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Nov. 1st, 2004 05:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ann_leckieSo last week, Paidhi Girl asks, "Why are there no boy My Little Ponies?"
Well, I know the answer, of course--they're meant to be bought by girls, so they make them all girls in these vomit-inducing pastel colors. I explained that, and her answer was, "But it would be better if there were some boys. After all, you can't have any babies without boys!" There was no arguing with that.
I suggested she write to the company and comment, thinking that she might get a form letter back, which would thrill her, since she's always complaining about never getting any mail. So I found the address of the CEO of Hasbro, and she sat down with pencil and paper and wrote a very nice letter, which she signed, "Your new friend, Paidhi Girl."
A week later, we come home to find a box. The CEO of Hasbro (or an assistant who signed the letter for him) said he'd pass on her comment to the people who develop the toys, and since she was such a big fan of My Little Pony, he was sending her one. She is tremendously excited, and wrote him a thank-you note, which we'll mail in the morning.
Halloween was a good time for both of the Paidhi Kids. Paidhi Boy hasn't quite figured out about jokes, and refuses to sing "I'm a Little Teapot" except when reinforced by his class at school, but candy-givers were very tolerant. Paidhi Girl had an excellent joke this time around:
Q: What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A: Fsh.
It was interesting to see that some people got it right away and laughed. But there was a contingent that looked confused for a few seconds and then gave a sort of blinking, baffled fake laugh. Mr. Cameron claimed there was a correlation between not getting the joke and particular yard signs, but since this is the eve of the election and we're all sick of this and want it over, and since I wasn't keeping track and can't verify his claims, I won't divulge whose.
Well, I know the answer, of course--they're meant to be bought by girls, so they make them all girls in these vomit-inducing pastel colors. I explained that, and her answer was, "But it would be better if there were some boys. After all, you can't have any babies without boys!" There was no arguing with that.
I suggested she write to the company and comment, thinking that she might get a form letter back, which would thrill her, since she's always complaining about never getting any mail. So I found the address of the CEO of Hasbro, and she sat down with pencil and paper and wrote a very nice letter, which she signed, "Your new friend, Paidhi Girl."
A week later, we come home to find a box. The CEO of Hasbro (or an assistant who signed the letter for him) said he'd pass on her comment to the people who develop the toys, and since she was such a big fan of My Little Pony, he was sending her one. She is tremendously excited, and wrote him a thank-you note, which we'll mail in the morning.
Halloween was a good time for both of the Paidhi Kids. Paidhi Boy hasn't quite figured out about jokes, and refuses to sing "I'm a Little Teapot" except when reinforced by his class at school, but candy-givers were very tolerant. Paidhi Girl had an excellent joke this time around:
Q: What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A: Fsh.
It was interesting to see that some people got it right away and laughed. But there was a contingent that looked confused for a few seconds and then gave a sort of blinking, baffled fake laugh. Mr. Cameron claimed there was a correlation between not getting the joke and particular yard signs, but since this is the eve of the election and we're all sick of this and want it over, and since I wasn't keeping track and can't verify his claims, I won't divulge whose.