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Ages three and up! It’s on my box! Ages three and up! I’m not supposed to be babysitting Princess Drool!

— Mr. Potato Head • Toy Story

Painterly small baby shoes and a loose pink ribbon on rumpled dusty-rose fabric.
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The speaker repeatedly cites an ages-three-and-up label as a reason they should not be left babysitting someone younger. Treating the packaging as a rule gives the protest comic formality. The dismissive nickname Princess Drool adds irritation to a complaint about being assigned unsuitable company.

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