06.12.07

Political Analogies

Posted in Politics at 1:49 pm by Todd

I’m looking for additional options to round out the following:
George W. Bush is to Albania as…

  1. Jerry Lewis is to France
  2. David Hasselhoff is to Germany
  3. … ?

Feel free to submit your ideas for evaluation in the comments.

7 Comments »

  1. wenzi said,

    June 14, 2007 at 4:29 am

    An ingrown hair is to a taint

  2. Todd said,

    June 14, 2007 at 8:43 am

    @wenzi:

    No, I’m afraid that would not count as a correct answer. Would you like to try again?

  3. Wenzi said,

    July 6, 2007 at 2:20 pm

    Jan Hus is to the Czech Republic.

    Junji Hirata is to Japan.

    Mr. Obscure reference is to Taiwan.

  4. Todd said,

    July 6, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    @Wenzi:

    No, no, no…

    The essence of the analogy is that the person is inexplicably loved by the people of a foreign country much more than by his native countrymen.

    Jan Hus (though burned at the stake for his heretical statements), is revered today as a national hero by the Czech. Junji Hirata doesn’t appear to have any particularly strong following outside of Japan. Thus neither of them qualify.

    Mr. Obscure :: Taiwan could be a good fit, though…

  5. DavidO said,

    July 24, 2007 at 8:55 am

    Celine Dion is to the US?

  6. DavidO said,

    July 24, 2007 at 8:57 am

    or Pervez Musharaf (or Tony Blair?) is to the US?

  7. Teddy said,

    August 15, 2007 at 1:39 pm

    Dave Orlin is to Washington DC?

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