so, matt and i attended a homeschool conference this weekend. it was great, but i must say that finding this at the book fair was definitely the highlight. i am laughing out loud at this moment just thinking about it again... i also kept bursting into spontaneous laughter at random intervals throughout the session following my discovery, which was a bit awkward. first, i just thought the book itself was funny, but THEN i began flipping through the pages and suddenly found myself staring at George W. Bush in his underwear, with Laura in similar attire right there by his side! the people around me must have thought i was a nutcase because i was doubled over with laughter right there in the middle of the book fair. several thoughts quickly ran through my mind: do George and Laura know about this book? did they have to give their permission? someone actually had to draw these pictures (for a children's book!! and as paper dolls, no less, that little girls are supposed to play with!!)... and then there was the shock/hilariousness that it was for sale at a homeschool conference book fair, right next to the books about the knights and the pilgrims. apparently (click on the picture for the amazon link) there are a whole set of these presidential paper dolls. at least they spared us the half-naked jenna and barbara dolls. oh man, i haven't had a laugh that good in quite a while, with all due respect, Mr. President.
26 January 2008
i can't believe we didn't buy this
so, matt and i attended a homeschool conference this weekend. it was great, but i must say that finding this at the book fair was definitely the highlight. i am laughing out loud at this moment just thinking about it again... i also kept bursting into spontaneous laughter at random intervals throughout the session following my discovery, which was a bit awkward. first, i just thought the book itself was funny, but THEN i began flipping through the pages and suddenly found myself staring at George W. Bush in his underwear, with Laura in similar attire right there by his side! the people around me must have thought i was a nutcase because i was doubled over with laughter right there in the middle of the book fair. several thoughts quickly ran through my mind: do George and Laura know about this book? did they have to give their permission? someone actually had to draw these pictures (for a children's book!! and as paper dolls, no less, that little girls are supposed to play with!!)... and then there was the shock/hilariousness that it was for sale at a homeschool conference book fair, right next to the books about the knights and the pilgrims. apparently (click on the picture for the amazon link) there are a whole set of these presidential paper dolls. at least they spared us the half-naked jenna and barbara dolls. oh man, i haven't had a laugh that good in quite a while, with all due respect, Mr. President.
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What is really funny about this to me is that in my Costume History class, we used the same paperdoll books to study fashion trends all the way back to the 16th century! lol It was really funny to scroll down the page and see a picture of that book on there, and even funnier that it had George Bush in it! lol
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