And I want #3 or at least to find out if the baby actually fits inside the mama doll. (Call if professional curiosity.) Where on earth did you find that picture?
@8, The pregnancy doll was a teaching tool from 19th c. Japan, used to teach the public about how ladies' insides worked. Here's an article with more photos.
I literally cannot look at #1 because it freaks me out so much. I actually had to cover up my screen with my hand as I scrolled down the page to write this comment. Now I will have nightmares. Thanks, Slog.
#1 looks like the dummy from the Anthony Hopkins semi-horror flick Magic. Hopkins played a ventriloquist with, you guessed it, emotional transference issues.
4-- I'd say more like Sydney Greenstreet, w/ a kid-lisp. "Ah, Casthablanca won't bwe the sthame without you, Ricky!"
http://pinktentacle.com/2009/05/pregnant…