Elephant Man Getting a Haircut

Term used to describe a futile or pointless modificatiion to an already existing & pathetic system. For example, fat girls drinking diet coke makes no sense because they already ordered the Papa Johns for brunch.

"Why is Lee Chop Ming trying to bulk up when his face looks squashed on a windshield? He's like the fucking Elephant man Getting a Haircut, he's still ugly as fuck."