October 18, 2009

Twin You Haven't Met Yet?

I talked to my good friend Nico the other day and he says he's positive that there's a double of me in his neighborhood, or at least, a voice double. Apparently there's another American female here in Strasbourg who not only has the same accent I have, but also has the same voice. Odds of this happening? Probably very unlikely, though with the ca. 6.7 billion people out there in the world, I'm sure you not only have a voice double out there in the world, but also a face double. Don't believe me? Remember Sarah Palin and the stark similarities between her and comedian Tina Fey?  

Or read/watch this article/video about a French Canadian photographer who looks for and photographs lookalikes. If you really think about it though, all humans are about 99.9% the same genetically, so with the near 7 billion people in the world out there, there can only be so many genetic combinations, resulting is some very similar, though not identical, patterns. Just thought it was funny that my voice double also lives in Strasbourg. I'd like to hear her or meet her one day. So far Nico's only heard her voice outside his window when he naps on weekends. \

Today's Random Picture:
Is there a double of each and every one of us out there? Honestly, the resemblance is uncanny. A combination photograph shows U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) at a ceremony for his whistle stop train trip at the train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 17, 2009 and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas (R) chatting with his colleagues in his office in Jakarta January 17, 2009. Anas won't be at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. Instead he'll be starring as an Obama look-alike on Indonesian TV. Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November, and is now earning income as an Obama double. REUTERS/Jim Young/Supri/Files (INDONESIA)

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