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COMMENTS (14)
... as Miley Cyrus is to Lou Reed?
... as Miley Cyrus is to Lou Reed?
... George Walton is to William Yard?
... George Walton is to William Yard?
as Mary Ann is to the Professor.
as Mary Ann is to the Professor.
... as popcorn is to prime rib
... as popcorn is to prime rib
as Hitler is to Bakunin.
as Hitler is to Bakunin.
as Ice Road Truckers is to The Wire
as Ice Road Truckers is to The Wire
as 'N Sync is to MC5.
as 'N Sync is to MC5.
MC5? Good lord....kick out the jams!
MC5? Good lord....kick out the jams!
As MMA is to boxing.
As MMA is to boxing.
U2's early stuff is important and all, though I certainly hope people don't think "The Edge" is edgy at all when it comes to stage names. No one in the history of Rock n' Roll--and I mean no one--has ever had a moniker greater than "Handsome Dick Manitoba" of MC5.
U2's early stuff is important and all, though I certainly hope people don't think "The Edge" is edgy at all when it comes to stage names. No one in the history of Rock n' Roll--and I mean no one--has ever had a moniker greater than "Handsome Dick Manitoba" of MC5.
These are pretty good. I was thinking along the lines:
As Britney Spears is to Billie Holiday
or for tennis players;
As Anna Kournikova is to Marina Navratilova
or in talk shows:
as Glenn Beck is to H.L. Mencken
These are pretty good. I was thinking along the lines:
As Britney Spears is to Billie Holiday
or for tennis players;
As Anna Kournikova is to Marina Navratilova
or in talk shows:
as Glenn Beck is to H.L. Mencken
. . . as Jeremiah Wright is to Barack Obama?
. . . as Jeremiah Wright is to Barack Obama?
We've all got it wrong, assuming that the point is the degree to which Palin and Alinsky are opposites. But actually Palin is closer to a deranged but committed follower of Alinsky than she is to his opposite. So I submit:
... as Ayn Rand is to Josef Stalin.
... as Torquemada is to Jesus.
... as Jeff Koons is to Michelangelo.
... as John Hinckley Jr. is to Jodie Foster.
We've all got it wrong, assuming that the point is the degree to which Palin and Alinsky are opposites. But actually Palin is closer to a deranged but committed follower of Alinsky than she is to his opposite. So I submit:
... as Ayn Rand is to Josef Stalin.
... as Torquemada is to Jesus.
... as Jeff Koons is to Michelangelo.
... as John Hinckley Jr. is to Jodie Foster.
Ponce de Leon!
[waits]
No? Okay, how about:
McHale's Navy!
[waits]
Nope? Alright...this time I've got it:
Clams!
[waits]
Nothing? I'm...I'm really surprised. I mean, c'mon...I had you with 'Ponce de Leon', right? Too much, too soon? I shoulda eased into it, maybe led off with the 'Clams,' right?
[waits]
Wow, I...I don't know what to say...
Ponce de Leon!
[waits]
No? Okay, how about:
McHale's Navy!
[waits]
Nope? Alright...this time I've got it:
Clams!
[waits]
Nothing? I'm...I'm really surprised. I mean, c'mon...I had you with 'Ponce de Leon', right? Too much, too soon? I shoulda eased into it, maybe led off with the 'Clams,' right?
[waits]
Wow, I...I don't know what to say...