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Surname swapping
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Oct 2, 2003
Here's a random thought that I thought might be worth documenting.
Take two celebrities with the same first name, but widely divergant careers. Imagine an alternate timeline where they swapped careers.
The example that first came to mind were Bruce Willis and Bruce Forsythe...
"Bruce Willis' Generation Game"
"Bruce Forsythe in Die Hard With a Vengance" ("Yippiekayaye, mother 
er, to see you, nice!" 
)
Any other good examples out there? 
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Yael Smith Posted Oct 2, 2003
Will Smith and Will Self?
I can just imagine Will Self looking disgustedly at the aliens in Independence Day and saying "this alien is so lame I don't even want to shoot it."
As for Will Smith... you'll have to help me here.
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Jimbob - Got a Favourite Band? Tell Us All About It at A2464355 Posted Oct 2, 2003
Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett... oh, no, I think I missed the point there
Richard Harris and Richard Whitely.
"Welcome to downcount . Hey Carol, fancy a sh@g?"
RIP Richard...
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Baconlefeets Posted Oct 2, 2003
frank skinner and frank sinatra? but skinner has probably already done an impression thing of frank
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EncyBass-: Not going to be around much next week, cos I've got a new job... Posted Oct 2, 2003
Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Kray. Now *that* would be interesting!
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Whisky Posted Oct 2, 2003
Oh, can I cheat and do a christian name swap?
Stephen Moore and Patrick Moore
(If anyone doesn't know who Steven Moore is - he was the voice behind Marvin the Paranoid Android on TV and Radio)
The sky at night by Marvin
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Jimbob - Got a Favourite Band? Tell Us All About It at A2464355 Posted Oct 2, 2003
Hi Elly,
Richard Whitely is a British TV institution... he's a cheesy, queasy Quiz Show host of advancing years and waistline. And he's assisited by a 'thinking man's crumpet' called Carol Vorderman.
Anyway....
How about Marylin Monroe and Marylin Manson 
?
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Yael Smith Posted Oct 2, 2003
'Happy Birthday to You' would never be the same again.
And it's actually Manson I think of as more suicidal.
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The Godfather of Cheesecake Posted Oct 2, 2003
How about (as was suggested earlier) keeping the surname and swapping first names: that could give you John Lenin and Vladimir Illych Lennon.
IMAGINE that!?
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Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki Posted Oct 2, 2003
George W Bush v. George from Rainbow ... can't actually say that there would be any major differences, except of course one is a stuffed, pink, and slightly camp buffoon and the other has a friend with a zip in his face ...
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HarpoNotMarx (((2*1)^6)-6-(2*8)=42 Posted Oct 2, 2003
Rods Hull and Stewart 
"If you want my emu and you think I'm sexy"
Thanks Peet for a truly surreal thread..... 
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HarpoNotMarx (((2*1)^6)-6-(2*8)=42 Posted Oct 2, 2003
Gordon Brown and Gordon the Gopher
Both have 'masters' that some think of as squeaky clean, but they can't really be can they?
Anyway, I'd listen to GG's fiscal policy, it might make more sense!
Peter Mandelson and Peter Bonetti - 'the cat' would have a safer pair of hands....
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Fathom Posted Oct 2, 2003
The Cat? Your age is showing, Harpo. 
Also; strange you missed the obvious one (expects simulpost here):
Groucho and Carl Marx.
"I wish the proletariat was in the other suit and the other suit was being pressed."
F
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Oct 2, 2003
Tony Blair and Tony Hadley
Gold,
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible
Funny, you never see them in the same room, do you?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Oct 2, 2003
ReddyFreddy,
"Sigourney Weaver and..."
Dennis Weaver ("McCloud")
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Oct 2, 2003
On swapping the first name, that reminds me of my previous thread about Linda and Ada Lovelace...
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- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Oct 2, 2003)
- 2: Yael Smith (Oct 2, 2003)
- 3: Jimbob - Got a Favourite Band? Tell Us All About It at A2464355 (Oct 2, 2003)
- 4: Baconlefeets (Oct 2, 2003)
- 5: Yael Smith (Oct 2, 2003)
- 6: EncyBass-: Not going to be around much next week, cos I've got a new job... (Oct 2, 2003)
- 7: Yael Smith (Oct 2, 2003)
- 8: Whisky (Oct 2, 2003)
- 9: Yael Smith (Oct 2, 2003)
- 10: Jimbob - Got a Favourite Band? Tell Us All About It at A2464355 (Oct 2, 2003)
- 11: Yael Smith (Oct 2, 2003)
- 12: The Godfather of Cheesecake (Oct 2, 2003)
- 13: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Oct 2, 2003)
- 14: A Super Furry Animal (Oct 2, 2003)
- 15: HarpoNotMarx (((2*1)^6)-6-(2*8)=42 (Oct 2, 2003)
- 16: HarpoNotMarx (((2*1)^6)-6-(2*8)=42 (Oct 2, 2003)
- 17: Fathom (Oct 2, 2003)
- 18: A Super Furry Animal (Oct 2, 2003)
- 19: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Oct 2, 2003)
- 20: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Oct 2, 2003)
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