "coffee table"

she told me this... while i was drinking water

(so i spilled water all over me, thinking of Borat... just sayn'...)

i start my submission with my ET swing

i used to have the coolest ET swing inside my bedroom

my little cousins always wanted to swing in it

i thought i was so cool, standing at the top of the stairs

i'd lure my little cousins with candy and the swing

they'd crawl up the stairs

and after the halfway mark

i'd yell, "who told you to come up. go back down"

after they made it back down, frightened and scared

i'd smile and lure them up again

over... and over... and over again

btw. my ET swing completely freaked amanda out

she thinks ET is scary

my mom did, too

that's why i was only allowed 1 stuffed ET and 1 ET swing

i suppose amanda and i were bossy

don't blame us

blame our birth order!

but isnt that what you expect of first borns or only childs?



so, Barbie or Bratz?