# From this photo what profession do you imagine this guy ending up in? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865 "2011-10-26T15:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/1 "2011-10-26T15:34:20Z")
[One of my heroes just somehow got cooler.](http://i.imgur.com/mZi3B.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/2 "2011-10-26T15:40:21Z")
Sex therapist? ---
**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/3 "2011-10-26T16:01:32Z")
Dwarf tossing ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/4 "2011-10-26T16:02:25Z")
Sound mixer. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/5 "2011-10-26T16:05:05Z")
Assembly line worker. With a hammer. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/6 "2011-10-26T16:07:49Z")
I don’t know, he looks pretty young, so maybe he’s in college, which could mean anything. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/7 "2011-10-26T16:08:59Z")
Starfleet Engineer? ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/8 "2011-10-26T16:12:32Z")
Cop ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/9 "2011-10-26T16:21:24Z")
Well, judging by the picture, he has the sculpted physique of somebody who’d go on to be an astrophysicist, so I’m going to go with that. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/10 "2011-10-26T16:23:06Z")
Did he grow up to be a Neville Brother? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/11 "2011-10-26T16:25:11Z")
Justa gigolo. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/12 "2011-10-26T16:25:49Z")
Lawyer? ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/13 "2011-10-26T16:32:09Z")
Tiger’s caddy. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/14 "2011-10-26T16:41:51Z")
Mid-level executive in a mid-size corporation. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/15 "2011-10-26T16:46:32Z")
My guess was musician, but… wow, I was way off. I thought the face looked familiar but I don’t think I ever would have figured it out. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/16 "2011-10-26T16:51:05Z")
Head deacon in the “Church Of What’s Happening Now” ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/17 "2011-10-26T16:58:08Z")
Musician. Elvis impersonator. Bartender. Porn star. Owner of a holistic health center. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/18 "2011-10-26T16:58:09Z")
So who is it? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/19 "2011-10-26T17:00:02Z")
Fellatio expert. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865/20 "2011-10-26T17:07:08Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > So who is it? > **[Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson)** > > Neil deGrasse Tyson (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US: /dəˈɡræs/ də-GRASS or UK: /dəˈɡrɑːs/ də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral r... [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-this-photo-what-profession-do-you-imagine-this-guy-ending-up-in/600865.md?page=2)