Santa Claus
North Pole, North Pole
December 23, 1996
Dear Santa:
Listen you ugly little troll, I've been helping
you out every year, playing at being the perfect Christmas
Present, wearing skimpy bathing suits in
frigid weather, and drowning in fake tea from one too many
tea parties, and I hate to break it to ya Santa,
but IT'S DEFINITELY PAYBACK TIME! There had
better be some changes around here this Christmas,
or I'm gonna call for a nationwide meltdown (and
trust me, you won't wanna be around to
smell it). So, here's my holiday wish list for 1998:
Santa:
1. A nice, comfy pair of sweat pants and
a frumpy, oversized sweatshirt. I'm sick of looking like a hooker.
How much smaller are these bathing suits gonna
get? Do you have any idea what it feels
like to have nylon and velcro crawling up your
butt?
2. Real underwear that can be pulled on
and off. Preferably white. What bonehead at Mattel decided
to
cheap out and MOLD imitation underwear to my
skin?!? It looks like cellulite!
3. A REAL man...maybe GI Joe. Hell, I'd take Tickle-Me Elmo over that wimped-out excuse for a boytoy Ken. And what's with that earring anyway? If I'm gonna have to suffer with him, at least make him (and me) anatomically correct.
4. Arms that actually bend so I can push the aforementioned Ken-wimp away once he is anatomically correct.
5. Breast reduction surgery. I don't care whose arm you have to twist, get it done.
6. A jogbra. To wear until I get the surgery.
7. A new career. Pet doctor and school
teacher just don't cut it. How about a systems analyst? Or better
yet,
a public relations senior account exec!
8. A new, more 90s persona. Maybe
"PMS Barbie", complete with a miniature container of chocolate chip cookie
dough ice cream and a bag of chips; "Animal Rights Barbie", with my very
own paint gun,
outfitted with a fake fur coat, bottle of spray
on blood and handcuffs; or "Stop Smoking Barbie," sporting a removable
Nicotrol patch and equipped with several packs of gum.
9. No more McDonald's endorsements. The grease is wrecking my vinyl.
10. Mattel stock options. It's been 37 years--I think I deserve it.
Ok, Santa, that's it. Considering my valuable
contribution to society, I don't think these requests are out of line.
If you disagree, then you can find yourself a
new bitch for next Christmas.
It's that simple.
Yours truly,
Barbie