# Help me settle an argument **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312 "2008-10-17T02:00:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/21 "2008-10-17T03:05:06Z")
My guess was going to be 2 or 5, and I was leaning towards 5 because that looks like family in a picture to me. Sorry, but you do look a lot alike. ETA: I should mention I did one of the internet face recognition things, and I got really high marks, so you should listen to me. Seriously. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/22 "2008-10-17T03:06:52Z")
Well! You and your sister donā€™t look dramatically different, but not particularly similar either. I really thought there was a clear family resemblance with #1! ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/23 "2008-10-17T03:13:59Z")
Huh. My guess was going to be #2, though I thought that most of the ladies pictured had a resemblance to you. #5 was second to my last pick (#6 was the last). I guess that I can pick out a few similarities now that I know who it is, but itā€™s certainly not obvious. Sorry, Mom. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/24 "2008-10-17T03:27:11Z")
Facially, Iā€™d say number 5ā€¦but number 2ā€™s smile is more similar. Iā€™d hedge my bets between the two, but veer towards 5. ETA, after viewing the rest of the thread and spoiler: Woot! Go, me! (And, also, **featherlou**!) ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/25 "2008-10-17T03:59:55Z")
We (people in general) probably need more photos from more angles to make a good judgement call. The smile from #2 is really similar to the way youā€™re smiling, but maybe you look much different without smiling. The reason I picked the three I did is because of the noses, and itā€™s a bit difficult to see your eye and cheekbones because of the veil. If you want a more definite answer for your mom you need to set up a slightly better test. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/26 "2008-10-17T04:02:48Z")
I guessed #5 immediately. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/27 "2008-10-17T04:05:24Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > If you want a more definite answer for your mom you need to set up a slightly better test. Youā€™d think her mom would know, she was there for the birth. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/28 "2008-10-17T04:19:53Z")
Number five. Iā€™m saying that less because the two of you look similar (you really donā€™t) and more because your demeanor is so different in that picture compared to the rest of them and that girlā€™s demeanor is so different from the girls in the other photos. I wonder if you two get along very well. Yay, Iā€™m awesome! I agree with most of the rest of the thread as far as looks go; number two looks more like your sister than any of the other women. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/29 "2008-10-17T05:23:22Z")
I say #2. Joe ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/30 "2008-10-17T05:25:04Z")
Hey, I thought bridesmaids were supposed to wear really ugly green dresses! Ok. I havenā€™t read any of the other responses, but Iā€™d say itā€™s between #2 and #5. Thereā€™s a definite resemblance between you and #2, and if sheā€™s your sister you wouldnā€™t have told your mother you donā€™t look alike. Iā€™m also struck by how the pic with #5 is the only serious one . . . like itā€™s a family wedding photo, something you know people will be looking at for a long time in the future. So . . . if itā€™s #2 your motherā€™s right. If itā€™s #5 youā€™re right. I say #5. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/31 "2008-10-17T05:35:26Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/32 "2008-10-17T05:36:42Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > Youā€™d think her mom would know, she was there for the birth. The OP seems to be questioning the momā€™s honesty. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/33 "2008-10-17T05:42:01Z")
> [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](#): > > The OP seems to be questioning the momā€™s honesty. !!! I sure didnā€™t read it that way! Anyway, it seems **Apidistra** and I are the only people who think you look like #1. Doesnā€™t anyone else see a resemblance there? Ignore the haircut! ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/34 "2008-10-17T07:07:38Z")
More angles being requested (and these pics are over the course of a couple years. I may look more or less like one or the other as my weight fluctuates): [http://flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608109419031/detail/](http://flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608109419031/detail/) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608097844150/detail](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608097844150/detail) The three of us together: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/2948153121/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/2948153121/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3196/2949005746_421b9d0f8f_b.jpg "1") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/2949005746/) šŸ˜ƒ I donā€™t think my sisterā€™s not my sister. For one, once you see the whole family together itā€™s obvious: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/2949005456/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/2949005456/) As for the unsmiling picture-- We get along great and I love her to bits. She just tends to look uncomfortable when she knows sheā€™s being looked at by stranger. It was a hard day for her. She is very, very uncomfortable with crowds, strangers and disruption of her routine (Sheā€™s a Aspie). She did so incredibly good at the wedding, but I know it was difficult for her to do all the smiling and small talk. (Sheā€™s happy to spend her life in a lab with her petri dishes all day and talk to no one. Would drive me bonkers). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/35 "2008-10-17T07:55:28Z")
Mom has some 'splainin to do. You and sis donā€™t look anything alike. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/36 "2008-10-17T11:40:12Z")
I hate to be contrary, but your sister is clearly the most similar to you from all those photos. Even with the handicap of her glasses and your veil. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/37 "2008-10-17T11:45:50Z")
#5 has almost exactly the same cheekbone structure, once you know the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/38 "2008-10-17T12:03:05Z")
Is there going to be a swimsuit portion in this competition. I think that would really help us decide. My guess was between 2 and 4 but I was going to go with 2. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/39 "2008-10-17T12:17:07Z")
Number 5 - number 2 is quite similar, but you and number 5 have the same set to your mouths, and the same milky skin. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312/40 "2008-10-17T12:36:04Z")
> [@Obsidian](#): > > More angles being requested (and these pics are over the course of a couple years. I may look more or less like one or the other as my weight fluctuates): > > [http://flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608109419031/detail/](http://flickr.com/photos/31466949@N05/sets/72157608109419031/detail/) Given the pictures on this page, it does become more likely youā€™re sisters. Especially the first photo and the second number 3 photo. But I still donā€™t agree with your Mom that itā€™s ā€œobviousā€. I also wondered, just on behavioral cues, if number 5 might be the sis, but didnā€™t mention it because you wanted to know who you \*looked \*most like, not who could play Sherlock Holmes. But Iā€™m glad we suspicious folks were wrong and the reason for the change in demeanor was a loving one, not an angsty one! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-settle-an-argument/468312.md?page=3)