The Rosa Parks of sofas

"The day before she died, I awoke to find Mangia sitting on our new couch, which was universally understood as a no-pet zone. Since she was fairly arthritic, I wondered how she even got up there. Assigning her the role of the Rosa Parks of sofas, my two dogs and other cat followed her lead, piling on in an act of group defiance."
(Feb. 21, 2012, Mary K. Moore, Huffington Post)

The Jeremy Lin of depressed people

"I'm loving this guy. He is like the Jeremy Lin of depressed people. He just got so depressed he went and sat in his car for two months. Incredible achievement, it inspires me. I would sit there about two hours, then come back and get a sandwich or check the latest non-News on BI . I'm depressed, my life is miserable, but I just couldn't stay in that car for more than a few hours. The dude is brilliant. What was it like, just sitting there, day after day, no iPhone no Call of Duty no nothing? What was he thinking for all those hours. I want to see the movie based on this! When is it coming out?"
(Feb. 21, 2012, Business Insider)

The Lena Dunham of beef jerky commercials

"Cathy is the Lena Dunham of beef jerky commercials. #dancemoms"
(March 6, 2012, James Wolcott, Twitter)

The Mary Magdalene of The Dude

"The origin of the name Maude is ‘Woman from Magdala.’ Yes, the same place where Mary Magdalene was from. Another derivation of Maude is ‘Matilda,’ which means ‘mighty in battle.’ Maude will assume the image of Matilda in the ‘Condition’ dream sequence. So now, we’ve established that Maude is the Mary Magdalene of The Dude. What’s really strange is that Moore and Bridges will appear again in 2013 in ‘The Seventh Son’ a mystical thriller about sorcery. Bridges will play ‘Master Gregory’ and Moore, ‘Mother Malkin.’ Hmmmmmmm."
(Dec. 5, 2011, Robert Phoenix, Astro Dispatch)

The LeBron James of modern church life

"A few years ago I got invited to have a meeting with Andy Stanley and a few other folks from NorthPointCommunityChurch. (If Rick Warren is the Lebron James of modern church life, then Andy Stanley is the Kevin Garnett. Team player, skilled beyond his years and able to rock the pulpit like few other people on the planet.)"
(Feb. 23, 2012, Ohio Ministry Assistants)

The Michael Ian Black of chefs

"I lost interest in the last cycle of 'Top Chef Masters,' and now with a new format and a new host, I’m not sure if I won’t lose interest again, particularly after they voted off one of the three chefs (in addition to the two Indian guys) that I had much invested in as personalities. I don’t remember the name of the guy voted off, but he was like the Michael Ian Black of chefs."
(April 11, 2011, Dustin Rowles, Pajiba)

The Ozzy of small-time Iowa blues

"I hope I don't throw John off by changing the arrangement IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SONG as I have been (more and more) prone to do. (yes, I have become the Ozzy of small-time Iowa blues) We'll have some Christmas giveaways and some merch specials to help with stocking stuffers (Stuff 'er? YOU stuff 'er, you brought 'er) (was that naughty or nice?) all this and it's GEEEZER gig hours too, 6-9:30-ish. You bring the CAKE and the mistletoe..."
(Dec. 11, 2011, Blues Historian)