Remember when Barbie wanted to be an astronaut? Well, neither do we, but we sure as heck don't remember the little-girl fashion icon jonesing for a truck-stop-ready tattoo known as a "tramp stamp" blazoned just above her booty, we mean butt, either.

But now, in honor of the 50th birthday celebration of the legendary doll, the powers that be at Mattel have seen fit to release a version of Barbie complete with a selection of tattoos, including this super subtle tramp stamp with the name of her long-time beau, Ken, right in the heart.

Who cares, right? 

Well, what if we told you Barbie is most popular with girls in the two- to five-year-old set?

Those of us who remember playing with our Barbies well into our tween years will be interested to know that today's little girls tend to "age out" of the "Barbie years" much earlier than we did.  By five, she's chucked Barbie for either Bratz or, increasingly, an iPhone. To toy manufacturers, it's simply the process of age compression at work.

Tramp Stamp Barbie. Coming to a four-year-old near you!