One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other...

Enough.

No more.

Nada.

I'm not talking about the endless coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Never underestimate America's appetite for train wrecks.

What has to end--and now--is the comparison of the late Guess jeans mannequin to Marilyn Monroe. The only thing these two had in common was, well, those two things.

Marilyn Monroe could dance, sing and act.

Anna Nicole Smith could wear clothes.

That's all.

To put the late Ms. Monroe in the same sentence with Ms. Smith is a grave disservice to a performer who had a viable career despite questionable personal choices...someone who died way before we found out how far she truly could have gone in Hollywood. Safe to say, Ms. Smith had already peaked, except as tabloid fodder.

In fact, the next time someone drops a Marilyn/Anna comparison on you, remember Irene Ryan.

Yes, the late "Granny" of "Beverly Hillbillies" fame has more in common with M-squared, except for, well, those two things.