To OneMan… I take exception with “Little Debbie is to Hostess”. Both of those are actually quality products with substance. But you did nail it with the “tofu to steak”.
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Rain is to Sunshine; as darkness is to enlightenment; as ineptness is to skill; as starvation is to feast; as a pair of brown shoes is to a black tuxedo. And by the way VanillaMan, I have room for only one classic post day and yours is already that one from a couple of weeks back.
- Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Creek - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:01 pm:
As an Elvis impersonator is to “The Real King”. Sorry Rod, I was just “Taking Care of Business”.
… as Barack Obama is to Tom Hynes.
… as Sandi Jackson is to Bill Beavers.
… as Richard M. Daley is to Rev. Jackson.
… as Harold Washington is to Richard J. Daley.
… as Michael Stivic is to my husband Archie.
- Demolican/Republicrat/Whatever - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:05 pm:
Moe is to Larry - throw Jones in there and you got Curly too!
As salt is to a wound
As insult is to injury
As acne is to a supermodel’s face
As a headcold is to cancer
As aluminum foil is to stainless steel
As a midget is to the Green Giant
As sugar is to a gas tank
As water is to an electrical fire
As paper mache’ is to steel reinforced concrete
As the average man is to John Holmes
As a nappy headed ho is to Don Imus
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:10 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Gomer Pyle is to Sergeant Carter.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:12 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Tammy Faye Baker is to Martha Stewart.”
- In the know - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:12 am:
Dennis Rodman is to Michael Jordan
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:13 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as “Showgirls” is to “Gone With The Wind.”
- Dooley Dudright - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:14 am:
As yin is to yang.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:14 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as thongs are to tidy whiteys.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:16 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Schwinns are to Harleys.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:17 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as geldings are to studs.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:18 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Sneed is to Miller.”
- Ghost - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:18 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Jerry Springer is to Dateline.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:18 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Etch-A-Sketch is to Dell.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:20 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Fisher-Price is to NASA.”
- GA Watcher - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:22 am:
As Pee Wee Herman is to Albert Einstein.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:22 am:
VMan appears to be inspired. lol
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:23 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Milli Vanilli is to The Rolling Stones.”
- Crimefighter - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:26 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Bill Clinton is to Rush Limbaugh.”
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Keith Obermann is to Bill O’Reilly.”
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as the New York Times is to Fox News.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:30 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Captain Kirk is to Neil Armstrong.”
- OneMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:33 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as tofu is to steak.
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Little Debbie is to Hostess.
- Wumpus - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:34 am:
Dick Mell is to Michael Madigan
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:34 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Rhinestones are to Diamonds.”
- OneMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:35 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Fredo is to Michael.
- Thinking - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:37 am:
Roc Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Charlie Brown is to Lucy.
- Prarie Wind - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:37 am:
as a mongoose is to a king cobra. Sometimes the mongoose wins, but often it gets bit and dies.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:40 am:
One Man wins!!
- Cooper - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:41 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Kenny G is to Joe Walsh
- Downstater - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:42 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as the St. Louis Cardinals are to the Chicago Cubs.
- MOON - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:43 am:
Blago is to Madigan as Jones is to Madigan
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:43 am:
I like Cooper’s. Subtle.
- PJ - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:46 am:
To OneMan… I take exception with “Little Debbie is to Hostess”. Both of those are actually quality products with substance. But you did nail it with the “tofu to steak”.
- Ghost - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:47 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Cobra Commander is to G.I. Joe.”
- anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:54 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Cross is to Watson
- Crimefighter - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:54 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Al Capone is to Elliot Ness.”
- Double Trouble - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:55 am:
…as Elmer Fudd is to Bugs Bunny
…as the Roadrunner is to Wile E. Coyote
- AsAMom - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:56 am:
Rod is to Mike as Tyson is to Ali.
- LOR - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:57 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Smeagle (Gollum) is to Frodo.
- PJ - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:58 am:
…as a Yugo is to a Hummer
- Absolut Power - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:03 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Checkers is to Chess
- Diamond Dog - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:08 am:
Rod is to Madigan as cotton candy is to steak.
- Bird Man - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:08 am:
…as a long-tailed cat to a rocking chair.
- General Assembly Watcher - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:08 am:
Blago is to Madigan as hamburger helper is to steak.
- OneMan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:14 am:
PJ,
In general I will agree with you on the Hostess Likkle Debbie however, I was thinking Ho-Ho vs. Swiss Roll and in that case Ho-Hos win
- College Kid - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:16 am:
…as Jar Jar Binks is to Yoda.
- Fredbyrd - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:18 am:
… as Becky Carroll is to Steve Brown.
- Anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:21 am:
… as Dr. Evil is to Austin Powers
- reddbyrd - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:21 am:
sweat to a jock strap
- anon2 - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:21 am:
blago is to mike as Howard Johnson Cola is to Coke (”The Real Thing,” or, as my Jamaican nanny used to say, Da Real Ting, Mon)
- Newbe for the Day - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:21 am:
Scrappy Doo is to Scooby Doo
- Napoleon has left the building - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:24 am:
“Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Tommy DeVito is to Jimmy Conway.”
Vanilla Man - great list - but MeThinks the Sneed/Miller one is my favorite, aren’t you glad you know that?
- Napoleon has left the building - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:25 am:
College Kid wins! nice one
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:27 am:
Rod is to Madigan, as Jim Baker is to Billy Graham
- Steve - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:29 am:
…Lindsey Lohan is to rehab.
- Cor Guy - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:31 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Rod Blagojevich is to everyone else.
- JJ - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:32 am:
Two week old Crawfish (somethin smells) in the fridge to Lobster
- downhereforyears - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:32 am:
Blago to Madigan, as Barry Bonds is to Hank Aaron
- Skeeter - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:35 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Moto is to Alinea.
- Say WHAT? - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:40 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as threat is to promise.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:44 am:
a wildebeast is to lions
- PJ - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:45 am:
as Howard Cosell’s toupee is to Rod’s actual own hair
- Cornhusker - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:57 am:
Rod Glagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Michael Scott is to the rest of the staff at “The Office.”
- Super Mega - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 11:59 am:
Blagojevich is to Madigan as Tony Peraica is to Peter Fitzgerald.
- Beerman - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:08 pm:
as a butter knife to a Ginsu
- pchappel - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:12 pm:
Just another Star Wars one… As Grand Moff Tarkin is to Darth Vader…
- BIG R.PH. - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:15 pm:
Hot knife is to butter
- Jake from Elwood - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:22 pm:
. . .as Donald Trump is to Warren Buffett
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:23 pm:
Peter Fitzgerald to Patrick Fitzgerald.
- Downstate - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:26 pm:
Blago is to Iron Mike as a Gremlin is to a Bentley.
The Guv is to the Speaker as Bush is to Pelosi.
- Jockey Club - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:34 pm:
…as a Male Praying Mantis is to a Female Praying Mantis
You think about that for awhile, it’ll come to you.
- Buffnut - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:34 pm:
As my Ex Mother-n-law is to me
- Arlington HTS Office - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:43 pm:
Buffnut…Wins!
- anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:46 pm:
…as evil is to good
- Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Creek - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:53 pm:
Caine was to Abel.
- disgusted - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 12:54 pm:
as gasoline is to fire
- From 2 of my working friends - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:00 pm:
Homer Simpson to Mr. Burns
AND
War is to Peace
- Justice - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:01 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Rain is to Sunshine; as darkness is to enlightenment; as ineptness is to skill; as starvation is to feast; as a pair of brown shoes is to a black tuxedo. And by the way VanillaMan, I have room for only one classic post day and yours is already that one from a couple of weeks back.
- Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Creek - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:01 pm:
As an Elvis impersonator is to “The Real King”. Sorry Rod, I was just “Taking Care of Business”.
- Suburbs - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:02 pm:
as a kingergarten kid is to a college professor
as Gilligan is to MacGyver
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:06 pm:
You guys are really harsh. lol
- Marbley - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:06 pm:
Bozo and Mr Ned. LOL
- Shallow Pharnyx - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:19 pm:
As dandelions are to orchids.
As Goliath was to David.
As a Timex is to a rolex.
- Shallow Pharnyx - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:22 pm:
As Bill is to Vanilla Man (meant in the nicest sense).
- fan - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:24 pm:
As Rex Grossman is to Peyton Manning.
- Anonymundo - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:28 pm:
As 80’s “Hair Bands” (pick one) are to Eric Clapton.
As a chainsaw is to a scalpel.
As the card game “War” is to “Pinochle”
- UIC vs UIUC - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:29 pm:
As Ronnie Woo Woo is to the rest of the population
- Shallow Pharnyx - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:33 pm:
As “Achy, Breaky Heart” is to “Stairway to Heaven”.
- Long-time Lurker - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:43 pm:
As flies are to vinegar
- Just a Voter - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:45 pm:
Cad is to Simon Barsinister in Underdog
- Establishment Republican - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:47 pm:
As Corey Haim is to Tony Danza.
- Lefty - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:48 pm:
as a rookie is to a pro
- Just a Voter - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:50 pm:
Lex Luthor is to Superman….Luthor goes to jail just like the current Gov will
- prairiestatedem - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 1:55 pm:
The Harding Administration to the Nixon Adminstration
- Shelbyville - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:18 pm:
as the Cardinals are to the Cubs.
- anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:22 pm:
winner is to loser
- Just My Opinion - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:25 pm:
As a Kia is to a Jaguar.
As Rod’s neighborhood to the Chicago Gold Coast
As Rod to the Beverly Hillbillies (even they had some class)
As John Filan is to Steve Schnorf
- Lee - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:30 pm:
As George Ryan is to Bill Holland.
Boom…Winner.
- Gunther - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:32 pm:
Rod is to Madigan as Michael Jordan baseball player is to Michael Jordan basketball player.
- Redneck - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:36 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as wrapping tape is to duct tape. Yes sireee!
- Sweet Polly Purebred - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:38 pm:
…as MOONSHINE is to GLENDRONACH.
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:40 pm:
…As SPAM is to filet mignon.
…As Lindsay Lohan is to Barbra Streisand.
- Just My Opinion - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:44 pm:
As George Ryan is to Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer
- Sweet Polly Purebred - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:44 pm:
…As Foie Gras is to Chicago
- Just My Opinion - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:45 pm:
Any defendant (hopefully Blago) is to Patrick Fitzgerald
- Little Egypt - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:47 pm:
As Chicago is to The Shawnee National Forest
- TBONE - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:48 pm:
AS MAYOR DALEY IS TO NOEL BRENNAN
- anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:55 pm:
Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader
- anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:58 pm:
Michael Moore to Rush
- Edith Bunker - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 2:59 pm:
… as Barack Obama is to Tom Hynes.
… as Sandi Jackson is to Bill Beavers.
… as Richard M. Daley is to Rev. Jackson.
… as Harold Washington is to Richard J. Daley.
… as Michael Stivic is to my husband Archie.
- Demolican/Republicrat/Whatever - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:05 pm:
Moe is to Larry - throw Jones in there and you got Curly too!
- TBONE - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:09 pm:
as jim thompson is to otto kerner
- South of I-80 - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:15 pm:
Rod to Michael as Tiny Tim to Pavarotti.
Rod to Michael as Moms Mavley to Leana Horne.
- Super Mega - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:27 pm:
Blagojevich is to Madigan as David McSweeney is to Peter Roskam.
- Sweet Polly Purebred - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:36 pm:
TBONE - Touche!
- From the Sidelines - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:39 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as chimpanzees are to man.
- From the Sidelines - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 3:55 pm:
Rod is to Mike as David Koresh is to Mahatma Gandhi.
- no angel - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 4:44 pm:
…as K-Fed is to Jack Nicholson
- no angel - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 4:49 pm:
….as Cindy Shehan is to Nancy Pelosi or
- The Horse - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 4:50 pm:
ps.. love the thread.. havn’t chuckeled this hard in a while
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 5:30 pm:
as ENRON is to EXXON.
as My Little Pony is to Trigger.
as Dan Quayle is to JFK.
- Bill - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 5:32 pm:
Pete Rose is to Reds fans
- Think about it. - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 5:32 pm:
…as Mao Tse-Tung (Zedong) is to Imelda Marcos.
- Anon - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 6:33 pm:
. . . as Trotsky was to Stalin.
- faithnomore - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 8:17 pm:
As salt is to a wound
As insult is to injury
As acne is to a supermodel’s face
As a headcold is to cancer
As aluminum foil is to stainless steel
As a midget is to the Green Giant
As sugar is to a gas tank
As water is to an electrical fire
As paper mache’ is to steel reinforced concrete
As the average man is to John Holmes
As a nappy headed ho is to Don Imus
- Quizzical - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 8:42 pm:
…as George Hearst was to Swearingen
- Bronco Billy - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 9:25 pm:
..as horse dung is to a tumble bug (dung beetle).
- Gunslinger - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 9:36 pm:
Alan Keyes is to Barak Obama
- Stunned - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:09 pm:
Husband is to Wife.
The titular head of the family, on paper the man in charge, but we all know who wears the pants.
- Disgusted - Thursday, Aug 23, 07 @ 10:19 pm:
As Alfred E. Newman is to Machievelli
- Can't resist - Friday, Aug 24, 07 @ 12:25 am:
Blago is to Madigan as Col Klink/Sgt Schultz were to Col Hogan & the gang.
- rc - Friday, Aug 24, 07 @ 12:49 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan as Rod Blagojevich is to Michael Madigan.
- Crystal clear - Friday, Aug 24, 07 @ 1:11 am:
Odd Gunslinger..just like Alexi, Madigan didn’t want Obama in power either.