Friday 6 April 2007

Look-alikes

Yesterday, I seemed to keep coming across people who looked like someone else. So many in a short time, that I wondered whether my minds was playing tricks on me.

At cricket training, there was a young guy bowling quite well who looked just like a subcontinental version of a brother of mine. The resemblance was possibly backed up in my mind by the fact that his bowling style was uncannily like my brothers, only better.

Arriving home, I ran into a guy with a very Elvis-like hairdo walking going into the shop below us. I can't say he looked exactly like Elvis, but he appear to be closer in age to what Elvis would be now than many impersonators.

Finally, I had a glimpse of Get a grip on tv, and quickly came to the conclusion that Ben Elton looks like Andrew Denton. Finding those links, I found out that Denton interviewed Elton on Enough Rope last year, and the first few lines of that exchange are enough to reassure me that it's not all in my mind!

10 comments:

tdix said...

Which brother? Seeing had a better action I assume it wasn't me ...

Crazyjedidiah said...

There used to be a children's show on the abc which was a scottish aussie co production that had an actor/character that looked remarkably like your sister

Jonathan said...

She's online! I don't remember this children's show, but a lot of Scots do have red hair, don't they?

As for the bowler, he makes my brother look like a shadow. Let's just say he didn't bowl anything even vaguely like loopy legspin.

Crazyjedidiah said...

I don't think you ever saw that show it was more recently on rachel liked watching it and so did i. There was a lot about twins on that show. It was called jeopardy.

tdix said...

Not happy Jon.

Jonathan said...

Can't fact the truth? Either he's better, or my batting's worse, and I find the latter very hard to believe.

tdix said...

I present my first witness: John McCloughn. 'Nough said.

Jonathan said...

He's going to testify that my batting is worse now???

tdix said...

No, he's going to testify that it's impossible to face my deliveries!

Jonathan said...

Only one person is qualified to adjudicate on this matter, having seen (and faced) both bowlers. You will have to accept the Umpire's decision!