When I was in my very early 20s, this girl who I dated and I played this celebrity lookalike game.
Whenever we saw someone who looked like a celebrity, one of us would say, "Hey, there’s Nell Carter" or "Don’t look now, but Kirk Cameron is shopping in Target."
One day, we were eating lunch at this Hamburger Hamlet in West Hollywood, on the extreme West end of the Sunset Strip. I looked up from my lunch to see this totally goofy looking guy, with a stupid mullet, parachute-y muscle pants, and a corduroy hat that had "Someone in Tennessee Loves Me" embroidered on the front.
"Hey," I said, "There’s Chuck Norris wearing a ‘Someone in Tennessee Loves Me’ cap."
We cracked up and complimented each other on our insightful wit.
A few minutes later, a manager walked over to that guy’s table holding a phone on a long cord, like you’d see in the old 1940s movies.
"Mr. Norris," he said, "Mr. Washington is calling from Knoxville."
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http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/ says nothing about this sort of lame attire. You,sir, are attempting to besmirch the greatness that is. . . .Walker Texas Ranger!
No,who am i kidding? I totally believe it.
that’s hilarious…and i have to remember it to tell my friend Crystal. she is OBSESSED with Walker Texas Ranger, and i would love nothing more than to shut her up about it. don’t get me wrong, she’s a good friend, but 24/7 Walker is REALLY starting to get on my nerves…
Classic, Wil. 🙂
Same thing happened to me one day. But, instead of Chuck Norris, it was Jimmy Swaggart at a Texaco station in Baton Rouge. I thought he looked familiar. So while he was filling up his white mercedes, I asked him “Excuse me, sir. What is your name?” He came over to my car, (I was a little younger and cuter of a gal back then) and flirtatiously smiled and said, “Jimmy Swaggert, what’s yours?” I thought I needed to get out of dodge right then before he made any more advances. Luckily, my boyfriend at the time came back rather quickly and all was well. True story!
Such a fun game…my best friend and I used to play, but she preferred the little 10 year olds in basketball jerseys- “hey, it’s Michael Jordan” -just easier and funnier than Madonna or whatever. Anyway, one day we are sitting at a red light in Sebastopol (Sonoma County.) I had been enduring the game all day, as she enjoyed it more than I after a certain number of years, when she says, “Hey look, it’s Sammy Hagar. hahaha” I looked over into the old mercedes in the turn lane next to us. “Uh, Kati, that really is Sammy Hagar.” “Oh,” she says, “it really loses something when it is him.” We haven’t played since.
Lol… Nice.
I think the obvious question is, did he roundhouse kick you so hard that you attained a low orbit?
I met Stevie Ray Vaughan once in Corpus Christi. I said to him, ‘Hey, you look a lot like Stevie Ray Vaughan,’ and he said ‘Yah, I get that a lot.’
This one time I was in line getting pizza at the food court a O’Sheas in vegas and my buddy elbowed me and said “hey its Wil Wheaton”….
Your right Pisello, its not as funny when its really them.
I wonder who said, “Hey look, there’s Wil Wheaton, wearing a clown sweater.”
When I was at a Denny’s in North Hollywood, eating dinner with a friend, he said “Oh look. It’s Doogie Howser.” Thinking he was joking, I said “Yeah, that guy does look like Neil Patrick Harris.” My friend quickly brought it to my attention that it WAS Neil Patrick Harris.
And to this day, I can’t figure out why NPH would be eating at a Denny’s in North Hollywood.
Hilarious to read this in the morning… we don’t have that many celebrities where I live, but my brother and I still find quite a lot of lookalikes!
So I think we can assume Mr. Washington loves Mr. Norris.
Why’s it strange to see Doogie Howser in a Denny’s? Is it because you were expecting to see him in a White Castle instead?
I just can’t imagine why NPH would be at a Denny’s. Although, I suppose the guy’s gotta eat and Denny’s is as good a place as any.
But the North Hollywood location tripped me out because it’s very not Hollywood (despite the name).
Funny you mention Chuck Norris now (and especially comment #1 up there) as I just received notice of said website last night. My dad was a big WTR fan so I watched it with him sometimes when I lived at home. I was crying and had to take breaks in between the ‘facts’ they were so funny! (The best are on the first page, in my opinion).
Chuck Noris Day
Apparently, today is Chuck Norris Day. Here I am, minding my own business, reading my daily blogs (its like reading the daily newspaper, only much less sophisticated), and Im surrounded!
First, Jon Abad, a fellow WPI grad, pointed out …
My dad and I watched Chris Rock play college basketball last night … I don’t recall who he was playing for. We were flipping between Ohio State v Wisconsin and another game. (He’s not an OSU player.)
I didn’t realize my dad knew who Chris Rock was.
I can’t relate to this story about Chuck Norris, but, believe it or not, my mom has seen Robert Redford with jeans and a flannel shirt while riding a horse. rofl
Ruby Vroom? Any reference to Ruby Gloom?
For the ultimate version of this game, check out the Dawn of the Dead remake from a couple of years back..