This is making the rounds. I thought I'd share the laugh in case you haven't seen it yet. Since I have participated in obedience, showing, and field trialing, it really rang my chimes!! Rosanne
> Obedience Barbie: > Barbie comes with a training bag full of gear, a set of utility articles, > a full set of regulation obedience jumps, her own lawn chair, cooler, a > subscription to Front and Finish, and her very own obedience Golden > Retriever "OTCh Sparklepond's Shorestepper's Heelalong Fool" better > known as "Two-hundred". Accessories such as HIT ribbons and high > scoring club plaques can be purchased separately. > > Agility Barbie: > Unlike most slim, attractive versions of Barbie, this Barbie is quite > muscular from hauling very heavy A-Frames, teeter-totters, tunnels, and > dog walks. She can carry an A-frame panel with one arm and set up all > of the contact obstacles single-handedly. Barbie comes complete with a full > set of agility equipment, lawn chair, cooler, stopwatch, battery operated > fans, an open-sided tent for shade, sunscreen, bug-spray, rain suit, > waterproof boots, 57 different agility rule books for all occasions, and her > very own courier (Ken) who can hand deliver agility entries to the most > popular trials and stand in line for Barbie. Ken also helps set up the > equipment. > Barbie also comes with her own agility dog, Border Collie "ADCH, MACH, > S-NATCH Runaround's Speed Demon etc, etc, etc, ", or "Contact". Trailer > for hauling agility equipment sold separately. > > Tracking Judge Barbie: > Barbie comes with a polartec snowsuit, Gore-Tex raingear and boots, wool > socks, leather tracking gloves, silk long underwear, sunscreen, bug > spray, a baseball cap, a waterproof clipboard, mylar paper and space pens > in three colors. She also comes with whistles in two different colors to > match the snowsuit and rain gear, a complete set of tracking flags, a > compass, and a set of 12 different tracking articles. Unlike most Barbies, > this Barbie always has a "bad hair day" so it's best to leave a hood or the > baseball cap over her hair at all times. Included in the deluxe version is > Barbie's tracking dog "Pokealong's Can't Find Squat TD", or "Sniffer", a > Siberian Husky who comes with his own harness and rope as well as a lifetime > supply of hot dogs. Sniffer has been known to eat start articles with one > gulp and turn the start flag into a large toy at TDX tests, grabbing it in > his mouth and running in large circles around the field (especially when > there is a large audience watching). This version also comes with a case of > Valium for Tracking Judge Barbie for this very reason. > > Earthdog Barbie: > Barbie comes with her very own monogrammed shovel, a custom-built liner > for training, and a cage with three live rats. Also included are several > pair of jeans, flannel shirts, T-shirts, rain gear, sunscreen, bug > spray, and waterproof boots. Barbie comes with several small terriers (you > choose the breed) and two first aid kits (one for the dogs when they get in > fights, and one for Barbie when she gets her hand in the way) as well as a > .38 > revolver for emergencies (don't ask). This version of Barbie can be > removed from the box but some collectors prefer to leave the terriers in > the > original box. > > Herding Barbie: > This very popular Barbie comes with her very own authentic drover coat, > Stetson cowboy hat, several pair of cowboy boots, waterproof boots for > very inclement weather, silk long johns, wool socks, and a monogrammed > staff. > Much like Tracking Judge Barbie, this version of Barbie has perpetual "bad > hair", so be prepared to leave the cowboy hat on at all times. Also included > is her very own monogrammed stretcher so that she can be carried out of the > arena when the sheep run over her. Barbie comes with her own Sheltie, > "Round 'em Up's Chaser HI", or "Yapper". "Yapper" comes with her own > gold-plated chain so that she can be hooked up to the barbed wire fence > with all the > Cattle Dogs and Border Collies (barbed wire fence not included). Barbie > also comes with several sheep, cows, and ducks, making her one of the more > expensive Barbies. > > Field Trial Barbie > This Barbie is by far the most expensive. This Barbie will come equipped > with two complete changes of flannel lined jeans, Polar Fleece vests, muck > boots, hiking boots, Carhart bibs and coats, rip-stop chaps, oiled dusters, > Outback hats, blaze orange vests and hats, leather work gloves, 6 different > training whistles with distinct sounds, starter pistols, shotguns, bird > bags, and a stock of quail and homing pigeons. She also has 4 complete > changes of long underwear and wool socks and a baseball cap to hide her > perpetually bad hair. She will also come equipped with a .44 magnum for > emergencies. Field Trial Barbie will also come with several dogs at > various training levels so that she might always have something to enter. > Each dog will have a ground stake, food and water dishes, electronic > training collar, > and reversible orange and yellow reflective collar. Options available for > Field Trial Barbie are the pair of Tennessee Walking Horses tacked out > in Trooper Saddles, Calvary headstalls, 20' tie out stakes made out of > truck axles, 30' roading line, and old orange juice bottles to carry dog > water. Other options will include the three horse slant load trailer with > tack > room, a quad cab dual axle pick up truck, and an oversized motor home. > Other options available for an extra charge will be the deluxe custom > Built crates for the dogs and the understanding husband. Also available are > the pigeon coop and recall pen. Options you will be purchasing weekly will > be quail, shotgun shells, 50# bags of horse grain, hay, and 40# bags > of dog food. Field Trial Barbie is extremely independent, and travels > extensively all year chasing Field Trials and good hunting grounds. > > And last, but not least, the most popular one of all is the > > Dog Club President Barbie: > Comes with TWO cases of Miss Clairol hair color (to color her own gray > hair), a monogrammed strait jacket, a leather-bound copy of "Robert's Rules > of Order", and a gold-plated gavel. The gavel unscrews at the end and is > secretly a .357 magnum which can be used to keep unruly club member under > control or just get rid of them all together! > > Four wheel drive Sport Utility Vehicles and Mini Vans complete with dog > crates are sold separately for all versions of Barbie. > ========================================================"Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
