<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> I was given a Barney doll on my second birthday. According to my parents, I set it down on the coffee table, took a step back, and held an excited look of anticipation for several seconds.</p><p>You see, in the original VHS tapes, Barney was a doll that the kids would set down on a table, and then he transformed into the full-sized Barney. I clearly thought my real-life Barney doll would do the same thing.</p><p>I'm not sure I've ever recovered from this betrayal.</p>
