Barkis Bittern and Leo Laporte
Okay, I’m not crazy. Really.
I was installing my Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive this evening, testing the new setup with my Corpse Bride DVD. The image quality, for whatever it’s worth, is absolutely stellar - even though I’m only connected through a classic component video connection (as opposed to the new Xbox 360 HDMI cable on a Panasonic TV that’s only good through 720p. No matter, that’s not the point of why I’m writing this post.
I quickly realized why the Corpse Bride character, Barkis Bittern, looked so familiar. Maybe I’m caught under the spell of high definition DVDs, but… I think he might be Leo Laporte’s cartoon twin:
Am I crazy?
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10 Comments
Peppery
May 11th, 2007
at 11:39pm
I don’t see much of a resemblance there Chris!
Fratm
May 12th, 2007
at 9:18am
Spot on! haha..
-Fratm
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May 12th, 2007
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May 12th, 2007
at 12:00pm
Looks like an amalgam of Leo and Jay Leno to me, with a late period Mozart hairdo…
Bleu Caldwell
May 12th, 2007
at 12:57pm
LOL! I totally see it!
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