It's Action Figure Day here on What Weirdos

I must admit, just between us, that when I first started this blog I was a bit concerned that I wouldn't find enough items to do a daily post.  Ha!  My cup overfloweth.  In fact, I had a different post planned for today, but... I just couldn't resist.

Are you one of those people who worry about the level of violence portrayed or encouraged by toy companies?  I have a solution.  Literary action figures!
How about Jane Austen and Edgar Allen Poe?





(Austen source here, Poe source here) 

Can you imagine playing with these two together?
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife.  Hint, hint."
"For the last time, I am not marrying you! Nevermore! Nevermore!"

Not capturing your beating heart?  Want to be every kid's hero yourself but aren't a firefighter or other typically hero-esque profession?  There are action figures for you too!

Are you a painter?



(Source here)

or the Lunch Lady?



(Source here)

Okay, I think the lunch lady is my favorite.  She's got that hairnet, and the food is interchangeable, but you can't really tell what it is.  Perfect for the aspiring school lunch chef.

Doesn't it almost feel like we're singing that classic song "Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood, in your neighBORHOOD, oh!..." Oh.  We forgot a very important person in the neighborhood, didn't we?  Someone you want your kids to emulate and look to as their hero.  A mentor, an example, someone who's house you've sworn never to go into again after that last fiasco we shall not speak of?  You guessed it.  I give you:  The Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure!



(Source here)