![]() ![]() One of the (many) zany things they were doing back in 1984 was blowing up Cabbage Patch Kids onstage. Sometimes it’s said a citation is issued to the bereaved kid for “child abuse”.Īn interesting theory about how death certificates came to be associated with this toy (and far in addition to the obvious one of “if a doll needs an adoption certificate for you to take one home, then it certainly requires a death certificate when it’s too banged up to keep any longer”) involves the rock band NRBQ (New/National Rhythm & Blues Quartet). In others, the broken-hearted child is billed for her doll’sįuneral. In some versions of the legend, the doll is returned in a little coffin suitable for burial. But that didn’t stop people from believing them. ![]() It wasn’t long before sad tales of cold-hearted death certificates received instead of refurbished much-loved dollies began to make the rounds. They were ripe to become fodder for an urban legend.
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