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December 28, 2003
The Last Word in Action Figures
In the category of gifts that weren't under my tree this year - whew! - the Archie McPhee company, which bills itself as Outfitters of Popular Culture, is selling an Albert Einstein action figure.
Featuring "realistic dishevelled hair", the 5" tall Einstein action figure is armed with a piece of chalk, "poised to explain relativity or do battle with the forces of entropy."
Other available action figures include Sigmund Freud, "holding a distinctly phallic cigar"; William Shakespeare "with removable book and quill pen"; Ben Franklin complete with plastic kite and key; Pope Innocent III "armed with his formidable power of excommunication and an intimidating scroll inscribed with Latin text"; and, again in McPhee's words, "the coolest action figure since G.I. Joe", Jesus.
Posted by Sam in Society / Politics