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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    03/11/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    "I've always figured that if you spent enough time on the internet, you could discover anything."


    Already proven, over ten years ago.

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    Image of EBone EBone
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    He looks so much like you it's creeping me out.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    I once ran across a pic on Brighthand of a guy sitting on a couch with his PDA that I could've sworn was a picture of me. I went so far as to write to the editor and ask him where he got the pic. Turned out it was stock art, and I'm still to this day not convinced that it wasn't me.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    all i know is Vash The Stampede has a mole on his face in *exactly* the same place i do.
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    Image of Darkest Daze Darkest Daze
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: Yea, but you're no Vash...and you'll NEVER be.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @Darkest Daze:


    meh, I'll be Wolfwood then.


    Bang!

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    Image of madog madog
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Using the Wii Fit while sitting down?


    Have you confirmed that your doppleganger is possibly playing Wii Sports golf/bowling while he's sitting on his ass too? 'cause that would be even scarier.


    (hey, I'm guilty too. Just pointing that out)

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    Image of madog madog
    03/10/09

    @madog: oh yeah, and just to give you all a picture of how cool I am, I looked like the main kid from A Christmas Story until I was 13.....
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    Image of pettiblay pettiblay
    03/10/09

    @madog: Wii Music it is. Why do people never read the articles and comment on the pictures?
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    Image of madog madog
    03/10/09

    @pettiblay: never played the music deal, I suppose if he's playing drums than that's ok, otherwise he's worthless! Worthless I tells ya!
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    Image of ridgecity ridgecity
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Maybe you guys should mate and see what comes out...


    Have you talked to your parents about this? sounds like a conspiracy is unraveling!

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    Image of madog madog
    03/10/09

    @ridgecity: maybe two of 'them' already did, and mark's the result? Ohhhhhhhhhh .
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Couldn't you tell by your shoes? I pretty much remember every pair of shoes I have ever had.


    Weirdly, ever since I lost weight, I don't get told I look like people people know much anymore.

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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    No I don't know your sexual orientation but..


    If you were gay, would you date yourself?

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/10/09

    @CrispyAardvark: I am not, but yes I would.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    03/10/09

    @CrispyAardvark: I am, but no I would not.
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    Image of OMG!Nirian OMG!Nirian
    03/10/09

    @CrispyAardvark: I'm bi but no I don't think I'd date myself...it'd be kind of odd like making out with myself... yeah it would never work out, I would tell me that I have issues with commitment and I don't think I want to be in that type of relationship with myself at the moment so It's best we stay friends.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/10/09

    @SirNirian: Friends? With oneself?


    Sex is one thing, but friends? With that crazy narcissistic bastard?


    No thank you!

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/10/09

    @CrispyAardvark: I'd rob his iPod, because it has all of the same music I like.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Consider yourself lucky dude, at least your doppleganger isn't some freaky car-humping dude on Google Maps.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    03/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I don't think that's his doppelganger at all. I think that's just him having been photographed while on a drinking binge and he just doesn't remember.
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    Image of ClutchDude ClutchDude
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    If I ever came across my doppelganger, I'd kill him. You know why?


    I know he's thinking the exact same thing and I've got act first.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/10/09

    @ClutchDude: You will also absorb his power like Jet Li in "The One".
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    Image of Gann Gann
    03/10/09

    @ClutchDude: Be careful. Perfectly symmetrical fighting rarely ends well.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Anyone know of a website that is devoted to tracking down ones doppelganger through face recognition tech?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard:


    nevermind, my google told me findmydoppleganger.com can do just that...

     Reply
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard:


    nevermind again, it's only for matching ones face to a celebrity.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: Since I'm a nice guy, I won't make a single Hugh Jackman as Wolverine crack.
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    Image of Palmer74 Palmer74
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: I went there twice. The first time it showed Vin Diesel. The next time when I was going to show my friends it showed Paul Shaffer.
    Oh did I just tell the whole world that?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead:


    Then i won't make any Shrek jokes, either.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: OOoooh you bad man you. lol
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: Dude, I wish someone would say that I looked as good as Hugh Jackman's Wolverine...
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye:


    ... even if it's some dude on the internet??

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    03/10/09

    @Palmer74: Yeah, I've been to that doppelganger site a few times, just to see who I look like. First it showed me Brad Pitt. The next time I went it showed George Clooney.


    Seems to me the site is working just fine.

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @Palmer74:


    what's next, Howie Mandel, then the guy from The Shield?

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/10/09

    @Palmer74: I will now use my psychic powers to divine that you have...no hair!
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye:


    and for what it's worth, i dont really look like hugh jackman at all, except maybe a bit in my avatar pic.


    i mean, come on, i'm downright adorable


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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: www.findmydoppelganger.com is currently searching for your match.


    Closest Matches:
    1. Jesus of Nazareth.
    2. Chris Cornell
    3. Homeless guy who sleeps by the plastic Rondald McDonald

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @zenpoet:


    motherfucker, again with the chris cornell!


    i've since cut my hair so... i dunno who i look like now.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard: "motherfucker, again with the chris cornell!"


    I can think of worse things than looking like this...

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    03/10/09

    @nutbastard ('Zune' is Canadian for 'iPod'): I don't recall ever saying you looked like Chris before, but what I find funny is that you took offense to that over the homeless guy. As Bosskev points out, Cornell is not really an ugly guy, while the homeless guy, who I would assume is named Steve, is certainly much less so.


    I guess I could have gone with Bacchus! [pionniers.blog.01net.com]

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    03/10/09

    @zenpoet: "As Bosskev points out, Cornell is not really an ugly guy..."


    Not really ugly? To the contrary, he's hella sexy! (and he's not even close to my type)


    Curves! LindsayJoy! Shamoononon! Help me out here!

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/10/09

    @zenpoet:


    no no no you misunderstand, at least six OTHER people have made the cornell comparison before.


    which is weird, because i really don't look like that guy, IMO, but i guess i'm not the best judge.


    being compared in looks to Jesus constantly played a role in the recent chopping of my mop.

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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    03/10/09

    In reply to Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
    Everything is a copy, of a copy, of a copy..
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    Image of TheDustball TheDustball
    03/10/09

    @tok3ninja: When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything: the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/10/09

    @TheDustball: Don't be so paranoid.*


    *This comment brought to you by Subway and the Five Dollar Footlong!

     Reply
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    03/10/09

    @tok3ninja: That's what you get when you torrent.
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