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I'd rather have their talent than their looks

I had a couple of beers with some of the people who came along to my talk at the TNT Travel Show on Saturday. As usual they were an interesting bunch – a Kiwi girl called Kyles who is about to cycle overland back to Oz, a concierge from one of the city’s top hotels called Lee who informed me that Nahn is the best Thai restaurant in London, and a young English guy whose name I missed who had a touch of the Heath Ledgers about him.

I told him this of course. I’ve been rather proud of my ability to see a famous person in almost anyone after spotting the female Bill Murray in Hue, Vietnam many moons ago.

Unfortunately it turned the conversation towards who I looked like. Andy, a long time fan, said Robin Williams. I hoped the rest of the group would howl him down in protest. But they sat sipping their beers and nodding their heads.

Three weeks ago in Cardiff I was told I looked like Morrissey.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of both blokes.

I’d just rather have their talent than their looks.

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  1. Clare March 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm #

    Hi Peter

    Give this website a try:
    http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/look-alike-meter.php

    They tell you which “famous” person you look like, well I say famous apparently I look 59% like Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo current president of the Philippines or 50% like Greta Garbo (I know which one I’m going for!)

    Clare

  2. David March 12, 2009 at 11:43 am #

    As you look very similar to my mate Geoff who is neither talented nor famous then I will tell my mate Geoff that he looks like you. Its a burden looking like someone famous and talented as I am forever being stalked by women who think I am Bradd Pitt!!!!

  3. James March 12, 2009 at 12:26 pm #

    Well, you could certainly do worse than Robin Williams and Morrissey, all I ever seem to hear is that I look like John Belushi, which I take as my queue to get back on my diet and trim my side burns. ;)

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