Ed, Eric, Chevy, Don Mossi & Me
Need a pick-me-up? You could always let the Internet decide what celebrity you look like.
This is a version of that Jay Leno bit where he goes out into the street and asks people which famous person they're most often mistaken for. The funniest moments, of course, come from those who look nothing like whom they mention.
My Heritage has a similar thing going, and I'm here to report that the software possesses a certain genius. The computer matched one picture of me with the actor Ed Harris, which took a few seconds for me to be ok with, but I'm ok with it now.
Then I chose a second photo, of me with a beard, and it came back with hunky Eric Bana, which I'm more than ok with. In fact, I'm going out for coffee. I had a 71 percent match with Bana. It gave me a second option with 69 percent certainty. That showed me looking like Chevy Chase, which I'd tell you used to happen quite a lot a few years back, but then I'd sound like one of those Leno losers.
A reporter for the Associated Press played the match-making game with My Heritage, and came out compared to Chris Tucker, even though they are different races. He tried again and was compared to Georgia O'Keeffe, even though they are different sexes. But the program sees things, deep inside you, that others might miss, apparently.
To try it, you have to use a computer that can store a picture of you. You also have to log on with some basic details - My Heritage is an Israeli geneology site that uses some algorithims to pick from a database base 3,200 celeb pics. But it's good for a laugh, and in the case of the Bana comparison, you might even be walking around today with a bit of a swagger.
Of course you could have a little fun with others. Put in Gov. Ed Rendell's earnest state portrait and the computer comes up with .... earnest Dr. Jonas Salk. Why not?
Put in cherubic Sen. Rick Santorum and you get ... cherubic John Ritter.
And, best for last, we put in Philadelphia Mayor John Street, and who does the program find?
Jack Nicholson.
Huh?
Oh, Baby
It's poli sci porn. The Hill looks at the 50 most beautiful faces working in Congress.
Those baseball cards that your folks threw out after all those years they gathered dust in your bedroom. They're not as valuable as they once were.
Ryan, Go To Bed
If you rip Ryan Adams on a blog's comment section for planning to release three more records this year, don't be surprised if you wind up in an argument with Mr. Prolific, himself.
Say What?
Phillburbs turns a news item about Madonna into something horrible.
Name That Tune
Ever wonder the name of a song you heard on the radio? Wonder no more.
as robert klein once said of someone else, 'put our heads together, make an ass of ourselves.'
Thanks for that link for 'The Hill' story...now tomorrow I can post on the fact that, of course, most of the beautiful people are (R)'s!!! ;)