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Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? What happened?

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Posted on Jul 26th, 2007 by Gaia Team : Gaia Team Gaia Team

Do you have a double somewhere? Have you mistaken a stranger for someone you knew, or do you have any stories about accidental mis-identifications? Let's hear!
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I can't actually remember any...

Posted on Sep 15th, 2007 by Apollo : Frozen Truth Apollo

I can't actually remember any instances when I was mistaken for someone else. I suppose my appearance is odd enough that I'm not often mistakable.

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Apollo : Frozen Truth

Yes and it's actually pretty...

Posted on Sep 13th, 2007 by Connie : newfound explorer Connie

Yes and it's actually pretty stupid. People think my best friend Ali and I look like sisters, even though we look nothing alike. We're both short and now have dark hair, thats about it. In... More »

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Yes, on many occasions. The...

Posted on Sep 5th, 2007 by Mila : love Mila

Yes, on many occasions. The most recent one I can remember was about a year ago.  While on a stroll with my husband, a lady going the other direction suddenly stopped, called me by another... More »

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Mila : love

Funnily enough, when I am...

Posted on Aug 2nd, 2007 by Roku

Funnily enough, when I am mistaken for someone, the person will rush up to me excitedly, and upon discovering I am in fact not who they suspected, go "Oh, I thought you were someone else,... More »

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I'm an identical twin, so...

Posted on Aug 2nd, 2007 by julia575 : life coach julia575

I'm an identical twin, so am often mistaken for her.  And we live in the same town!  So I always say to people "if you see me and I don't say 'hello,' it's not me... More »

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No one will believe this......

Posted on Jul 30th, 2007 by Jenna : Quizzical Creative Jenna

No one will believe this... but three actually.... First one was Cybil Shepard... I was in a play....that was nice... I sort of saw that.... second one... I was completely shocked by.. A  client at... More »

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When I was at college...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by ChrisD : daydream believer ChrisD

When I was at college a girl was convinced that I'd appeared in a photo-love story that she'd once read. She used to get quite irate that I wouldn't admit it. She kept this up... More »

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No one who's seen me...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by Jamilah : Creative Thinker Jamilah

No one who's seen me has mistaken me for someone else. I often get that on the phone, though. My sisters and I have similar voices. Not only that, when my boys started hitting puberty... More »

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Jamilah : Creative Thinker

Well I got beat up.......

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by WebWeaver

Well I got beat up.... LOL

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Yes, Sarah Jessica Parker. All...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by earthmama : The Sunshine Coach earthmama

Yes, Sarah Jessica Parker. All the time. EEEKS! People have been approaching me and saying, "has anyone ever told you that you look like SJP.."  for, oh, 15 years or so! It is really a... More »

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