The Diablo Cody of pastry chefs

"Dahlia Jurgensen the Diablo Cody of Pastry Chefs"
(May 27, 2009, Amazon.com)

The Archie Bunker of mixed martial arts

"Don Frye is like the Archie Bunker of MMA. Gotta love that guy!"
(July 23, 2009, Cage Potato)

The Keanu Reeves of meat parts

"I confess I felt a giant EWWW, which is somewhat hypocritical, for I do not scruple to cook me up a pig loin. But the loins are so much less…expressive. They’re like the Keanu Reeves of meat parts. And that’s the way it has to be, I do not want my meat trying to emote, or express, or nail the scene. The scene in which they look at me from their frozen plastic baggie with such horror. Actually, not horror as much as…surprise and disappointment. 'Why did you do it? Why? Did I not snuffle enough truffles?'"
(Jan. 8, 2009, Mango Hedgehog)

The Darth Vader of the entire insect world

"And what an Ant! The Darth Vader of the entire insect world, Cephalotes atratus, inhabits the canopy of the tropical forest systems of Central and South America. That’s a long way up and if an ant was to fall it would lead to almost certain death on the floor of the forest. Either that or a trip that would make The Incredible Journey look like a walk in the park, but one which would probably be impossible due to the lack of chemical trails to guide the ant back home."
(April 15, 2009, Webphemera)

The Jack Kevorkian of houseplants

"Every plant I touch winds up dead. I’m the Jack Kervorkian of houseplants. I’m equally deadly to outdoor plants but outdoor plants have a distinct advantage in that sometimes Mother Nature steps in and gives them a fighting chance. All that being said, I love to cook and have always had this (insane) idea that I need to start an herb garden. Nothing fancy, just the basics. I have two additional things working against me – I live in a Northern climate and I have two cats that I swear have pica. Really it’s just the older one, but I think he’s teaching the new kitten to eat non-food things. Like velcro. :: stare :: So I need something that will fit on a windowsill."
(March 15, 2009, Frick on a Stick)

The Poochie of health insurance

"Tonik is the rad, x-treme! lifestyle health insurance for young people who can't afford regular insurance—sort of the Poochie of health insurance, except it's not going to go away. Aasma wrote to us to let us know that when she signed up for it over the weekend, she got a nasty surprise after she submitted her credit card information."
(Oct. 13, 2008, Chris Walters, The Consumerist)

The Ellen Pompeo of amiable but sulky male leads

"Like 'Grey's,' the series begins with a moody voiceover, this one delivered by Ron Livingston, the Ellen Pompeo of amiable but sulky male leads: 'Being an astronaut is all about control. From the walk to the launchpad to the final touchdown, you don't want surprises.' Doesn't that sound just like Mer, our favorite spewer of sweeping emotional generalities?"
(July 30, 2009, Heather Havrilesky, Salon)