Co-Dependency Dolls

[patgund]

The Needies Need you to Need Them

Everyone loves to be loved and needs to be needed.

That, at least, is the tagline of a bizarre new line of plush robotic dolls called the Needies. Clingy, jealous, and possessive, Needies want nothing short of your undying love and attention--and they're prepared to fight one another to get it.

Pick one up and give him a squeeze, and he'll reward you with fond words, flattery or a special Needie song. But soon his Needie siblings will start to complain.

"Is it my turn yet?" one might sullenly whine.

"Me! Me! Me!" another may shriek.

"Throw him," a particularly desperate Needie might even command. "THROW HIM!""

Could you imagine crossing one of those things with a RealDoll???

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Dear god, why do I need those when I have the SCA? Of course, with a Pelican it only gets worse.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

My first reaction when I saw these was "Wow, Virtual Jill........"

[blackthornglade.livejournal.com]

Look! They've invented CATS!

*ahem*

[farmount.livejournal.com]

Hate to say it, but it reminds me more of particularly annoying children than any feline I've had to honor to live with.

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

Revolting. As if it isn't bad enough that a sizeable percentage of the human population thinks they're owed something because they were whelped into this world, now we create devices to perpetuate that same social programming. Plato is weeping in a wilderness of despair.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I want to know why. I can see a legit reason for them, such as a HS parenting or family life class, (to discourage kids from having kids), but past that point.......

Hell, make the bluetooth enabled and have them whine each time someone calls on your cell phone.