CHAIRman Mao

Artist Gerald Scarfe created this chair/sculpture that looks like Chairman Mao (by way of Jabba the Hutt), so you can be cushioned by the gentle curves of the Great Helmsman as you play on your Xbox. Link

Lost mechanical servant of 1961

In July, 1961, Popular Mechanix brought its readers "a life-size, remote-controlled servomechanical robot built by Vienna engineer Claus Scholz. The MM47 can do almost anything from housework to handling radioactive materials or fighting fires from the inside while the operator stays at a safe distance. The 105-pound plastic robot cost about $760 to build."
Another one lost to the ages. Link

Really gonna miss you

Really gonna miss you　　Its really gonna be different without you　　Time is gonna be hard and slow　　For the rest of my life　　Gonna be thinking about you (yes I am)　　Time came when you had to go　　　　I’ll miss you my buddy　　I’ll miss you my friend　　I promise my love for you will never end　　　　In your finest hour I was there with you　　And without you things wont be the same　　But there’s a higher power that we answer to　　And you heard him calling your name　　　　Really gonna miss you 　　Everything about you your smiling face　　I know you want us all to be strong　　　　Really gonna miss you　　I know your going to that magic place　　Singing you a brand new song　　　　I’ll miss you my buddy　　I’ll miss you my friend　　I promise my love for you will never end