Handy Visual Guide for distinguishing between a ... um ...

Maureen O'Hara

Rita Moreno

Merino sheep

I've had this Handy Visual Guide in my queue for months. I could never think of a punch line to tie it together. I'm pretty sure there's a gag in there somewhere.

A handy visual guide for distinguishing between bacon, Canadian bacon, and Canadian ham

Bacon


Canadian bacon


Canadian ham

Another rerun in honor of the third supercalifragilisticexpialidocious blogoversary extravaganza fiesta, this one from April 29, 2005. My fave from the Handy Visual Guide series.

Handy Visual Guide for distinguishing between lamb and poodles

Thousands of people have been 'fleeced' into buying neatly coiffured lambs they thought were poodles.

Entire flocks of lambs were shipped over from the UK and Australia to Japan by an internet company and marketed as the latest 'must have' accessory.

But the scam was only spotted after a leading Japanese actress said her 'poodle' didn't bark and refused to eat dog food. --Metro

For the record:


Lamb

Freddie

(Snopes debunks the story. Seriously--what spoilsports they are!)

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing among two completely useless things and a really great place you can bury stuff

Tree stump

President Bush

A hole in the ground


Well, The Velvet Blog has given me the day off in honor of Presidents Day. Or is it Presidents' Day? George Washington's Birthday? Well, whatever.

The above is a rerun from from Nov. 17, 2005, that still seems relevant.

Now, back to 2007. There are two articles from The Washington Post here and here that really ought to be read in their entirety.

Oh, and I'm veeeerrrrry slowly adding label tags to older posts, so there's a bunch of other Handy Visual Guides, which used to be regular feature here at TVB, at the other end of the link below.

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing between an Ewok and my dog when he's in need of a haircut

Ewok

Freddie

Handy Visual Guide for distinguishing among a Jewish scholar, a great base for a soup, and an embarrassing shill for Republicans

Yentl

Lentil

Mental

Please print this out for your wallet.

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing among two completely useless things and a really great place you can bury stuff

Tree stump

President Bush

A hole in the ground

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing among a fascist ass, a fashion victim, and a ... what the hell is a spork?

Bork


Bjork

Spork

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing among a disturbing rock star, a hyperactive comic actor, and great hand

Jack White

Jack Black

Blackjack

Handy Visual GuideTM for distinguishing among a deceased chat-show hostess, a washed-up comic, and a vacation getaway

Dinah Shore

Pauly Shore

Jersey shore

Feel free to print this out for your wallet.

A handy visual guide to distingishing among Count Basie, Count Chocula, and Rep. Chris Chocola, R-Ind.

Count Basie

Count Chocula

Rep. Chris Chocola, R-Ind.

Feel free to print this out for your wallet.



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A handy visual guide for distinguishing between bacon, Canadian bacon, and Canadian ham

Bacon


Canadian bacon


Canadian ham

A handy visual guide for distinguishing among eggs Benedict, Pope Benedict, and Benedict Arnold

Eggs Benedict
Distinguishing characteristic: People love to have it with a Bloody Mary at Sunday brunch.


Pope Benedict XVI
Distinguishing characteristic: Loves to mention Virgin Mary at Sunday mass.


Benedict Arnold
Distinguishing characteristic: Got a bloody nose in Virginia after making merry one Sunday.


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A handy visual guide for distinguishing among The Partridge Family's Susan Dey, secretive religious group Opus Dei, and bandleader Otis Day

SUSAN DEY


OPUS DEI

OTIS DAY

Feel free to print this out and keep it in your wallet, just in case.


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