Non Sequiturization of the Media
As I drove home this evening, I heard a news report that stated that enough people have died in the recent Iraq war "to fill Dodger Stadium."

Then I wondered - what does Dodger Stadium have to do with this? I mean, I know they're (currently) owned by the same people that run Fox News Channel, but that doesn't mean that Rupert (Murdoch) wants to load the stadium with corpses. (Insert joke about Dodger front office here.)

Two non sequiturish comparisons are often used:

_______ is enough to fill the city of _______.
_______ is enough to fill the building _______.

These comparisons can perhaps lead to bizarre correlations like this (note that these comparisons may not be numerically accurate; the research department for this blog is out chasing cats):

The number of people who voted for George McGovern in 1972 would fill the country of Taiwan.

The number of major league baseball players, their spouses, their parents, and their grandparents would fill the Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter.

All of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's children would fill a phone booth several times over.

If every one of the striking/locked out grocery workers in Southern California had a penny, the union could buy a pretty nice refrigerator.