Once upon a time about seven years ago I worked at an after-school program in a middle school for rich kids. Don’t ask me how I found myself working there; it’s a dumb story. I played four-square with them, and hide-and-seek, and helped them with their homework. I’m not sure I got paid for it. Anyway, it was pretty fun and junk.
One day some girls were parading their friend Jeanette around the playground, asking the boys, ”Who do you think Jeanette looks like as a celebrity?” I remember this distinctly because it was such a precious middle-school way to ask what celebrity Jeanette looked like. Also, Jeanette did not look like a celebrity. Neither did I. Not then, anyway. But this post isn’t about me.
Wait yes it is. I’m getting to that part. Last weekend everyone was telling me about myheritage.com. It’s this site where you upload a photo of yourself and the magical computer runs red laser rays up and down your photo to do a facial scan and figure out scientifically who you look like as a celebrity.
Some people I know did it for Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and he got Tony Danza, Clark Gable, and François Truffaut. Lucky him! J. in NYC did it, and he got people like Tarzan, Brad Pitt, and Mr. Universe. P. did it and he got just one match: Nick Lachey. Of course you know I had to try it. Guess who I got. I’ll leave the answer in a comment. You all should do it and tell me in the comments section who you got.
Number one match: Agnetha a.k.a. the blonde girl from ABBA. Other matches: Yehudi Menuhin, Enya, Sophie Marceau, and Jeanne Moreau. At least one of them was Jewish.
i don’t have a picture of me! no one ever takes pictures of me! i don’t let them! help!!!
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this post is brilliant.
Well, my reply above was an attempt to paste my myheritage.com collage into a comment. Didn’t work. So let me just tell you: my number one, main celebrity match was: Oscar Romero – the assassinated bishop of El Salvador. Also, Will Smith was in there; also (I shudder) Bob Saget.