I was in the toy department today (which happens frequently when you're married to a Hot Wheels fan) and I noticed that Barbie has a new pet, a dog named Tanner.
I also noticed that toys have changed a bit since I was a child. Okay, we had Betsy-Wetsy, who wet her diaper shortly after she was fed some water. But Tanner and Barbie go a bit beyond that.
Tanner not only eats the food included in the box, but apparently, when you press his tail, he obediently defecates. And then, being the responsible pet owner that Barbie is, she takes what looks like a vacuum cleaner tube and picks it up.
And that, my friends, is why jumping jacks and spinning tops just don't cut it with the young folks anymore.