as obvious as telling a country skunk 
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ obvious)) (PP (IN as) (S (VP (VBG telling) (NP (DT a) (NN country) (NN skunk)))))))
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )))))))