Hah! Little did the DOG gods know, when they let me loose on this topic, it was my chance to sneak some ultra girly trappings into the den.

Here is Hello Kitty worship, without shame or limits. Yes, it's merchandising. But, oh, what merchandising! Never has a licensed character appeared on such a range of stuff - and nonsense* - and done it quite so cutely. Today's site has excellent images, tidily arranged, of Hello Kitty in all her consumerism guises and goodness. Kitty up, girls, and boys. Brace yourself for a pink infusion and note that this is only one of a large ring of Kitty devotees.

http://www.hellokittyjunkie.com

For the other end of the obsessive spectrum... http://www.kittyhell.com is full of spousal fury and fuming over a wife's favourite feline, packed tightly and pounding with condemnation of products, and, I notice, plenty of Hello Kitty affliated ads. No dummies in that litter box, then.

* see below and to the right for a few examples, some found at http://hellokittymuseum.blogspot.com