The toy company Mattel has fielded calls from consumers who wonder whether their Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo doll, which giggles, gurgles and coos, is also mumbling, "Islam is the light."  >>>>>

Let's hope Western parents don't seek a refund for their own kids if after hearing them mumble something innocent, yet irks the parents' bigoted leanings.  Maybe the parents were offended by the hijab.  It seems like even dolls lost their 'freedom of speech' and 'religious freedom' after the Patriot Act --  In the meantime, I could probably use a few cases of these dolls, (for families of children who don't fear baby talk) - at wholesale rates of course.

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Kimora Lee Simmons Barbie Doll is available at Amazon for $59.50. To Order click here
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You have to wonder how this got through the manufacturer - and who put that recording on dolls being sold to unsuspecting parents and children across the country.  According to KJRH.com, the markings on the box give no warning to the message the doll delivers. 

Contact information for Fisher Price/Mattel is Consumer Relations - service@mattel.com.  " The Fisher Price inquiry number on the doll's box is 1-800-524-8697.

En estos días he estado revisando viejos discos que tengo por aquí, entre ellos he encontrado mis viejos emuladores y roms, los he subido para que los disfruten.

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 A Mattel tem muito a comemorar, afinal a linha Hot Wheels^® acumulou uma série de histórias de sucesso durante suas quatro décadas. Nesse clima, a empresa trará ao País convidados especiais, como o responsável pelo marketing global da marca, Jason Eddy, e seu diretor de design, Alec Tam, que segue os passos do pai, Paul Tam, um dos primeiros profissionais a ingressar no time de criação Hot Wheels^® nos anos 70.

Em homenagem à Mattel do Brasil, subsidiária que mais vende carrinhos e pistas no mundo, a companhia desenvolveu um item inédito: oAmazoon carro Brasil. Inspirado nos modelos da Stock Car, o carrinho verde e amarelo faz parte da série New Models e estará disponível para venda até o fim de 2008.

 Talento nacional

Ainda como ação de aniversário, a Mattel promoveu o “1:1”, concurso cultural inédito no País voltado a universitários com a proposta de incentivá-los a projetar um carro customizado que conjugasse atributos da marca HW, como performance, velocidade, potência e atitude. A equipe vencedora, anunciada oficialmente durante a festa de 40 anos da marca, não só teve sua proposta transformada em um veículo tamanho real (escala 1:1), como será premiada com uma viagem para conhecer o Centro de Design Hot Wheels^®, na Califórnia (EUA).

 Encontro de colecionadores

Com uma legião de fãs e colecionadores espalhados pelo mundo e também pelo Brasil, a Mattel aproveita o clima festivo e realiza, no próximo dia 11 de outubro, a 1ª Convenção Oficial de Colecionadores Hot Wheels^® no País. Ao todo, cerca de 100 participantes terão a oportunidade de exibir suas raridades.

“Esse é um momento propício para os colecionadores trocarem informações e curiosidades sobre os carrinhos. Além disso, o público em geral também terá acesso aos diversos modelos e poderá conhecer um pouco mais sobre essa paixão”, afirma Ricardo Wako, responsável pelo marketing da marca Hot Wheels no Brasil.

 A mostra contará ainda com brincadeiras e atividades de educação no trânsito para crianças e com a exposição do projeto vencedor do concurso cultural “1:1”, que ficará disponível para os visitantes tirarem fotos e conhecerem seu interior.

Edição valiosa

Para comemorar quatro bilhões de unidades produzidas ao longo dos últimos 40 anos, foi criado o mais caro exemplar Hot Wheels^®. Desenvolvido nos EUA, sob coordenação do famoso designer Larry Wood, a versão em escala 1:64 apresenta carroceria em ouro branco cravejada com 2,7 mil diamantes brancos, azuis e pretos. A peça, avaliada em US$ 140 mil, foi confeccionada pelo joalheiro Jason Arasheber, da Jason of Beverly Hills, envolvendo 25 profissionais e por volta de 600 horas de dedicação para ser produzida. No final de 2008, o modelo será leiloado em benefício da Big Brother Big Sisters of New York City - instituição norte-americana que trabalha com crianças e adolescentes.

Homenagem

Como forma de reconhecimento aos seus parceiros, a Mattel se valeu de iniciativa pioneira. A companhia convidou importantes montadoras para participar do desafio de desenvolver protótipos exclusivos no padrão miniatura (1:64), respeitando o espírito“Speed, Power and Performance” de Hot Wheels^®. Assim nasceu a coleçãoDesigner’s Challenge, com a participação de seis empresas do segmento automotivo: Dogde, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Lotus e Mitsubishi. Cada um dos projetos foi julgado pelos executivos da Hot Wheels^® e por editores de jornais e revistas internacionais do segmento. Confira abaixo as criações vencedoras:

O modelo Ford Gansgter Grin, idealizado por Steve Gilmore, foi inspirado no Ford 1949 e nos carros customizados Mercury, dos anos 50.

Já o Lotus Concept, criado por Russell Carr, seguiu o conceito futurista. O profissional usou elementos de outros carros da companhia como o “Elise” e o “Exige” para compor o carrinho.

A Honda e o designer Guillermo Gonzalez, com o Honda Racer, apostaram em uma versão esportiva que lembra os carros de Formula 1 dos anos 60 (especialmente o RA 273, de 1967).

Fã da marca desde seu lançamento, o designer da Chevrolet, Amaury Diaz, realizou combinação de um Chevrolet Corvette SS com vários carros “speed record cars” dos anos 30 para criar o GM Chevroletor.

A versão Dodge XP-07 ficou por conta de Mark Reizen. O modelo, estilo “Batmóvel”, é “movido” por uma turbina, tecnologia semelhante à de outros projetos experimentais que a Chrysler criou nos anos 60.

A montadora japonesa Mitsubishi concebeu o Mitsubishi Double Shotz. Desenhado por Gary Ragle, o carrinho representa o mais moderno e atualizado modelo da companhia e possui dois motores: um na frente e um na traseira.

 Hot Wheels^® 40 anos

Além dos seis modelos desenvolvidos pelas fabricantes de automóveis, um sétimo carro, denominado Hot Wheels^®40, foi criado por meio de um concurso interno da empresa, ou seja, por designers da própria Mattel. O vencedor, Jun Imai, trabalhou tendo como referência o carrinho Twin Mill, o primeiro design original Hot Wheels^®, lançado em 1969, e no Nerve Hammer, que ele próprio desenhou em 2006.

 A coleção Hot Wheels^® Designer’s Challenge estará disponível no mercado brasileiro ainda este ano.

 Sobre a Mattel do Brasil

Instalada no País desde 1998, a Mattel do Brasil atua no desenvolvimento de marcas infantis líderes em quase todos os segmentos em que estão inseridas. Fazem parte de seu portifólio nomes amplamente reconhecidos como Fisher-Price, Barbie, Polly, Hot Wheels e Max Steel. Conhecida por atuar no desenvolvimento, fabricação, comercialização de brinquedos, constantes investimentos em inovação, mídia, promoções e pela estreita parceria com seus clientes, a Mattel figura como uma das principais empresas do setor. Presente em mais de 20 mil pontos de venda, contribui para a geração de empregos no varejo, no setor logístico e na área de serviços em todo o Brasil. O licenciamento de marcas é outro importante foco de atuação da companhia no país. Atualmente, mais de 95% dos artigos licenciados com as marcas Barbie, Hot Wheels e Polly são produzidos localmente, por meio de uma rede de mais de 50 empresas de diferentes segmentos.

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Of the six dolls you see, the two larger baby dolls are marked EEGEE, I believe the first one to the left in the blue Mattel dress is the Tressy doll as her hair does "grow" (although that part didn't work very well- if at all, so something inside might be broken) there are a couple booklets and a key for Tressy in this lot... a posing stand as well. I believe some of the clothing will fit her also.

I don't have names for the other three dolls...the one without arms (I think those are hers at her feet) is also bald but there is a wig in this lot, so that must be hers too. The little baby in front of "Tressy" has eyes that open and close.    

See the way the EEGEE dolls legs are jointed? There also marked EEGEE on the back of their necks.

Now, lets see the accessories and just a glimpse of the  pile of  clothing and other fabric items... in case you can't see, there is what appears to be a pink radio with a moveable part, a typewriter and a record player.

If you need better pictures of the clothing or closer shots of the accessories, just ask, include your email address and contact me through Ebay. Everything is Sold AS IS...there are some oil? stains on some of the clothing, etc. They are in varying sizes also.

      There's the wig!

 Oh! And here is another picture of one of the EEGEE dolls. And the Tressy booklets. One is in exceptional shape and includes a catalog listing for easier shopping (back then) and pictures of her in outfits...and instructions on how to make her hair shorter or longer.

      This lot is listed for auctin on Ebay right now starting at $19.99. You can view the listing at www.TracysEstateSale.com. Thanks for looking! And...the "cheese wheel box"  and newspaper lining are not included :) .

PS- You can easily subscribe for my FREE Ebay newsletters to stay up to date on my new listings and frequent sales...I'm almost always running sales on something! But beware- if I only get watchers and no sales I may give up on an item and take it out of my store for good.

Bob l' Eponge semblait prendre sa revanche ces dernières semaines, mais Kitty ne se laisse pas abattre si facilement!

Et oui, au Japon, l' égérie de toutes les petites filles : Barbie (qui sait suivre les tendances des scènes de concert, de la rue et parfois des podiums) arbore fièrement sur ses accessoires (ceintures, sac, collier) et blouson la petite tête de Kitty.

Malgré le caractère humoristique que pourrait avoir une telle information, l' association entre Kitty et Mattel est vraiment très intéressante d' un point de marketing. Est-ce Hello Kitty qui vient servir Barbie ou l' inverse?

Je pense que les deux marques se complètent parfaitement. Et je dois reconnaître que le travail de Mattel au niveau du stylisme est vraiment pertinent.
A quand, la Barbie H&M vue par Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld ou Viktor & Rolf??!

1. Barbie will be half a century old in the year 2009. She was introduced in 1959 at the New York toy fair. Barbie #1 wore a zebra striped one piece swimsuit, high heeled, open toe, shoes and had either blonde or brunette hair.

2. Barbie was named after Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth handler. The Matell company, which makes Barbie dolls, was founded in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth Handler in partnership with Harold Matson. The name Matell is a combination of the names Matson and Elliot.

3. Barbie has had over 80 careers. The first was as a teenage fashion model. She has had military careers in the Marine corps, airforce and navy. She has been an astronaut, a lawyer a doctor and a rock star. She was a candidate for the presidency of the USA in 1992 and again a candidate in the year 2000.

4. Barbie is a global phenomenon and is sold in over 100 different nations. Total sales are about $1.5 billion dollars per year. Mattel estimates two Barbie dolls sold somewhere every second of every day.

5. Mattel is a major clothing manufacturer based on the quantity of clothing the company makes for Barbie and her friends and associates. Over 105 million yards of material have been used over the years just to make clothes for these dolls.

6. The first Barbie dolls were made in Japan. On the bottom of the right foot they are marked Made In Japan. Later editions were made in Korea. These carry the copyright marks on the back of the doll.

7. Matell estimates that there are over 100,000 adult Barbie doll collectors. The majority of these are women averaging 40 years of age. They each purchase at least 20 Barbies per annum. More than half of them spend over $1000 per year on their collection.

8. Matell has made nearly one billion different fashion outfits for Barbie and her associates. They have also made more than one billion pairs of shoes.

9. Barbie has had high fashion clothes designed for her by famous designers including Versace, Gucci and Givenchy. Her military uniforms were approved by the Pentagon before going into production.

10. The first Barbie doll made in 1959 sold for $3 and about 350,000 were sold. To jump to modern times, now the market for Barbie is $1.5 billion dollars per annum.

Barbie will soon be 50 years old and she sure looks young for her age? Where will she go from here? We will have to wait and see but I wouldn't bet on her demise any time soon.

A partir de outubro, para o Dia das Crianças, a C&A, em parceria com a Mattel, lançará camisetas fashion da boneca Barbie. Em edição limitada Barbie e suas amigas, Teresa e Summer, vestirão as camisetas que poderão ser compradas nas lojas C&A.

As frases estampadas são: "I Love Puppy Love", vestida pela Barbie, "100% Doll", vestida por Teresa e "Think Pink, Live Green", vestida por Summer. Ah, a Barbie virá acompanhada de uma bolsa porta-pet e um cachorrinho.

Com a intenção de passar idéias ecologicamente corretas para as meninas fãs das bonecas, o brinquedo será vendido ao preço de R$ 39,90 e as camisetas a R$ 15,90, mas atenção, se você gosta da Barbie e gostou das T-Shirts e não é mais criança ou adolescente, já pode começar a se lamentar, pois as peças vêm em tamanhos 4, 6 e 8 somente, ou seja, não servem em fãs mais velhinhas da Barbie como eu, por exemplo. No entanto, se você tiver uma irmã menor ou uma sobrinha, já tem aí uma boa sugestão para o Dia das Crianças!

Onde Comprar:

a partir de outubro, nas lojas C&A, tanto as camisetas, quanto as bonecas.

Pros

• Games and activities keep kids busy
• Surprise plush toy that pops out is the "grand reward"
• The LCD screen moves up and down

Cons

• Animations are not that great on the tiny LCD display
• Once tube pops open, that's the end of it

Description

• My Meebas come in different colors
• My Meebas retail for approximately $20
• You can play different games and watch as your Meeba does different things
• The My Meebas will pop and you get a real plush toy surprise at the end of it all

Guide Review - My Meebas from Mattel

A pink My Meebas arrived for me in the mail the other day. Having heard about it on the grapevine, I couldn't wait to try it out first hand. By the way, there are four colors of My Meebas, signifying different things like love (pink), friendship (blue), intelligence (purple) and happiness (blue/green), with two more joining in later this year.

The My Meebas are basically a little tube with an LCD screen attached. The screen can be moved up and down - actually it's pretty cool how this is done. There is a control panel with buttons that can be used to guide the little creature here and there within the screen. You can play games, make the little Meeba do various activities like explore the surroundings and watch as it grows.

The first time the My Meebas grew and changed, my little one burst into tears! She was upset and couldn't understand why her new little Meeba looked so different. She finally got the picture that the Meeba keeps growing as you keep playing with it.

After playing with the Meeba for a while, it is supposed to pop and a plush toy is supposed to emerge. I'm still waiting for mine to pop. I just hope it doesn't scare my little one this time around!

After the scary downfall of some of the biggest banks in the United States, what's been hogging the headlines both here and abroad is the health scare from China. I'm talking about the milk poisoning.

I can't resist using pun for that topic (moo-saic, remember?), but this is serious stuff so I'd like to stay away from humor in the meantime.

I first read about the issue in September 14. At that time, "only" 432 babies were taken ill because of the milk poisoning. It didn't seem like a big piece of news at that time, given the statistics. I was still interested though, to pick the story up, since a lot of China products also come our way. And it wasn't long ago that there were problematic Chinese toys (which by the way, I realized was last year already, I thought it was just this year!). I also found out that the boss of the company that manufactured the products committed suicide. Terrible news indeed.

The company at the center of the milk scandal is China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited.

So far, the reported incidents have risen to 54,000. And just 9 days ago it was far smaller than that. I wonder how the statistics are arrived at? The fear has gripped the whole of Asia. Even I fear ingesting milk or dairy products outside of the brands I am familiar with. I also (now) loathe eating food prepared with milk, especially from restaurants because I don't know where they source their dairy products. Am I becoming paranoid?

I wonder how long this issue will take to be sorted out. From my experience, once your product leaves the manufacturing site, it's hard to pinpoint where your products went to - the stores, another country, or probably already in someone's stomach.

When I say yet again, I'm not just being biased as I too agree that there are certain unscrupulous and opportunistic small time cottage industries in China (and elsewhere in the world) who only care about profit. However in this case, we are talking about Sanlu Group Company which is 43% owned by New Zealand's dairy farmers' cooperative, Fonterra. Sanlu Group Co. is also China's biggest producer of powdered milk. Surely for them, safety, quality and reputation is on their top priority as they have much to lose. They are in this for the long haul and brand image is everything to them.

However having said that, the biggest mistake China made was their delayed reaction in recalling their products fast enough even after New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark had learned of this problem on September 5 and had ordered officials to inform the senior authorities in Beijing. If this was an issue of saving face, then this time it really cost them.

This incident is an immense national shame and embarrassment to China and its product safety system.  Previously, several overhauls have been introduced in an attempt to restore consumer confidence and preserve its export markets after a string of recalls and warnings abroad over tainted goods. It is also true I believe, when China claims it has been trying very hard to comply with the rules as a good standing market player. Most people would agree when I say that the Chinese culture is very much about saving face, and a good reputation comes with the ‘face' that needs to be saved.  So what I'm trying to say is how can anyone dispute the fact that China isn't trying hard enough when a 'good face' means that much to them?

I'm sure many of you remember the incident last year when Mattel accused China of weak safety standards and recalled all of Chinese made products only to realize it was a "design flaw" in its manufacturing process. The fallout from Mattel's recall took a bizarre turn as the toy company apologized to Beijing and took the blame for the flaws in the design regarding lead-tainted toys. The VP of Mattel himself admitted that the recalls were overly inclusive and apologized for hurting the reputation of Chinese manufacturers. However the damage was already done. Yet again.

The idea behind the revival is to follow the success of the Fiat 500, and offer customers themed Lambretta scooters; so girls get to choose pastel colours, gay people go for Sheila's Wheels style shocking pink with matching Tula laptop bags, whilst nouveau mods might choose a `68 Brighton Beach edition' etc.

Engines would be 50cc and 125cc most likely, to meet EU licence regs and maximise the potential non-biking market share. A drive to get celebs aboard the `new' Lambrettas is also expected in 2009.

The possibilities are endless, and as Lambretta is already established a s acool clothing brand world wide, it wouldn't take a marketing genius to sell `style-it-yourself' GP125s online, make them in Guandong, them ship out via scooter dealers, High St chains like Halfords, Next, Tesco and so on.

There's no doubt that any of the six or seven biggest scooter makers in China has the financial muscle to make it work. The only question marks are over the global rights to make boatloads of cash from the Lambretta name, for in the same way that Harley make some 30% of theri revenue from various accessories and brand licensing deals, Lambretta - along with Vespa - are arguably the two most valuable scooter brand names in the world.

Nobody would want to make the scooters, then miss out on the merchandising side of it. It would be like George Lucas making Star Wars movies, but selling the toy rights to Mattel for $5000 a year - you just wouldn't let that golden egg slip from your grasp...

Los 4 packs son los siguientes: Azrael & Batgirl, Cyborg & Mongul, Hal Jordan & Abin Sur, Orion & Lightray.

Fotos y algunos detalles después del salto...

Estas figuras serán distribuidas en exclusiva en las tiendas TRU estadounidenses a un precio estimado de US $20.00.- Estas figuras deberían salir a mediados de Octubre de 2008. NO hay detalles si será posible obtenerlas (espero que sí) vía MattyCollector

Saludos!

Esta figura debería estar disponible a partir de Diciembre de este 2008 junto con Beast Man y su venta será exclusiva por el sitio MattyCollector.com probablemente a los escandalosos 20 dólares que valen estas figuras. Esperemos que por los menos sean de una calidad similar a los prototipos.

Saludos!

Vor genau 40 Jahren ließ das Röhren der ersten Hot Wheels die Spielzeugwelt aufhorchen. Pünktlich zum Jubiläum hat das Rennen um die Herzen der Kids mit dem Hot Wheels-Themenzimmer einen neuen Höhepunkt erreicht.

Das spektakuläre Design des 25 Quadratmeter großen Zimmers entspricht 1:1 dem coolen Look der kalifornischen Spielzeug-Automarke. Teppichboden mit Asphaltcharakter, Wände aus gebürstetem Alu und Regale aus Skateboards. Im Kontrast dazu: orange Stadionsitze, der Hot Wheels-Sammlerkoffer als Parkhaus-Nachbildung oder der kleine Rolltisch, unter dessen Plexiglas-Oberfläche unzählige Hot Wheels-Autos angebracht sind. Auf einem Flachbildschirm können coole Videospiele gespielt werden.

Zwei Betten in Autoform sorgen dafür, dass auch das Zubettge-hen zu einem stilgerechten Boxenstopp wird. Sie verfügen über ein ausgetüfteltes Licht- und Soundsystem, das sich mit einer Fernbedienung steuern lässt. Eines befindet sich in 1,5 m Höhe! Die Eltern genießen gleich nebenan und nur durch eine Verbindungstür getrennt ihr großzügiges Eckzimmer mit traumhaftem Meerblick.

Buchungsdetails
Das Hot Wheels Zimmer im Maritim ClubHotel Timmendorfer Strand ist in Verbindung mit dem benachbarten Eckzimmer für Eltern. Eine Übernachtung im Hot Wheels Zimmer kostet dabei ab 59 Euro, das zugehörige Elternzimmer (belegt mit zwei Personen) ab 158 Euro. Ein reichhaltiges Frühstucksbuffet ist inbegriffen. Die Verpflegung für Kinder unter sechs Jahren ist frei, die Halbpension für Kinder zwischen sieben und 14 Jahren ist um 50 Prozent ermäßigt.

Über Mattel:
Mattel ist weltweit führend in der Entwicklung, Herstellung und Vermarktung von Spielzeugen und Familienprodukten. Die Mattel Familie von Spielzeugen und Spielen umfasst solche Bestsellermarken wie Barbie®, die beliebteste Fashion-Puppe, die jemals eingeführt worden ist, Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl®, Radica® und Tyco® R/C sowie die Fisher- Price® Marken, einschließlich Little People®, Power Wheels® und einer großen Palette von Spielzeugen aus dem Unterhaltungsbereich. Mattel, mit Hauptsitz in El Segundo, Kalifornien beschäftigt mehr als 30.000 Mitarbeiter in 43 Ländern und verkauft Produkte in weltweit über 150 Nationen. Die Vision von Mattel ist es, heute und in Zukunft die weltweit führende Spielzeugmarke zu sein.

Über Maritim:
Die Maritim Hotelgesellschaft mit Sitz im ostwestfälischen Bad Salzuflen zählt mit gegenwärtig 50 Betrieben zu den führenden deutschen Hotelketten und ist mit 37 Häusern in Deutschland flächendeckend vertreten. Dreizehn Hotels befinden sich im Ausland in Belek, Marmaris und Alanya (alle Türkei), Hammamet in Tunesien, Luxor und Sharm El Sheikh in Ägypten, in Riga, auf Malta, Mallorca, Mauritius und Teneriffa. Als Marketing- und Sales-Partner der Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ist Maritim weltweit präsent. Die starke Position des Unternehmens in der europäischen First-Class-Hotellerie soll durch kontinuierliches Wachstum weiter gefestigt werden. Zur Maritim Webseite

(AND, i will share it with you once I get this %##%# font thing worked out.  Sorry, if you are trying to read it and I am constantly "fixing" it; and then there is the little matter of AOL cutting me off constantly. )

But, isn't it neat when you feel like you have made a major "world shattering" discovery, right at your own computer? 

 I stumbled across Mr. Barlow's Blog yesterday morning.  It wasn't really too far of a fall, since WordPress featured it on their front page and I was able to click it before it flipped to some other "featured" blog.

 This guy's got some Seriously interesting stuff on his site.

Like this: A "water bear" who can survive in space. He is the first known animal to be able to do so, although I think calling him an animal is a bit of a stretch. I also think Mattel should make a "Water Bear" toy for Christmas consumption.

He's an adorable little guy really.

And, as if that isn't enough, it is confirmed that people tend to marry people who resemble their mother. This brings up a whole set of: mother-in-law jokes, Freudian Psychology and eHarmony. 

Have you ever noticed on eHarmony's "successful matches" advertisements that the couples look more like brother and sister than anything? I have always suspected that we tend to marry is probably doomed to failure.  
Trust me on this one.

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Okay, it is noon , and I just reread this post and TALK ABOUT FREUDIAN SLIPS!!!  I'm not even sure, what I was trying to say with that sentence about marriage and "doomed to failure."   I did notice once though that my husband, other than having blond hair instead of dark hair, was the spitting image of an ex-boyfriend.

And, I think that what I meant was that successfully married people often resemble each other.  I shall go now and bang my head on the wall.