mcgregor

even more than the japanese rock 'n' roll records my sister couldn't find the last time i was up in jersey, i wish i still had some of the crappy mechanical toys our grandfather used to send us. my favorite was mcgregor, a mechanical scotsman in a tam o'shanter. press the button, and he'd very laboriously stand up -- making a noise like "G-R-R-R-R-Z-Z-Z-Z-N-N-N" -- and take a puff on his cigar (the ember of which, i seem to remember, would light up) before blowing a greasy smoke ring that smelled like electric trains. awesome.