# I know who it is that the Gov. of Ill. reminds me of. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676 "2008-12-11T04:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greatshakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/1 "2008-12-11T04:46:35Z")
I knew that he looked like somebody that I had seen before, but I couldn’t quite place him, but I’ve got it. Lyle Menendez. [http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/2 "2008-12-11T11:14:40Z")
Wow, you’re absolutely right. You aren’t the only one to find his looks oddly striking. I had not spotted the Menendez resemblance, but to me, his facial features scream “Scam artist! Scam artist!” with an exceptional level of urgency. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/3 "2008-12-11T13:27:32Z")
The first thing I thought when I saw him was that I stumbled upon an episode of [Barretta](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1676123904/nm0086706). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/4 "2008-12-11T13:31:47Z")
In another thread **DanBlather** mentions Mike Myers. My first inclination was toward William Devane. I guess what this means if nothing else is that there will be no shortage of candidates to portray him in the inevitable made for TV movie. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/5 "2008-12-11T15:48:06Z")
> [@greatshakes](#): > > I knew that he looked like somebody that I had seen before, but I couldn’t quite place him, but I’ve got it. > > Lyle Menendez. > > [http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8) TOTALLY!:eek: Now I can stop wondering why he looks so familiar! Thanks!🆒 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/6 "2008-12-11T17:16:08Z")
> [@greatshakes](#): > > I knew that he looked like somebody that I had seen before, but I couldn’t quite place him, but I’ve got it. > > Lyle Menendez. > > [http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=lyle+menendez&fr=yfp-t-305&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8) :eek: You definitely need to go post this at [Totally Looks Like.](http://totallylookslike.com/) ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/7 "2008-12-11T17:42:58Z")
I think he looks a bit like Samwise Gamgee. (sorry, but I can’t link a pic from work) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/8 "2008-12-11T17:57:06Z")
The soon-to-be ex-Gov looks like a long-haired guinea pig I used to have. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/9 "2008-12-13T01:37:51Z")
He apparently shares a stylist with Donald Trump… ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/10 "2008-12-13T02:17:52Z")
Bob of Bob’s Big Boy ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/11 "2008-12-13T14:52:36Z")
I think he looks kind of like [this](http://www.hahmed.com/blog/wp-content/pics/west.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/12 "2008-12-13T15:02:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The soon-to-be ex-Gov looks like a long-haired guinea pig I used to have. Now that we’ve found your guinea pig, would you please take him back? ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/13 "2008-12-13T15:03:04Z")
I think he looks a bit like Vlad from Achewood. Look at 12/8-12/9. > **[Beef Dons the Chochacho Medallion](https://achewood.com//2005/06/03/title.html)** > > After a while it would just be like Hey come on there is so much pressure to look really decent ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-who-it-is-that-the-gov-of-ill-reminds-me-of/476676/14 "2008-12-14T01:07:01Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > Bob of Bob’s Big Boy Do you mean Bob, or the Big Boy? If the [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_(restaurant)) is correct, the model for the Big Boy was a guy named Richard Woodruff.