Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams

Subject: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Genie
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 03:26 AM

Tonight on Jeopardy (no tomatoes, folks. I admit to being a fan) they had an anagrams category where this was the clue:


Bland Boy


That was the answer. The question was "Who is _____________________?"


(I'll give ya a couple min to figure it out. (Scroll down)


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Bob Dylan



Now, the first thing that struck me was how totally unfitting that anagram was for Mr. Zimmerman.   So I wondered if you folks can think of any other anagrams that turn out totally strange or inappropriate for the person(s) or thing(s) whose names are scrambled.

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 04:19 AM

I can't claim credit for this because I wasn't the one who thought it up (was it a Southern Rag / Folk Roots reviewer?) but back in the 80s the group Strawhead were honourably dubbed Wardeaths.

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Leadfingers
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 05:30 AM

Also from Southern Rag , The Late Peter Bellamy - Elmer P Bleaty !

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Bernard
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 06:16 AM

Monica Lewinsky... a lick wins money...!

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 06:17 AM

Don't know how strange or inappropriate it is,
but Britney Spears = Presbyterians

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Mr Happy
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 06:38 AM

Isambarde Kingdom Brunel = Man making rubber dildoes!

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 06:57 AM

Abbess Hildegard of Bingen: A fine big band, God bless her!

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Mr Happy
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 08:55 AM

Clint Eastwood = Ted Slowaction!

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 06:48 PM

Silly peevers = Elvis Presley
Nova Don = Donovan
An nomad = Madonna
Bland boy = Bob Dylan
Ruby Filly = Billy Fury
Genoan done nil = Lonnie Donegan
Heat bleets = The Beatles
These tons = ?

Subject: RE: Unexpected or oxymoronic anagrams
From: Art Thieme
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 07:29 PM

thread creep:

A friend took so much Oxycontin that he became









an oxymoron!

Art