The Robert Downey Jr. of cookies

"The Robert Downey Jr. of Cookies"
(June 23, 2008, Frank Almeida, Sugar & Spice)

The Wonder Twins of utter stupidity

"Bachmann and Palin are the Wonder Twins of utter stupidity."
(April 24, 2010, Science Blogs)

The Jack Palance of raccoons

"Back to the raccoons. 'I haven't seen any. Why?' I respond to the contractor. He laughs. 'Because, I saw a lot of turds up there.' So after he leaves I go upstairs, open the skylight in the bathroom, and peek out on the roof. Holy crap. We must have the Jack Palance of raccoons eating all his roughage on our roof. It looks like the yard of that annoying neighbor who never cleans up after his dog. And not just any dog. A Newfoundland."
(April 20, 2008, Scott Pearson, Livejournal)

The John Cage of kitties

"Mr. Nemo, the Tuxedo Tomcat, the Midnight Rambler, the John Cage of Kitties--often serenades us with impromptu concerts as he strolls across the keyboard of the piano. Sometimes, he just wants you to know that he's around, and jumps up in the bass keys, for a booming Augmented 7th, or if he's in a pensive mood, he'll just thrill with a trill of an allegro arpegio in the high tones. The cat has style, and while he does get moody (he recently went into rehab for a compulsive grooming syndrome, which he overcame)--now, he's found his musical voice again, and he's back to please his fans."
(Dec. 1, 2008, Flickr)

The Borat of atheism

"Anyway. Dawkins is the Borat of atheism – it’s all about getting other people to make fools of themselves, and risking death and dismemberment in the process."
(Sept. 21, 2008, Scintillator)

The Andre the Giant of household herbs

"My basil, which started out in a small pot in my kitchen before being transferred to first one planting bed and then eventually moved to a different one to make more space for other plants, is like the Andre the Giant of household herbs. It’s enormous. It has taken over my small, understated garden. These are no longer simple basil plants. These are basil trees."
(Oct. 2, 2009, Patterson Park Life)

The Bobby Fischer of asymmetrical digital subscriber lines

"Who can resolve her own internet connectivity ticket? This bitch! I'm basically the Bobby Fischer of asymmetrical digital subscriber lines."
(March 21, 2010, Michelle Wood, Twitter)