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25. Shirley MacLaine, Veronica Lake.

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 06:18 AM

Feb 2014

I used to be told that I looked like Shirley MacLaine, but as she's much older than me, I was never mistaken for her in real time.

Some of the WW2 generation used to say that I looked like Veronica Lake, but I think that had as much to do with my hair, plus stature or posture or personality or whatever-that-whole-thing-is, as just facial resemblance.

My late husband looked a lot like Burt Reynolds only taller and much more muscular. And I have a family member who could be Philip Seymour Hoffman's double.

My ex looks like Robert Redford, only again a lot bigger and more muscular -- he was briefly an Orioles pitcher.

And another ex-SO was a dead ringer for Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown back in their younger days, and is as good a guitar player, and in the same style. Except the SO has remained very skinny in his old age, whereas Kim put on a couple of pounds.

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If I drop another 5-10 I might too. Xyzse Feb 2014 #48

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Ha ha ha! pablo_marmol Feb 2014 #20

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Hmmm.. Still not seeing it. denbot Feb 2014 #76

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Lol! Awesome! neverforget Feb 2014 #59

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