This Christmas, what can you get for the Mavericks fan who has everything? We mean everything, even the creepy stuff like Maverick-themed bedding and Derek Harper’s (game-used!) armpit hair.
(”Choking hazard”? Kitty’s got claws.)
How about the dancing Mark Cuban doll? As Cuban’s brother Brian muses on his CUBAN REVOLUTION blog, “Think an NBA referee designed this doll? Is this a warning to any NBA referee who buys the doll? Open At Your Own Risk!” The Golden State Warriors, of course, have their own theories as to what that might mean.
The best feature of the doll, blue sweatpants aside, is the fact that it “yells at the refs.” Whether there are any dancing referee dolls within earshot is its own issue — I’m guessing “no” on that one — but we’re awfully curious as to what the doll actually says. Is it your typical boring stuff, like “He was out of bounds!” or “Call the foul!”? Or are we getting into the good Cuban stuff, like “I can buy and sell you, maggot referee!” or “[expletive deleted] you, [expletive deleted] [expletive deleted] [expletive deleted] [expletive deleted] gobbler!” We’re kinda hoping for the latter.
So how much would you pay for this priceless toy, this sure-to-be child pleaser? Did we mention it dances? $5,000? $50? $75,000? It’s actually on sale right now on eBay for the low, low, there-might-be-something-wrong-with-it Buy-It-Now price of $9.99!
Go buy it. Seriously, do it. Just imagine the look of unadulterated terror on the face of that nephew you never really liked when he opens his present and gazes at the Cuban Doll’s soulless eyes and unhinged jaw. And that’s before it yells at him. Come on, you secretly hate that nephew. Do it. Ruin his Christmas — the Mark Cuban way!






3:21 pm on December 10th, 2008
It looks so lifelike, it's scary.
3:24 pm on December 10th, 2008
Cuban's doll could kick the ass of Elmo's doll any day of the week.
3:31 pm on December 10th, 2008
I'm holding out for a Tim Donaghy dancing/talking/gambling doll.
3:38 pm on December 10th, 2008
This Cuban doll has a better chance to buy the Cubs than the real Cuban.
3:47 pm on December 10th, 2008
This doll has better hair.
4:29 pm on December 10th, 2008
Wire-tapped phone sold separately?
4:32 pm on December 10th, 2008
I hope no one labels my doll "small parts"
5:45 pm on December 10th, 2008
Is "CHOKING HAZARD" in reference to the doll or the Mavericks?
6:48 pm on December 10th, 2008
You have to take the jump suit off to find out what's the choking hazard.
3:29 am on December 11th, 2008
I'd like to see it get in an argument with a talking Donald Trump doll. And I'm sure there has to be such a thing.