# And who does THIS guy remind you of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033 "2009-03-27T21:12:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/21 "2009-03-28T10:39:59Z")
> [@Mongo\_Ponton](#): > > He looks a lot like this guy I know, Ralph Johnson. Now wouldn’t _that_ be too strange: to know this individual in real life? I just grabbed a name out of the air and did a Yahoo! Image Search and grabbed the first picture that looked interesting. Here’s another such grab: [**Random Dudess #2**](http://www.reforme.net/imgune/13_3219.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/22 "2009-03-28T20:40:55Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > [**Random Dudess #2**](http://www.reforme.net/imgune/13_3219.jpg) Only one I can come up with is the [one on the left in this pic](http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/Rudolph%20Hermie%20blog.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/23 "2009-03-28T21:01:58Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Only one I can come up with is the [one on the left in this pic](http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/Rudolph%20Hermie%20blog.jpg). I can’t argue. Somehow she reminds me of one of the Lois Lane types. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/24 "2009-03-28T21:03:19Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You mean [Gary Cole?](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170550/) What you talkin’ about Willis? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/25 "2009-03-29T00:22:54Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > [**Random Dudess #2**](http://www.reforme.net/imgune/13_3219.jpg) [Andy Gibb](http://www.andygibb.net/) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/26 "2009-03-29T00:30:14Z")
> [@imfloating](#): > > Forgot his name, but I think he was on the Love Boat. Who wasn’t? Maybe you mean [Bernie Kopell](http://www.nndb.com/people/693/000023624/kopellb-55.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/27 "2009-03-29T13:36:50Z")
> [@Batsinma\_Belfry](#): > > [Andy Gibb](http://www.andygibb.net/) Yeah. I can see where you get that. There’s also a gymnast I can’t quite name… ---
**Author:** ![hdagent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/91b2a8/32.png) [@hdagent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hdagent)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/28 "2009-03-29T19:24:28Z")
dr dino? [Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions](http://www.answers.com/topic/kent-hovind) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/29 "2009-03-30T00:43:15Z")
[Somewhat younger Ted Olsen](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/solarsherpa/WebTedOlson.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/30 "2009-03-30T12:01:19Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > To continue the fun of matching faces, who does this [random guy](http://www.jaoo.dk/jaoo2003/images/speakers/RalphJohnson.jpg) make you think of? Reminds me of [John Tesh](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005482/bio) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/31 "2009-03-30T12:11:58Z")
> [@CWN](#): > > Reminds me of [John Tesh](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005482/bio) I can see that. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/32 "2009-03-30T13:41:28Z")
Random Dude reminds me of a blend of[Jeff Foxworthy](http://www.buddytv.com/articles/are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader/images/jeff-foxworthy.jpg) and[Kiefer Sutherland](http://blog.ecr.co.za/cockontheblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kiefer-sutherland-02.jpg). Dudess gives me an [Emma Thompson](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/EmmaThompson05.jpg) vibe. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/33 "2009-03-30T13:42:50Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I can’t argue. Somehow she reminds me of one of the Lois Lane types. More a Margot Kidder than a Teri Hatcherr. I can’t do better than the Hermie the Elf match. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/34 "2009-03-30T14:48:16Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Here’s another such grab: > > [**Random Dudess #2**](http://www.reforme.net/imgune/13_3219.jpg) Here’s one of the Lois Lane types I was thinking of: [Noel Neill.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/raderw/3203840947/) And another: [Phyllis Coates.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/raderw/3208005834/) I’m pretty sure the gymnast was _not_ Mary Lou Retton because I can’t find any photos of Mary Lou that even come close. But the one I’m thinking of is from the Mary Lou era – I’m pretty sure. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/35 "2009-03-30T15:08:37Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’m pretty sure the gymnast was _not_ Mary Lou Retton because I can’t find any photos of Mary Lou that even come close. But the one I’m thinking of is from the Mary Lou era – I’m pretty sure. You’re probably thinking of [Kerri Shrug](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2004/writers/kelli_anderson/06/28/anderson.blog/p1_strug_si.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/36 "2009-03-30T15:15:59Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > You’re probably thinking of [Kerri Shrug](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2004/writers/kelli_anderson/06/28/anderson.blog/p1_strug_si.jpg). It’s Strug, and I’d need a closer view of her face. Thanks for the try, though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/37 "2009-03-30T16:59:39Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > On second glance, it doesn’t really resemble him, but there’s something in the expression that calls him to mind. Same here, for Edward Hermann. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/38 "2009-03-30T17:38:03Z")
I was thinking of [Bill Paxton](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2263129856/nm0000200). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/39 "2009-03-30T17:50:09Z")
[Ed Rooney.](http://www.beerdiegame.com/images/uuu_celebs/ed_rooney/ed_rooney_main.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033/40 "2009-03-30T17:52:42Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Here’s one of the Lois Lane types I was thinking of: [Noel Neill.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/raderw/3203840947/) > > And another: [Phyllis Coates.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/raderw/3208005834/) > > I’m pretty sure the gymnast was _not_ Mary Lou Retton because I can’t find any photos of Mary Lou that even come close. But the one I’m thinking of is from the Mary Lou era – I’m pretty sure. Are you thinking of [Olga Korbut](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.russianaz.org/news/2004/Korbut.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.russianaz.org/news/2004/Korbut.html&usg=__tZbyiQLJiFFrL5Mf8mfcA9sN8cA=&h=450&w=259&sz=23&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=iViVV8qkzG8bxM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=73&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dolga%2Bkorbut%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_enUS280US280%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033.md?page=3)