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For years, we've measured the equivalent worth of celebrities against their famous brethren and, er, sistren: Jake Gyllenhaal vs. Tobey Maguire, say, or busting Sarah Michelle Gellar down from a Kirsten Dunst-level fame to that of Melissa Joan Hart. But then we got to wondering: how would celebrities fare in head-to-head battles with actual useful, everyday objects? Sure, you'd take Renée Zellweger over Amanda Peet, but would you rather her than, say, a wheelbarrow? This revealed to us a whole new and finely calibrated method by which we can measure celebrity relevance -- a method we like to call Celebrity vs. Thing.

Matthew Broderick Vs. French Toast December 16, 2005
Taye Diggs Vs. Supermarket Belt Dividers November 28, 2005
Ryan Reynolds Vs. Wine Stoppers October 7, 2005
Steve Carell Vs. Wristwatches August 16, 2005
Billy Bob Thornton Vs. Tealights July 21, 2005
Dennis Hopper Vs. Unicycles June 24, 2005
Angelina Jolie Vs. Bottled Water June 3, 2005
Chris Rock Vs. Not-Socks May 31, 2005
Orlando Bloom Vs. Roombas May 17, 2005
Tom Hanks Vs. Bath Puffs April 12, 2005
Catherine Zeta-Jones Vs. Bagels March 21, 2005

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