Thursday, May 19, 2005

Block that metaphor!

Newsday quotes a filmgoer who refers to the new S.W. film as "the Super Bowl of movies". Well... except for the fact that the movie does not show actual competition, the ending is already known -- indeed, is pre-ordained -- and the performers aren't using steroids.

Probably.

Two can play at that game. Match the cultural figures, metaphors, and genres:

This...                is the...                of that 
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Paris Hilton Arc de Triomphe shrubbery
chipotle Lined notebook paper transportation systems
Donald Trump Eucalyptus bark ancient Egypt
Law school Keifer Sutherland poetry slams
Tom DeLay blue ink Freedom Fries
Richard Branson Keith Moon Republican Party
Chick lit blown manhole cover con artists
Jerry Falwell blow jobs auto manufacturers
Paul McCartney Nigerian spam Spanish literature
Barry Bonds stale turkey gravy oral sex

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Law school is the blown man hole cover of poetry slams!