Monday, February 1, 2010

Doppelgänger week(s)

For the last month or so its been "doppelgänger week" on Facebook. In case you were wondering, doppelgänger is a german word that basically means the sensation of seeing your own reflection in peripheral, generally regarded as an omen of impending death. The very definition of the word doppelgänger makes it clear that in response everyone should immediately change their Facebook profile picture to that of a celebrity look-a-like. My profile picture has obviously now been changed to a shirtless photo of former fashion model, actor, and R&B singer/songwriter Tyrese Gibson. Just to be clear, I am neither black, nor in any sort of physical shape that could be confused with that of even a D-list fashion model. The problem here is that the celebrities I have been told I look like, are not attractive. For example, I've been told that I look like both the Nickelodeon cartoon character Doug Funnie, and the actor Dj Qualls. For those of you who don't know who Dj Qualls is, he was made famous in his role as Kyle in the movie Road Trip. He also played the main character, Dizzy, in the movie The New Guy, among others. Still not ringing any bells, lets put it this way, he was recently ranked the 5th ugliest celebrity of ALL TIME beating out Rosie O'Donell, Courtney Love, Amy Winehouse, and many others. In my defense, he is apparently less ugly than Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Jocelyn Wildenstein, Marilyn Manson, and Michael Jackson (post 1990's). How do you respond to that? "Hey man you look like Dj Qualls". "Thanks, has anyone ever told YOU that you look like the Ballchinian from Men in Black. You know like a tall Danny DeVito, but with balls for a chin." Heres to Doppelgänger week(s).

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