Okay, so this is kind of fish-in-a-barrel, but the only thing funny about this "parody" of New York neighborhoods through their corresponding Barbie dolls is how hysterically wrong it is. You know those stupid forwards sent around by well-meaning-but-clueless Moms and spinsters with cats? I imagine this is that sort of thing for the chick-lit-reading, sample-sale-squealing, $400-shoe-buying sucker set:
I give you, the parodist's Barbie representation of the Lower East Side (of what, I'm not sure. Maybe somewhere in Arkansas?):
"Lower East Side Barbie"
"This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife,a Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small, untraceable bills) ..unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about."
Um, what? Was this EVER the Lower East Side?
The rest are here. (Park Slope and Red Hook are also unintentionally funny, but for all I know, Bensonhurst is dead-on.)
I love that the title of the page says "Photo Manipulation Jokes," besides the fact that almost all of them look unfinished. The Onion photoshop artists are rolling in their graves.
Posted by: Geoge | February 06, 2007 at 02:57 PM
Like 5 minutes after I read this, someone I work with forwarded me an email with the same captions and pictures just adjusted for various towns/cities in Connecticut. Apparently, I live in the CT equivalent of the "Upper West Side" and Hartford is the CT equivalent of the "Lower East Side." hahahaha. Such BS. And the best part is, as you read through the fwd trail on the email, everyone is like: "OMG, this is sooo true!" Bottom line: I work with complete assholes.
Posted by: Carol | February 06, 2007 at 04:55 PM
There are country clubs on the Upper West Side?
Posted by: radosh | February 06, 2007 at 06:14 PM
yeah, it was the lower east side, in 1995. i love you lindsay, but youve been here too long to not know your history.
Posted by: | February 06, 2007 at 06:27 PM
When I was in high school (early 90's) the LES was pretty facking sketchy. My dirtbaggier friends would score their heroin on Clinton and go shoot it in Tompkins square to be extra-cool. There were hijinx involving Bob Ruggiero getting shot in the knee in daylight on Avenue A after trying to stiff a dealer. But it was obviously junk, not crystal since this ain't California, and there were never any red Ford pickups in sight. Pickups,WTF? I wonder if that thing comes with a tiny Calvin-pissing decal on the back.
Posted by: Kelly | February 06, 2007 at 09:58 PM
Thank you Kelly. When I wrote "was this EVER the lower east side?" I briefly considered that a reader or two might think I was saying the LES was always the hipster mecca it is today, and not just that THAT FUCKING TRUCK, METH (rather than heroin and crack), etc were wrong. But then I dismissed that, since I think my readers are so smart. Apparently someone who loves me isn't giving me much credit.
Also, I can take criticism, especially that kind. No anon necessary.
Posted by: lindsay robertson | February 07, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Seriously?
I would find this parody somewhat offensive if there wasn't a picture of the woman who created it on the site.
THAT explains everything. Her bangs are evidence of exactly how out of touch this chick is...
Posted by: Laura | February 07, 2007 at 10:07 AM