Twin strangers from Ireland and Sweden meet

[OtherMichael]

@anon67050589

Obviously that’s not the only explanation, but with DNA testing day-time “talk” shows these stories are becoming a regular feature in our chat forums.

#FTFY

[anon29631895]

Probably not too likely… There was at least a twenty year difference between his parents and mine (and I think that they moved into the area when he was around 4 or 5).

[anon67050589]

Occam’s razor, right?

[greg_codori]

This is more of an experiment about how similar fair-skinned, blond haired and light eyes can look similar even when unrelated.

My oldest son had blond hair when he was born. So did his cousin (female). Get a couple of blond kids in the same room and suddenly “Are they twins?” They didn’t even have the same eye color.

As Doctor Who said: “I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren’t there.”

While not as pretty, having dark hair and eyes does lend some variety and uniqueness.

[ZzyzX]

@greg_codori

While not as pretty,

speak for yourself.

[quote]having dark hair and eyes does lend some variety and uniqueness.
[/quote]
How so? Most of the world’s population has dark (or black) hair and eyes, everything else is ‘variety’.

[anon33466019]

Okay, this honestly isn’t a joke. I’ve put on a few middle age pounds, but when I was younger, had bleached hair, and slim I looked… stop laughing, people… Almost exactly like Eminem.

I wish I could find those pics. My photo was in a full page spread for SANS.

[TobinL]

I kept getting compared to K.D. Lang for secret twin when I was in my mid 20’s… which I guess is kinda cool.

[IronEdithKidd]

I started a new thread for these celebrity doppelganger thingies:

Who's your celebrity doppelganger?

Continuing from the devolution of https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/twin-strangers-from-ireland-and-sweden-meet/70802/66 … I’ve been told more than once that I look like Natalie Merchant. Passing, at best, IMO. (Hair’s not that dark, eyes aren’t that dark, nose isn’t that wide, etc., looking at recent pics, I’m aging way slower) [image] @japhroaig has shared a few on the other thread, anyone else have a famous doppelganger?

[greg_codori]

As you can see from my profile drawing - does it look like I’m blonde?

I was speaking in terms of the “nordic” master race vision of beauty which, as I mentioned in my post is not as unique as us dark haired and dark skinned folks. Blonds (and fake blondes) are a “dime-a-dozen”. Much prefer a ginger myself (I was born with red hair - changing hair colors runs in the family).

[anon67050589]

@greg_codori

While not as pretty, having dark hair and eyes does lend some variety and uniqueness.

You take that back right this instant, young man!

[greg_codori]

Young? Thanks!

It’s been a LOOONG time someone has called me young. Must be my yellow tint as you can see in my profile drawing.

PS - Please see the post directly above your (I know, READING) about the whole “pretty” thing.

[PhasmaFelis]

@GulliverFoyle

What a great idea for a book…

See also Heinlein’s “All You Zombies”.

[GulliverFoyle]

Yup. David Gerrold has often cited Heinlein as an influence on his writing and you can definitely see it, but at the same time he has his own distinctive voice.