Or perhaps not?<\/p>\n
In today’s news, we learn that Sony puts AIBO to sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It’s the oldest story in the book: Robotic dog turns up on your doorstop looking cute and winsome, learns a few words and tricks, and then gets canceled just as you’ve gotten to love it.”<\/p>\n Later on, it mentions that “the product inspired an online fan base (such as Sparky’s Hovel<\/a>) that posted pictures taken by their dogs, which–unsurprisingly, given Aibo’s diminutive stature–often tended to be of ankles or table legs.”<\/p>\n In other, possibly related, news, we learn that Felicity Huffman had to be taught how to hold a penis<\/b><\/a> for new movie Transamerica<\/a>.<\/p>\n The blonde actress, who plays a transsexual in the film, says she had no idea how to manoeuvre the phoney phallus, which she nicknamed Andy. She revealed: “I had to wear this water bottle under my arm and squeeze it. The whole thing was actually terrifying. “In hindsight, it’s very funny, as I had to take lessons in how to hold Andy the right way. I mean, how do you hold him properly when you pee? Which hand do you use?”<\/i><\/p>\n Sadly, there are no photos to accompany the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Or perhaps not? In today’s news, we learn that Sony puts AIBO to sleep. “It’s the oldest story in the book: Robotic dog turns up on your doorstop looking cute and winsome, learns a few words and tricks, and then … Continue reading