This week's Silly List of Nothingness is composed of people (and some non-people) who look like they're supposed to. They were named correctly. You look at them and say, "Yep, that sounds about right."
Contributions by Ms. Ruby Lawrence.
1. Bob Seger
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Abraham Lincoln (I'm not sure why he's on a 2 seater bike with a scary beaver peaking under his longcoat but regardless, the name "Abraham Lincoln" fits the bill.)
4. Vlad the Impaler - a practical name that says what it does. Clever! Jack the Ripper, Conan the Barbarian and Ivan the Terrible, hats off to you!
5. Julius Caeser - a heavyweight name for a heavyweight guy. The name says, "I'm not messing around. I'm Julius Caesar damnit."
6. Monkeys
7. Barbra Streisand (of course she spells Barbara differently. Of course. Diva.)
8. Maggots - what else would you call them? "Worms" doesn't quite cut it.
9. Liverwurst (aka "braunschweiger")
10. Gerard Depardieu
11. The Hell's Angels (Fuzzy Love Bunnies on Wheels was their second choice.)
12. Doris Day - when she's not sniffing roses, she's huffing glue. I swear.
13. Marlboros - They ain't no Virginia Slims.
14. Winston Churchill - I know, I know...TWO prime ministers in one list? But when if the name fits...
15. Mars - an aptly named planet...that's all I'm saying.
16. Knute Rockne - photo says it all.
17. Attila the Hun
18. Lilies of the Valley
19. Joey Buttafuoco
20. Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie - one of the best characters to grace television. Nellie Oleson IS Nellie Oleson.
21. Edgar Allan Poe (He's no Guy Smiley.)
22. Ernest Borgnine (He's Ernest AND he's Borgnine. If you've never seen it, watch Marty, one of the sweetest movies of all time. "But Ma, I'm ugly!")
23. Skunks
24. Pablo Picasso - well, what did you expect with a name like that? Trouble with a paintbrush.
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and the lilies couldnt be lovelier.
Great list.
Oh, and Andy Dick. Need I say more?
oh how i hated her!
ahaha. that is a great bunch of shots of her. thanks for my morning smile!
jane, glad you got to see the many faces of nellie. she was perfectly awful, wasn't she?
(As a substitute teacher, I deal all the time with names and faces, and it's funny how often I'll say to a kid, "That's exactly right--you look like a Juliet!" or--and this I keep to myself--when a kid so thoroughly doesn't look like a Manny or Mary that I know I'll get their name wrong all day, and do.)
Good list!
Anyway, you should all see Nellie now, since I downloaded her right from my desktop. And she's spelled correctly. Leave it to Nellie to cause me so many problems. That's so her!
Bobby Seger had beautiful hair. It's like a glorious brunette halo.
I wonder if this ultimately leads to the question as to whether we fit our personality into our names. Maybe it's subconscious. Maybe this should be a study. Maybe I'm bored. Maybe I have way too much time on my hands. Maybe that beaver looks an awful lot like my neighbor.
A local hero from my hometown is named Major Applewhite and I swear to god this kid looks exactly like Johnny Appleseed. The name suits him.
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And for some reason - Bobcat Goldthwait comes to mind.
And yes, Gilbert Gottfried is very aptly name. As is Iggy Pop, Zsa Zsa, Lola, Cheney, Liberace, etc. and of course, Major Applewhite....all good choices.
Just so you guys know, I was going to add a few others and the photos and text started shifting all over the place. Next piece I write, ONE photograph. What a pain!
Viva la Nellie!
Knute Rockne (not "Nute")
Attila the Hun (not "Atilla")
Lilies of the Field (not "Lillies")
Dick Butkus (not "Buckus")
In spite of the errors -- rated.
I didn't put Dick Butkus in my post therefore I shall leave him happily misspelled in my comments. Plus, his name in all of its glorious misspellings still remain funny as hell.
Viva Dick Butkus!
Her reply? "Well, Duh!"
I saw a photo ad recently with Lincoln and the beaver sitting at a table together in an attic, and even after Delia's explanation, I still don't get it!
Also, to me anyway, the name Mikhail Baryshnikov leaps off the page.
What about Wink Martindale?
See? I'm not crazy! It was chicken.
Oh, I changed the maggots to proper maggots for those in the know (bluesurly). I hope you're pleased. These are REAL maggots...not just some mealy worm wannabees.
And Fabio, Sally...definitely. But now my blog terrifies me. I'm telling you, these photos were hellish today. Every additional photo meant a 1/2 hour's worth of tweaking.
Viva la Moose Skowron and Harmon Killebrew!
Nellie Oleson is a feminist hero...there, I said it. So what if I drank a few glasses of wine before I said it? I said it anyway. Word up. The girl knew what she wanted. That's all I'm saying...
Steve Blevins
JK Brady
Tinkerertink
Dana Douglas
People who don't look like they sound:
Beth Mann
Mr. Mustard
Drew-Silla
Trig Palin
Don't ask me to explain. It makes perfect sense to me, though, and I'm standin' by it.
So, not maggots, but worms after all, eh?
As for bluesurly, I am pretty sure these are pure, first class authenticated maggots. Waiting for approval from a resident wormy expert.
And Joey Buttafuco cracked me up. Of course. Oh gosh...now I feel like I have to add him. Let me see if I can find some Buttafucoesque photos.