"It just seems, well, weird enough to make me whip out the camera while on my regular weekend trip to the toy store."

Some commments by Instapundit on his discovery of the cross-branding genius that put the Squarepants on everyone's favourite fashion model. I haven't asked our resident Barbie expert yet (who's now 17) but I expect glowing endorsement.

I didn't get the pictures, and now I'm sorry I didn't, but on our last trip in to Zeller's (discount arm of the Hudson's Bay Co) we did spot the infamous Baby-Factory Midge (one in a stroller, one still needing to be strapped in on the change table and one on the way) but the more interesting Barbies were the Princess Trio: Danish (18th Century?), Portugese and South African. According to the packaging, that's the full complement, but one has to wonder, why those three?