Name Anagrams
All name anagrams must contain a suggestion of character in the person whose name is being futzed with. This came to mind as I remembered a great anagram that Dick Cavett once created for Oscar Wilde: O I SCREW LAD. Just for fun I tried a couple myself. I was thinking about The Informant! and thought of Steven Soderbergh, and the best I could do was "B STRONG HEED SERVE." I wasn't as successful with George Lucas: EAGLE OR CUSS. Then I found a couple of classics on an anagram site. Clint Eastwood = OLD WEST ACTION. Alec Guiness = GENUINE CLASS. They're hard to get right.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 7, 2009 at 8:02 AM
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Josh Massey
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Tom Cruise: "I come rust."
Ok, I'm done playing that game.
Posted by Josh Massey
at September 7, 2009 8:55 AM
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Mr. F.
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I've heard the Eastwood and Guiness ones before -- very fitting. There's also one I recall for "Elvis Aaron Presley": "Seen alive? Sorry, pal!" (And here's one you'll like for "George Bush," Wells: "He bugs Gore.")
I don't want to be accused of thread-hijacking, but... while this is an anagram of a quote (and the speaker's name -- so I guess it HALF-applies to the thread), the results are just too good not to bring up. Fantastic stuff:
From '"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" -- Neil Armstrong', you get the following:
"An "Eagle" lands on Earth's moon, making a first small permanent footprint."
"One man marks range, one man pats flag. Third one (left in Apollo) transmits."
"Thin man ran; left planet, makes a large stride, pins flag on moon... on to Mars!"
and perhaps my favorite:
"NASA sent man along to the moon... making P.R. lift for lame President R.N., alas!"
There are even more, but they aren't quite as good.
Posted by Mr. F.
at September 7, 2009 8:56 AM
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BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey
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There's a great one for 'The singer and dancer Michael Jackson' but it's quite rude so I'll leave you all to work it out yourselves.
Posted by BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey
at September 7, 2009 8:56 AM
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arturobandini2
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NICOLAS CAGE = LEGOS IN CACA
Posted by arturobandini2
at September 7, 2009 9:49 AM
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Jeffrey Wells
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arturbandini's is the best! Mr, F hijacked -- please ignore. This is solely about names. Hollywood names.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells
at September 7, 2009 9:52 AM
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TheJeff
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Steven Soderbergh = GOSH, BEST NERD EVER
Posted by TheJeff
at September 7, 2009 10:09 AM
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TheJeff
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George Lucas = GO, CRUEL SAGE
Posted by TheJeff
at September 7, 2009 10:19 AM
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TheJeff
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George Clooney = COOL EGO ENERGY
Posted by TheJeff
at September 7, 2009 10:24 AM
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Midwest Doug
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David Poland = VAPID AND OLD
Posted by Midwest Doug
at September 7, 2009 10:25 AM
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Mr. F.
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Man, Wells -- you're a stickler. (Elvis was an actor!)
The most famous celebrity anagram (so much so he used it himself) is probably non-actor Jim Morrison = Mr. Mojo Risin'.
For actors, how about:
Marilyn Monroe = I marry loon men
Arnold Schwarzenegger = He's grown large n' crazed!
and for LexG:
Jennifer Aniston = fine in torn jeans
Can't take credit for any of them. I'll have to break out the Scrabble tiles, a la SNEAKERS...
Posted by Mr. F.
at September 7, 2009 10:28 AM
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Bilge
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Are we gonna play this game? Because the best I've ever heard is the one that my friends and I came up with in high school:
RONALD WILSON REAGAN = INSANE ANGLO WARLORD
Posted by Bilge
at September 7, 2009 10:29 AM
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Midwest Doug
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David Begelman = EVADED BLAMING
Posted by Midwest Doug
at September 7, 2009 10:29 AM
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Midwest Doug
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Michael Cimino = MINIMAL CHOICE
Posted by Midwest Doug
at September 7, 2009 10:36 AM
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Midwest Doug
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(in an old skool vein; just finished 'Final Cut')
Martin Scorcese = CREATES CRIMSON
Posted by Midwest Doug
at September 7, 2009 10:38 AM
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Mr. F.
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I'm trying to figure out which works better for "Peter Jackson," given Wells' opinion:
JACKPOT SNEER
STOP ACNE-JERK
Instead of Scrabble tiles... I found this. Thank you, Internets! http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
Posted by Mr. F.
at September 7, 2009 10:38 AM
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Midwest Doug
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I'm an idiot; s not c for Marty. How about STIRS OR MENACES?
Posted by Midwest Doug
at September 7, 2009 10:41 AM
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scooterzz
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Jeffrey Wells H.E. = JEER FLESHLY FEW
well, it almost makes sense......that anagram generator kinda needs to increase its capacity.....
Posted by scooterzz
at September 7, 2009 10:51 AM
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Mr. F.
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Jason Reitman (for all the great press he's been getting here) = NINJA MAESTRO
"Sharlto Copley" of District 9 fame = HOLY PECTORALS!
"Michael Bay" = AMICABLY "EH"
"Robert Pattinson" (now starting to reach) = BRATTIER, NONSTOP
"Inglorious Basterds" = HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW MUCH I HATED THIS GOD DAMN MOVIE?
Posted by Mr. F.
at September 7, 2009 10:54 AM
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Travis Crabtree
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Michael Bay = UTTERLY TALENTLESS JACKASS DOUCHEBAG HAK
(just missing the "c" in hack... otherwise, not bad)
Posted by Travis Crabtree
at September 7, 2009 11:45 AM
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Jeffrey Wells
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Warren Beatty= BEWARE TYRANT
Posted by Jeffrey Wells
at September 7, 2009 11:50 AM
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CitizenKanedforChewingGum
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Michael Moore:
Camel or Homie?
Arc Mole Homie
Cream Lo Homie (my personal fave)
Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum
at September 7, 2009 1:44 PM
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alan
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Considering Jeff's hatred for all things LOTR:
Jeffrey Wells = ELF JEWELS FRY
Posted by alan
at September 8, 2009 7:10 AM
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