A Reputation At Stake

People who know me are aware of my notorious reputation of comparing the likenesses of individuals. Despite the ridicule I receive I still believe that I'm fairly adept at noticing a distinctive facial similarity between two people, although some of my closest friends would emphatically disagree.

In order to test myself I've assembled a series of comparisons of which I'll leave up to the reader to observe for themselves. If anyone is seriously offended at what you may potentially decide as my complete lack of eyesight, please send me a note and I will discontinue believing that I posess any skill in this arena.

Keep in mind that these aren't my best comparisons. Surely you will understand that I consider the most precious one's a secret. If ever I am under intense pressure on a more formidable stage, I would then have to bring out the big guns, the trench mortars of World War One if you will, in order to silence my critics.

These experimental comparisons I've prepared today in all of 10 minutes time. Please take a look and see for yourself.

1. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini & Sir Sean Connery


I don't think anyone can argue with me on this one. The man who orchestrated the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979 and the man who every guy wanted to be like since Dr. No (1962).

2. Johnny Depp and Leon Trotsky


Depp, who's often casted as eccentric, outlandish characters is poised next to another famous political ideologist, a major figure in another emotional statewide revolution who was later assassinated with an icepick by one of Stalin's goons during his exile in Mexico.

3. Terry Francona & Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine (considering adding Freddy Kreuger as a triumverate)


This may be a stretch. I understand that two guys with shaved heads don't necessarily always have to share a resemblence, but this being an evaluation experiment, allow your minds to wander.

4. Vladimir Putin & Dobby from Harry Potter


This is no stretch. I'm confident enough that I will not even include a description or explanation of the resemblence.

5. Representative Henry Waxman & Killer from All Dogs Go To Heaven


In light of the recent controversy involving Mr. Clemens and his alleged involvment in using HGH, Waxman delivered the closing remarks in the 4 1/2 hour Congressional Oversight Committee hearing this week. I immediately knew his face was vaguely familiar, and it took only a few moments to recall the antagonist Carface's snivelling sidekick with the misnomer, Killer.

(You have no idea how hard it was to find this crappy picture of Killer)