Oh Skymall catalog, we have been through so much together. It seems like every day you feature a new product that leaves me rolling on the floor laughing, trying to breathe. I know, I haven't always been kind, but never the less you always deliver: case in point, the King Tut's Egyptian Throne, for a paltry $895.
I love the idea of spending $900 on a (reproduced) piece of ancient history. There is just so much we can learn from this!
First off, obviously King Tut had no eye for modesty. In fact, had he lived in the present day, King Tut and Liberace would have had a head to head fight over who can have the more flamboyant decor.
Second, nobody can say for sure how King Tut died (the most recent theory is a leg injury, complicated by malaria and bone disease, source), but for my money it was lower back problems. There is a wafer-thin hint at a seat cushion on this "throne" and no lumbar support in sight. Maybe I'm crazy, but if I was king of the known world I sure as hell wouldn't be seated in something this rigid. A nice, plush recliner from Lazy-Boy or Pottery Barn sure, but a solid gold throne just isn't worth all that back pain.
And third, King Tut must have been a skinny guy. Just look at how narrow that seat is, there just isn't enough room to accommodate the girth of a properly plump ruler.
But hey, if you still want to buy this for you home, knock yourself out. But don't think your house guests won't notice how you serve Franzia at parties while sitting in a $900 conversation piece.
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