An Unfortunate Double
About ten years ago, I was not paying much attention to anything and happened to glance at what I thought was a picture of me; it looked practically identical to a Polaroid photo from about 2 years previous. Actually, the main difference was that it was mirror-reversed and cropped, neither of which I noticed right away. However, the picture was not of me, but of Arlen Hill, a man who was suspected of having kidnapped his daughter from his estranged wife.
In retrospect, I'm a little surprised I was not questioned by the police due to the strong resemblance. Two things worked in my favor, though:
- Arlen Hill is noticeably taller than I am.
- I was living and teaching in a town with a population of only about 8000. Anonymity was not really a problem.
That does look like you!
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