Apparently, relatives of soldiers can ask for a cutout of their loved one (soldier). They get a cutout (referred to as "flat soldier" presumably to be gender neutral) from the waist up that can be seated on a chair and conveniently transported around. It seems it's a hit with families with young kids who otherwise forget what the parent looks like. They bring the cutout at graduations or other important events the parent is missing and so they are in the pictures and so on.
Now, doesn't that sound like something useful to have? "My (fill in blank) could not come. I hope you won't see the difference. He is usually so quiet anyways..." Good-bye boring meetings, so long tiring in-laws... Did you even notice I wasn't there? Did you think I was more polite than usual? It think it would be worth a try.
Read more from the article in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/us/30daddy.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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