Cliché corner
By
Suzan Revah
Suzan Revah is a former AJR associate editor.
[The newspaper insert] has been described as a cross between Consumer Reports and Mad Magazine. (Toronto Star) Described as a cross between "60 Minutes" and "The Twilight Zone," the reality series... (Hollywood Reporter) Snajdr's campy Mad Hatter is a cross between Rip Taylor and Liberace. (Chicago Tribune) Something of a cross between the story of Job and "I Love Lucy".. (Los Angeles Times) He's..kind of a cross between a pit bull, Walter Matthau and a gray Volvo after a test crash. (Dallas Morning News) She laughs too-- a cross between Betty Boop with a cold and a Queens truck driver. (St. Petersburg Times, describing actress Fran Drescher) Dauntingly in command, kind of a cross between Betty Boop and Janet Reno, Drescher.. (Washington Post, same day) From 11 days this winter. ###
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