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  1. Dec 4th, 2024, 05:53 AM #1
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    Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls that mistakenly linked to porn website on packaging.

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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Yeah, that was a hoot.

    By the way, the word "wicked" is used differently in New England than in...pretty much everywhere else in the world.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    What is a "New England" ?
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    It's like Old England but with less class
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    These are the toys Bender needs in Futurama.....

    got nuthin' to do but to make a new project, hype, then give up

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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    It's like Old England but with less class
    All admit I was too lame to look at it but your explanation seems better
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    It's like Old England but with less class
    That's pretty accurate.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    New England is the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusettes, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Some people try to include New York, but that would be wicked wrong.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    It's like Old England but with less class
    Sadly we have no "betters" to rule over us. The best we could come up with is Trump. He tries to act like a king but it's just not the same. lol
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    His name wasn't really "John Smith", he just didn't want his wife to know he had visited.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
    His name wasn't really "John Smith", he just didn't want his wife to know he had visited.
    That maybe he Pocahontas???
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
    That's pretty accurate.
    I realised after posting that I should have gone with "It's like Old England but there's ice in the tea". I feel like I let myself down.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    And there are rocks....EVERYWHERE!!!
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    I realised after posting that I should have gone with "It's like Old England but there's ice in the tea". I feel like I let myself down.
    Is ice tea a big thing in New England?? Never been in that area.

    Certainly was in our family, sweetened ice tea.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Sweet tea is a southern thing. It's quite rare in New England. Unsweetened iced tea is relatively common up there, though I don't feel it was more of a thing there than anywhere else in the US.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    I was referring to Long Island Ice Tea. I think Long Island is New England but I'm not sure. I'm also not really sure that Long Island Tea actually comes from Long Island or whether it's just a name so that's two potential points of failure.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    I was referring to Long Island Ice Tea. I think Long Island is New England but I'm not sure. I'm also not really sure that Long Island Tea actually comes from Long Island or whether it's just a name so that's two potential points of failure.
    Nope, Long Island is part of New York.
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    Re: Mattel sued over “Wicked” dolls

    But I only get the nope if my wrongness is wicked, right?
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    If you were wicked wrong, that would be righteous.
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