tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48555817195245880982024-03-07T22:21:26.899-08:00The Rosa Parks of BlogsAbsurd Comparisons By Real People Using Famous PeopleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-39792927160369923962012-09-03T12:33:00.002-07:002012-09-03T12:33:25.435-07:00The Sharon Tate of dinner party hosts"Judging by the bodies scattered around my house this morning, I am <b>the Sharon Tate of dinner party hosts</b>."<br />
(Sept. 3, 2012, Shari Vanderwerf, <a href="https://twitter.com/shariv67/status/242619613697957890"><i>Twitter</i></a>) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-267857808151108162012-08-20T14:31:00.002-07:002012-08-20T14:31:13.973-07:00The Helen Gurley Brown of standup comedy"I would describe Phyllis Diller as <b>the Helen Gurley Brown of standup
comedy</b> if I was clear on what I actually meant. But she was hilarious,"<br />
(Aug. 20, 2012, James Wolcott, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesWolcott/status/237662114309881856"><i>Twitter</i></a>)<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-53553188408142120722012-08-17T12:58:00.001-07:002012-08-17T12:58:14.372-07:00The Mozart of wrapping a box"The guy next to me at the post office is <b>the Mozart of wrapping a box</b>"<br />
(Aug. 17, 2012, Leoni Fizzoli, <a href="https://twitter.com/afrosandyamakas/status/236528039868129280"><i>Twitter</i></a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-5791369608096796722012-08-17T07:25:00.000-07:002012-08-17T07:25:00.655-07:00The Gary Oldman of hockey players"Belong to the same person??? Amazing. He's <b>the Gary Oldman of hockey players</b>."<br />
(July 17, 2012, <i><a href="http://www.battleofcali.com/2012/7/17/3165592/oh-right-i-forgot">SB Nation</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-84991558893351619322012-08-16T07:56:00.000-07:002012-08-16T07:56:00.619-07:00The Sarah Palin of cities"that is not a real city - Tampa - built on a sacred Native American
burial ground - thus desecrating the original people's burial ground and
bringing a curse upon this town. I am sure no one at the RNC knows
about this. Tampa was not a good choice - kind of<b> the Sarah Palin of
cities</b> - even the much heralded Tampa Trump Tower went bankrupt before
they sold many of the spaces."<br />
(July 24, 2012, <i><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/24/1113322/-Greenland-Heat-Darkening-Melt-Stuns-Scientists-as-Ice-Goes-Into-Death-Spiral">Daily Kos</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-40972124853976021052012-08-15T07:55:00.000-07:002012-08-15T07:55:00.616-07:00The Dolph Lundgren of sac removals"Man, he cut the zit out of that thing!!! I was a bit disappointed
though, I was under the impression that there would be cheese removal
followed by the sac attack. Regardless, this dude is<b> the Dolph Lundgren
of sac removals</b>….One bad mamma jamma."<br />
(Feb. 2, 2011, <i><a href="http://www.popthatzit.com/2011/02/sebac-sac-attack/">PopThatZit</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-56015718980160920852012-08-14T07:30:00.000-07:002012-08-14T07:30:02.879-07:00The Lord Voldemort of policy questions"So it hardly matters that Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and
human services, is widely seen as quietly capable; she was not front
and center in Obama’s public push for health-care reform, a topic that
another former senior administration aide now calls <b>the Lord Voldemort
of policy questions</b>, the issue that must not be named."<br />
(July 2012, Todd S. Purdum, <i><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/07/obama-cabinet-team-rivals-lincoln">Vanity Fair</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-85884857716436029632012-08-13T07:27:00.000-07:002012-08-13T07:27:00.252-07:00The Mitch Hedberg of dinosaurs"Velociraptor: <b>the Mitch Hedberg of dinosaurs</b>."<br />
(June 13, 2012, <i><a href="http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/06/meme-of-day-philosoraptor.html">List of the Day</a></i>)<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-61804821814554089872012-08-10T07:16:00.000-07:002012-08-10T07:16:00.176-07:00The Bradley Cooper of sleep technologists"I don't read trade papers or ongoing studies about sleep, I don't go to
sleep medicine conferences (Yeah, that's a thing. Sounds exciting
doesn't it?) and I don't go out of my way to find out about new
methodologies and/or ways of thinking in the field. I just kind of go
with the flow, altering my own methods only slightly according to what
I'm told to do. I am <b>the Bradley Cooper of sleep technologists</b>: I do
just enough to get by never anything more but I should be the Christian
Bale of sleep technologists: super method and willing to scream at and
belittle those I deem my lessors."<br />
(Feb. 16, 2012, <i><a href="http://runfromfire.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-decided-to-give-shit_16.html">Run from Fire</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-43067344602362951342012-08-09T07:15:00.000-07:002012-08-09T07:15:00.748-07:00The Cookie Monster of IT security"Following a few simple steps will show your peers you really do care and
you are not<b> the cookie monster of IT security</b> spend by showing value.
Your vendors will also like and respect you too. Remember, their time is
as precious as yours."<br />
(May 7, 2012, <i><a href="http://n00bpentesting.com/2012/05/07/getting-value-from-vendor-sales-meetings/">nOObpentesting.com</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-28716139983260898542012-08-08T07:14:00.000-07:002012-08-08T07:14:00.221-07:00The Clint Eastwood of park dudes"Seaweed...make my day. This guy is <b>the clint eastwood of park dudes</b>."<br />
(July 12, 2012, <i><a href="http://cjonline.com/news/2012-07-12/bids-solicited-treat-species-infesting-lake">The Topeka Capital-Journal</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-4106519996655919572012-08-07T07:14:00.000-07:002012-08-07T07:14:00.916-07:00The Dr. Doom of girlfriends"Brandonman: Hence, why you are <b>the Dr. Doom of girlfriends</b>. Dump her already, dude. She’s a villain!"<br />
(Feb. 9, 2012, <i><a href="http://www.brandonman.com/2012/02/brandonman-28-man-with-no-job.html">Brandonman</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-2301763343068919992012-08-06T07:17:00.000-07:002012-08-06T07:17:00.149-07:00The Stevie Nicks of gluten-free food"Looking at Martha’s website makes me wonder what I should do with my website and blog. I blog about food but am hesitant to share recipes, especially for stuff in the bakery and online store. Very territorial about my flour blends. Sometimes I check out the Gluten-Free Goddess blog. If Martha is the Barbra Streisand of food, then Karina, the self-proclaimed Gluten-Free Goddess is <b>the Stevie Nicks of gluten-free food</b>. Flowy, artsy, all moonbeams, starfish and shit."<br />
(Oct. 17, 2011, <i><a href="http://blog2.shelbyskitchentherapy.com/2011/10/17/pity-party-with-gluten-free-black-forest-cookies.aspx">Shelby's Kitchen Therapy</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-66852914707224631372012-08-03T07:42:00.000-07:002012-08-03T07:42:00.093-07:00The Lady Macbeth of the Mexican drug world"As if receiving charges of electric current at regular intervals,
Travolta is manic and most amusing as the government agent forced into
ethical and practical contortions to stay afloat; Del Toro
entertainingly showboats while demonstrating dozens of ways to convey
diabolical menace; and Hayek synthesizes ultimate elegance, motherly
concern and complete ruthlessness as <b>the Lady Macbeth of the Mexican
drug world</b>."<br />
(June 28, 2012, Todd McCarthy, <i><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/savages-review-blake-lively-taylor-kitsch-343181">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-45173783851624715532012-08-02T18:52:00.001-07:002012-08-02T18:52:11.823-07:00The Jesus of letting people into my lane in construction zones"I'm <b>the Jesus of letting people into my lane in construction zones</b>"<br />
(Aug 2, 2012, @LaBaPete, <a href="https://twitter.com/LaBaPete"><i>Twitter</i></a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-88829228483911891102012-08-02T07:41:00.000-07:002012-08-02T07:41:00.447-07:00The Ted Bundy of work pass maintenance"<span lang="EN-US">It is true. I am <b>the Ted Bundy of work pass
maintenance</b>. In my working life I have murdered dozens of them. They have been abandoned in cabs, bars,
washing machines, dryers, trains, boyfriends, buses, lift wells, bins ….. a
gentleman once returned one after finding it wedged in his windscreen
wipers. (who knows…). Sadly most
passes have not been as lucky, lost forever quite likely on the Bankstown line
or at the bottom of my work’s lift well."</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">(May 31, 2012, <i><a href="http://thelazycivilservant.blogspot.com/2012/05/to-all-passes-ive-loved-before.html">The Lazy Civil Servant</a></i>)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-37049821505432917072012-08-01T07:40:00.000-07:002012-08-01T07:40:00.641-07:00The Jack Handey of Christian culture"John Piper is <b>the Jack Handey of Christian culture</b>."<br />
(May 10, 2012, <i><a href="http://thewartburgwatch.com/2012/05/09/calvinista-mary-kassian-to-address-sbc-pastors-wives-in-new-orleans/">The Wartburg Watch of 2012</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-70401368462981126432012-07-31T07:39:00.000-07:002012-07-31T07:39:00.394-07:00The Ra’s al Ghul of the GOP field"With his vigorous rejuvenations in the polls and support-sapping slides, Newt Gingrich is <b>the Ra’s al Ghul of the GOP field</b>. He has been around forever. On a respirator after the pointy barrage of negative ads hurled at him, he’s used the debates like a Lazarus Pit."<br />
(Feb. 7, 2012, <i><a href="http://brief-wit.com/2012/02/07/nuanced-newt/">Brief Wit</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-5859271651492138262012-07-30T07:38:00.000-07:002012-07-30T07:38:00.549-07:00The Michael Jordan of horribly spelled words"The toughest part about 'jewelry' is that the more you try to figure it
out, that farther away you get from its correct spelling. From a purely
technical standpoint it is the most frustrating word on this list. It’s
<b>the Michael Jordan of horribly spelled words</b>, always getting into your
head, breaking down your game from the inside out."<br />
(July 20, 2012, <i><a href="http://idestfid.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/top-five-words-that-need-spelling-updates/">Id Est Fid</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-85184442890753969342012-07-27T07:53:00.000-07:002012-07-27T07:53:00.720-07:00The Dwight Howard of the cow world"Pretty sure I just saw<b> the Dwight Howard of the cow world</b> #farmtweets #toomuchwine"<br />
(July 10, 2012, Ryan Daniels, <i><a href="https://twitter.com/FootyRhino/status/222888496224935936">Twitter</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-86148760036262481982012-07-26T07:52:00.000-07:002012-07-26T07:52:00.223-07:00The Bill Russell of porn"To frame it in a sports analogy, she was not content to just be a
talent, but she wanted each scene she was in to 'win' and for everyone
in the scene to win. It was team first. She was<b> the Bill Russell of
porn</b>."<br />
(May 24, 2012, <i><a href="http://vlsphoto.blogspot.com/2012/05/at-random-vanessa-del-rio.html">VLSphoto</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-63899078707535640752012-07-25T07:51:00.000-07:002012-07-25T07:51:00.594-07:00The Omar Little of turtles"Turtle sounds hard as hell. You had <b>the Omar Little of turtles</b>.<br />
I feel like I should know more about turtles."<br />
(May 17, 2012, <a href="http://www.testudotimes.com/2012/5/17/3024802/introducing-marylands-incoming-2012-freshmen-sam-cassell-jr"><i>Testudo Times</i></a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-30474441124364097602012-07-24T07:50:00.000-07:002012-07-24T07:50:00.512-07:00The Alfred Pennyworth of reality TV"Coach Trip is great as the contestants are funny, the locations are
beautfiful and Brendan is just wonderfully good with people.<br />
Almost unflappable, he is <b>the Alfred Pennyworth of reality TV</b>."<br />
(Aug. 7, 2008, Richard Brennan, <i><a href="http://brennybaby.blogspot.com/2008/08/coach-trip-excellent-reality-tv.html">Newsjiffy</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-25984016587305547762012-07-23T07:50:00.000-07:002012-07-23T07:50:00.777-07:00The Robert Plant of serial killers"Or if you’re more of a rocker than a prep, Richard Ramirez is <b>the Robert Plant of serial killers</b>:"<br />
(Feb. 20, 2012, <a href="http://www.streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/blog/speed-freak-killer-not-what-youd-call-a-looker/"><i>Street Carnage</i></a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855581719524588098.post-22980172165784228782012-07-20T07:45:00.000-07:002012-07-20T07:45:01.078-07:00The Winston Churchill of diplomatic sexy time"Because I want to be <b>the Winston Churchill of diplomatic sexy time</b>, my 'Lavender Walls' playlist is available for free on Spotify, which you can access here: Lavender Walls. Use it as a springboard to make your own 'Lavender Walls' playlist! Play it on shuffle! Play it on… not shuffle! But definitely make sure it’s on repeat (winkwinkwinkwinkwink!)."<br />
(Jan. 16, 2012, <i><a href="http://www.cultistzine.com/2012/01/16/the-essential-lavender-walls-playlist/">Cultist</a></i>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0