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December 05, 2005
quiz
For one free annual subscription to this blog, what is wrong with the following passage from a front-page article in the Sunday New York Times? "Mr. Valdéz, a k a La Barbie, does not look like a monster. He gets his nickname, the authorities said, because he has the light complexion and blue eyes of a Ken doll."
Posted by peterlevine at December 5, 2005 07:18 AM
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could it be that "la barbie" refers to a women because "la" is a feminine article in spanish. since they are referring to a man it doesn't make sense...
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at December 5, 2005 02:43 PM
I'm sorry, but that answer does not win the coveted prize.
Posted by: Peter Levine at December 5, 2005 03:36 PM
The problem is Ken does not have blue eyes, he has brown eyes.
David Moore
Posted by: mooredp at December 6, 2005 01:24 PM
I think Ken has blue eyes - here are pictures of the very first Ken dolls from a site dedicated to the history of the Ken doll. Isn't the Internet great?
I can't say that I know what the answer to the quiz is, though.
Posted by: Michael Weiksner at December 6, 2005 11:28 PM
I'm sorry--it was confusing of me to call this a "quiz." I was simply annoyed at the implication that "monsters" normally have dark skin and brown eyes. (This is an article about vicious killers, and they are perfectly likely to have blue eyes and light skin.)
Posted by: Peter Levine at December 7, 2005 02:10 PM
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