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1. Indian mystic Sri Yukteswar Giri replaced by Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama.
2. Sinister occult leader Aleister Crowley replaced by Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard.
3. Bawdy hellraising actress Mae West replaced by rehab hellraiser Lindsay Lohan.
4. Offensive stand-up Lenny Bruce replaced by edgy stand-up Ricky Gervais.
5. Pioneer of electronic classical music Karlheinz Stockhausen replaced by electro-wizard Moby.
6. Comedian and actor WC Fields replaced by pint-sized funnyman Danny DeVito.
7. Founder of analytical psychology Carl Jung replaced by hypnotist Paul McKenna.
8. Dark crime writer Edgar Allan Poe replaced by darker crime writer Ian Rankin.
9. Dancing movie legend Fred Astaire replaced by Dirty Dancing’s Patrick Swayze.
10. Leading artistic chronicler Richard Merkin replaced by graffiti commentator Banksy.
11. Painting of air force icon Varga Girl replaced by Forces beauty Nell McAndrew.
12. Big-faced actor Huntz Hall replaced by big- faced actor Nicolas Cage.
13. Genius builder and designer Simon Rodia replaced by architect Sir Norman Foster.
14. Cutting-edge beat poet Bob Dylan replaced by a crustier but still cool Bob Dylan.
15. Fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe replaced by fifth Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson.
16. Controversial cartoonist Aubrey Beardsley becomes Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
17. Old mannequin replaced by Topshop mannequin.
18. Police founder Robert Peel replaced by Sting, the founder of The Police.
19. Drug-dabbling writer Aldous Huxley replaced by off-his-head writer Will Self.
20. Poet Dylan Thomas replaced by Irish rhymer Seamus Heaney.
21. US screenwriter Terry Southern replaced by Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese.
22. Doo-wop singer Dion DiMucci replaced by R&B star Usher.
23. Comedy actor Tony Curtis replaced by funnyman Adam Sandler.
24. Cutting-edge artist Wallace Berman replaced by shark-pickler Damien Hirst.
25. Radio favourite Tommy Handley replaced by gobby radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.
26. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe replaced by platinum starlet Scarlett Johannson.
27. Drug-inspired writer William S Burroughs replaced by serial-caner author Irvine Welsh.
28. Spectral yogi pin-up Sri Mahavatar Babaji replaced by Celeb BB pin-up Shilpa Shetty.
29. One half of comedy double act Stan Laurel replaced by Dec’s other half Ant McPartlin.
30. Painter of heroic figures Richard Lindner replaced by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee.
31. Tubbier half of comedy double act Oliver Hardy becomes Ant’s pal Declan Donnelly.
32. Creator of the Communist Manifesto Karl Marx replaced by Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
33. Time Machine author HG Wells replaced by 2001 creator Arthur C Clarke.
34. Yoga guru Sri Parama-Hansa Yogananda replaced by yoga obsessive Madonna.
35. Desert hero Lawrence of Arabia replaced by Gulf War veteran Andy McNabb.
36. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud replaced by Sun Agony Aunt Deidre Sanders.
37. Mannequin replaced by New Look mannequin.
38. Pin-up cartoon of a Petty Girl replaced by cyberbabe Lara Croft.
39. Wise-cracking stage man Max Miller replaced by cheeky pop star Robbie Williams.
40. Another Petty Girl replaced by cartoon sexpot Jessica Rabbit.
41. Moody actor Marlon Brando replaced by grumpy thespian Russell Crowe.
42. Cowboy actor Tom Mix replaced by spaghetti western gunslinger Clint Eastwood.
43. Writer, poet and wit Oscar Wilde replaced by writer and comic Stephen Fry.
44. Zorro actor Tyrone Power replaced by Mask of Zorro star Antonio Banderas.
45. Modern artist Larry Bell replaced by unmade bed artist Tracy Emin.
46. African explorer David Livingstone replaced by British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell.
48. Writer Stephen Crane replaced by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown.
49. Music hall comedian Issy Bonn replaced by stand-up Jimmy Carr.
50. Legendary Irish writer George Bernard Shaw replaced by modern Irish writer Roddy Doyle.
51. 3D artist and designer HC Westermann replaced by iPod designer Jonathan Ive.
52. Liverpool FC legend Albert Stubbins replaced by former Everton star Wayne Rooney.
53. Indian spiritualist Sri Lahiri Mahasaya replaced by spoonbender Uri Gellar.
54. Alice In Wonderland writer Lewis Carroll replaced by Harry Potter creator JK Rowling.
55. Boxer Sonny Liston replaced by British Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan.
56. Waxwork of George Harrison replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Alex Turner.
57. Waxwork of John Lennon replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Jamie Cook.
58. Waxwork of Ringo Starr replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Nick O’Malley.
59. Waxwork of Paul McCartney replaced by waxwork of Arctic Monkey Matt Helders.
60. Albert Einstein replaced by Brief History Of Time genius Stephen Hawking.
61. John Lennon replaced by son Sean.
62. Ringo Starr replaced by son Zak.
63. Paul McCartney replaced by daughter Stella.
64. George Harrison replaced by son Dhani.
65. Child star Bobby Breen replaced by off-the-rails Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin.
66. Hollywood actress Marlene Dietrich replaced by Aussie screen star Nicole Kidman.
67. Legionnaire from the Order of the Buffalo replaced by anonymous British soldier in Iraq.
68. Shapely actress Diana Dors replaced by curvy Kelly Brook.
69. Child star Shirley Temple replaced by Britney Spears in Disney TV show.
70. Japanese Fukusuke doll replaced by Teletubby toy.
71. Snow White figurine replaced by Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear.
72. Statue from home of John Lennon replaced by statue of Bobby Moore.
73. Plastic doll replaced by Bratz doll.
74. Doll with Rolling Stones jumper replaced by ITV Digital Monkey with Arctic Monkeys T-shirt.
75. Figurine of Hindu goddess Lakshmi replaced by Barbie doll.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:28 (eighteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:29 (eighteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:30 (eighteen years ago)
Tony was especially hilarious in "The Boston Strangler"
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 10:31 (eighteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:32 (eighteen years ago)
Rofflez! XPOST!
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 10:32 (eighteen years ago)
lol brown people
Naomi Wolf?
― President Evil, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:37 (eighteen years ago)
LOL. Atrocious.
― Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:38 (eighteen years ago)
Good for a giggle tho
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 10:39 (eighteen years ago)
The strangest thing here is the ITV Digital monkey.
― Matt DC, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:40 (eighteen years ago)
lol at the winner and two runners up of the 2007 World Elvis Costello Lookalike Championships standing at the back left.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:40 (eighteen years ago)
3. Bawdy hellraising actress Mae West replaced by rehab hellraiser Lindsay Lohan. yeah, but if I recall, Mae West wasn't actually in the Beatles, right? 4. Offensive stand-up Lenny Bruce replaced by edgy stand-up Ricky Gervais.
OK, now http://www.middleearthcenter.com/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/sign_wtf.gif
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:40 (eighteen years ago)
Can we update this for the 90s instead?
53. Indian spiritualist Sri Lahiri Mahasaya replaced by Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills.
― Matt DC, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:41 (eighteen years ago)
Aww...
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:42 (eighteen years ago)
32. Creator of the Communist Manifesto Karl Marx replaced by Chumbawumba's Danbert Nobacon.
― Matt DC, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:43 (eighteen years ago)
23. Comedy actor Tony Curtis replaced by funnyman Chris Barrie.
― Matt DC, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:44 (eighteen years ago)
16. Controversial cartoonist Aubrey Beardsley becomes the guy what did Stressed Eric
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:44 (eighteen years ago)
22. Doo-wop singer Dion DiMucci replaced by R&B star Ginuwine.
29. One half of comedy double act Stan Laurel replaced by Hale’s other half Pace
31. Tubbier half of comedy double act Oliver Hardy becomes Pace’s pal Hale.
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 10:45 (eighteen years ago)
47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell. 47. Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller replaced by King Of The Jungle Phil Tufnell.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:46 (eighteen years ago)
ITV Digital monkey is now PG Tips monkey. the tea people will be disappointed that their assimilation of Monkeh has not yet sunk in.
― blueski, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:46 (eighteen years ago)
Yet another snub for Craig Bellamy.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:47 (eighteen years ago)
52. Liverpool FC legend Albert Stubbins replaced by former Everton star Paul Rideout.
― Matt DC, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:48 (eighteen years ago)
Can you tell me what is wrong with this description?
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:48 (eighteen years ago)
It was in "The Sun"?
― Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:49 (eighteen years ago)
nope. (well, that's not the answer I have here)
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:50 (eighteen years ago)
― Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:50 (eighteen years ago)
the stockhausen/moby one is the killer, though. WTF.
― Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:51 (eighteen years ago)
Salute.
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:51 (eighteen years ago)
-- Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:48 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
OK, the answer:
Digital Monkeh in a Digital T-shirt!
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:55 (eighteen years ago)
-- Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007
i think it's this one
48. Writer Stephen Crane replaced by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown
"so yeah...who writes books then?"
― Frogman Henry, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:59 (eighteen years ago)
is definitely my favourite
― DJ Mencap, Monday, 4 June 2007 11:01 (eighteen years ago)
-- Frogman Henry, Monday, 4 June 2007 10:59 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Fair point, you're right, actually.
― Pashmina, Monday, 4 June 2007 11:03 (eighteen years ago)
― Frogman Henry, Monday, 4 June 2007 11:04 (eighteen years ago)
Sting wasn't the founder of The Police tho, he wasn't even in them to being with <-------- caution ILM pedant at work
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 11:05 (eighteen years ago)
yeah he was, he just didn't write the songs, right?
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 11:07 (eighteen years ago)
Oh bollocks
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 11:08 (eighteen years ago)
Darker...
― Tom D., Monday, 4 June 2007 11:10 (eighteen years ago)
Crime writer...
that one's fair enough. though i suppose stephen king might have been beter.
― Frogman Henry, Monday, 4 June 2007 11:12 (eighteen years ago)
jesus christ, the sun has one underworked art department if it's got time to put that together.
― grimly fiendish, Monday, 4 June 2007 12:10 (eighteen years ago)
nb subs: please insert words "pile of shit" between "that" and "together" in previous sentence.
― grimly fiendish, Monday, 4 June 2007 12:11 (eighteen years ago)
Writer, poet and wit Oscar Wilde replaced by writer and comic Stephen Fry.
The only one I'm even remotely buying.
― Erroneous Botch, Monday, 4 June 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)
And I bet in the office they were pushing to use Russell Brand instead of Fry.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)
I keep reading this thread title as "We Update Iconic Battles Album," and I'm like, come on, it's a bit soon isn't it?
― Jon Lewis, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)
electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.electro-wizard Moby.
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)
haha xpost
What happened to the bottom of the picture?
What did they replace the 'cannabis plants' (actually not) with?
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:22 (eighteen years ago)
THAT IS STUPID
― billstevejim, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:23 (eighteen years ago)
this one passes muster with me.
― Just got offed, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:23 (eighteen years ago)
nor is this one particularly heinous.
― Just got offed, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)
ah there's lots you can 'agree' with.
Oh, and upthread, I was mistaking Lynsey Lohan for Stella McCartney.
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)
Their little mini-descriptions of their substitute choices all sound like they should be spoken in terrible talk-show host voice.
"And in our next segment, electro wizard 'Moby' tells us all about his new album!"
― Jon Lewis, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:25 (eighteen years ago)
as long as it's Viv Stanshall c) "The intro and the Outro"
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:30 (eighteen years ago)
Viv Stanshall circa Sir Henry would suit. Or maybe Michael Alexander St. John circa Blue Jam.
― Just got offed, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:37 (eighteen years ago)
hitler off to the side replaced by _____________________
― abanana, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:43 (eighteen years ago)
geir
― Mark G, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)
pope benedict xvi
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)
mugabe?
― Just got offed, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)
77. Moustached dictator Adolf Hitler replaced by an asylum seeker.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:50 (eighteen years ago)
big- faced actor Nicolas Cage.
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)
Why did I click this thread?
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 4 June 2007 17:28 (eighteen years ago)
ha ha ha ha ha ha HA HA HA!
― hobart paving, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:16 (eighteen years ago)
How could this be more jaw-droppingly wrong? Denis Leary, people! Or Dennis Hopper! Or Boris Yeltsin! Or...
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 18:27 (eighteen years ago)