It does seem almost sacrilegious to juxtapose these two, but there is a resemblance, and Electric Halibut is nothing if not scrupulously fair and even-handed in all matters.
As it happens Hazel was privileged enough to meet Gerald Davies (who will manage the 2009 Lions in South Africa) a couple of nights ago at an event she was photographing - an privilege only slightly tarnished by not really knowing who he was. Anyone in a similar position should follow some of the upcoming links - a specific YouTube search on his name doesn't bring back much, but he features heavily in two rather good compilations of 1970s Welsh rugby moments: Davies tries (some of the 20 he scored in 46 appearances for Wales) feature at (approximately) 1:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30 and 8:00 in part 1 and at 1:20, 3:35 and 4:05 in part 2. Couple of further footnotes - the try against Scotland at 1:10 in part 1 is the try that set up John Taylor for the "greatest conversion since St. Paul" to give Wales a 19-18 win and set them up for the 1971 Grand Slam. Also featured at about 1:50 in part 2 is Davies' involvement in the build-up to Phil Bennett's try against Scotland at Murrayfield in 1977 that still features in most top ten lists (mine included).
As for Ray Comfort the best I can muster is further mockery and some advice not to disrespect the banana. Remember the gruesome fate Viz characters Billy "He's Got A Head Shaped Like A Banana" Bananahead and Tommy "He's Got A Big Banana" Johnson were doomed to suffer at the end of every strip in which they featured.
And don't forget the dangers inherent in being attacked by someone armed with a piece of fresh fruit.
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