FLASHBACK: When Barbie and Ken broke up.

In today's World-Herald, I have a strange, slurred conversation with Sweet Talkin' Ken, the doll that finally won Barbie's heart back after a seven-year breakup.

 

You can read that column here.

It reminded me that I wrote a column about Barbie and Ken back when they broke up in 2004. It's one of my favorite things that I've written. (Not necessarily the best. Just one of my favorites.) This ran on Dec. 13, 2004:

 

Mattel says Barbie and Ken are still friends. Don't believe it.

The toy company...