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Sometimes your brain just doesn't turn off after work, and this is what ran through my mind as I tried to sleep last night -
I was thinking of all the various historic figures and pop culture personalities (tv/film/cartoon/actors and characters) that have become so seeped into the public consciousness that certain actions that are attiributed to them are then likened to people when they duplicate them.
Some have become verbs, nouns and adjectives themselves, such as Machiavellian, a Romeo/Don Juan/Casanova and a Jezebel. Other times you just draw the reference to drive a point home. Here's just a couple of the examples that came to mind, that I either grew up with, or heard my mother/family/friends say.
Putting on airs Ex: Who does she think she is, the Queen of Sheba?
Doing something quickly (like drive, work etc) Ex: Whoa, slow down there Mario Andretti.
...and even to reference the opposite of the character -
Stating the obvious Ex: No $h!t, Sherlock!
Being (un)charitable Ex: What do I look like, Mother Teresa?
I'm curious and thought it would be fun to read what others you've come across, use yourself, or any ones that are fairly new so feel free to add.
Might be interesting to see what likenings there are across the world.
I was thinking of all the various historic figures and pop culture personalities (tv/film/cartoon/actors and characters) that have become so seeped into the public consciousness that certain actions that are attiributed to them are then likened to people when they duplicate them.
Some have become verbs, nouns and adjectives themselves, such as Machiavellian, a Romeo/Don Juan/Casanova and a Jezebel. Other times you just draw the reference to drive a point home. Here's just a couple of the examples that came to mind, that I either grew up with, or heard my mother/family/friends say.
Putting on airs Ex: Who does she think she is, the Queen of Sheba?
Doing something quickly (like drive, work etc) Ex: Whoa, slow down there Mario Andretti.
...and even to reference the opposite of the character -
Stating the obvious Ex: No $h!t, Sherlock!
Being (un)charitable Ex: What do I look like, Mother Teresa?
I'm curious and thought it would be fun to read what others you've come across, use yourself, or any ones that are fairly new so feel free to add.
Might be interesting to see what likenings there are across the world.
