When someone tells you you look like someone famous, they're probably hitting on you.
I covered a little bit of the in a previous post where I have often been mistaken for Kiefer Sutherland, and once for Steven Baldwin (I am not so sure that was a compliment though). Due to my (apparent) striking resemblance to Mr. Sutherland, I have unfortunately become quite used to people making this statement. Therefore, I am not going to presume that whenever someone mentions this, they are hitting on me. However, those times when they catch you off guard or make somewhat of a more obscure reference to a celebrity, that's when they are hitting on you.
Because of my awesome contractor status, I work for a company, in a different company's building, and get my payroll from a completely separate company. Confused? I have been too for the past year. However, I digress. The building I work in is rather large and has it's own cafeteria which I frequent; sometimes for breakfast and other times for lunch. Since I am there several times a week, I recognize the faces in all the familiar areas. There is the Deli-Woman-of-Asian-Decent, the I-Look-Like-I-Just-Got-Out-Of-Prison Grill-Man, and the Mom-Workin-On-The-Side Checkout-Lady. A few months ago there was a new face in the checkout line ... this one was a bit younger too. Her ethnicity has somewhat alluded me; maybe because I haven't spent A LOT of time focusing on that, but also because it's not too distinct. I don't want to presume that is all I care about, but when describing someone, that's typically the best way to get a mental picture. The first couple times through her line were pretty standard. I am friendly with most people, so I say hi and make conversation, but typically leave it at that. This was not different. However, after several times through, she seemed more talkative and more inquisitive. Instead of asking questions the standard questions like "How's it going?" and "Are you really going to eat that?" She would dig a little deeper with questions like "Did you have a good weekend?" or "Do you want to marry me?" OK, so she didn't really ask that. She would also follow up our in-line-in-the-cafeteria-relationship with comments like "See you later" or "I want to have your babies." Ok, again, didn't really say that second one, but it almost seems like it. After our friendlier than normal interactions started taking place, I noticed she was helping me out financially. Now, I don't me she was lending me $500, or bought me a new car, but I noticed her rounding up my change so I wasn't burdened with pennies. And, I think anyone who knows me, knows that I think pennies are a bit of a waste of time and copper-zinc (or whatever they are made of). There were even a couple times she gave me 2-for-1 on the pizza or charged me only for a refill when I got a new cup of coffee. Based on these actions, my stellar intuition, and her comments today, I think New-Young-Unknown-Ethnicity-Checkout-Girl (NYUECG) has the hots for me.
I walked into the cafeteria this morning for some breakfast. There's typically not a lot to be said for the breakfast here, except for the omelets. Not only are they good, but they seem to make them the size of Rhode Island, which is enough to satisfy my taste buds and tummy for most of the day. As I am watching my omelet sizzle on the grill/stove thing, I glance around the cafeteria and catch NYUECG starring at me. Being a guy, this doesn't happen often, but I am sure the ladies can sympathize with this when they catch a man just starring. Now, since this doesn't happen often, I haven't yet been able to distinguish between the I am starring off into space in your general direction stare, or the I think you are super hot and am trying to mentally convince you to ask me out stare. I smiled to see her reaction and based on the fact that she smiled back, I am guessing it was the latter. Busted!
I grab my egg/cheese/ham/onion/mushroom paradise and head over to pay. Sure enough, as I am handing over my money, she says "You know who you remind me of?" When I hear this I typically get prepare for the Kiefer comment. However, she said something else: Kevin Bacon. I was naturally pretty shocked about this ... as you probably are too. I indicated my surprise and she went onto elaborate that it wasn't so much my looks, but my actions and mannerisms. She also made it clear that it was a good thing.
So, this got me thinking How innocent is a comment like that? In this case it seemed to be a compliment. Would anyone ever say someone looks like a celebrity and not mean it as a compliment. "Hey, you know who you remind me of? Roseanne!" or "Has anyone ever told you you look like John Candy?" I don't think that would go over too well, which leads me to believe that people general only tell other people they look like an attractive celebrity - hence, complimenting them - hence, hitting on them. So next time someone says you look like Jennifer Garner (Jen), Justin Timberlake (Josh - pre-long hair), or That One Guy/Girl in That One Show/Movie, say "Thank you" and ask them out (as long as they look like someone famous too)!
Because of my awesome contractor status, I work for a company, in a different company's building, and get my payroll from a completely separate company. Confused? I have been too for the past year. However, I digress. The building I work in is rather large and has it's own cafeteria which I frequent; sometimes for breakfast and other times for lunch. Since I am there several times a week, I recognize the faces in all the familiar areas. There is the Deli-Woman-of-Asian-Decent, the I-Look-Like-I-Just-Got-Out-Of-Prison Grill-Man, and the Mom-Workin-On-The-Side Checkout-Lady. A few months ago there was a new face in the checkout line ... this one was a bit younger too. Her ethnicity has somewhat alluded me; maybe because I haven't spent A LOT of time focusing on that, but also because it's not too distinct. I don't want to presume that is all I care about, but when describing someone, that's typically the best way to get a mental picture. The first couple times through her line were pretty standard. I am friendly with most people, so I say hi and make conversation, but typically leave it at that. This was not different. However, after several times through, she seemed more talkative and more inquisitive. Instead of asking questions the standard questions like "How's it going?" and "Are you really going to eat that?" She would dig a little deeper with questions like "Did you have a good weekend?" or "Do you want to marry me?" OK, so she didn't really ask that. She would also follow up our in-line-in-the-cafeteria-relationship with comments like "See you later" or "I want to have your babies." Ok, again, didn't really say that second one, but it almost seems like it. After our friendlier than normal interactions started taking place, I noticed she was helping me out financially. Now, I don't me she was lending me $500, or bought me a new car, but I noticed her rounding up my change so I wasn't burdened with pennies. And, I think anyone who knows me, knows that I think pennies are a bit of a waste of time and copper-zinc (or whatever they are made of). There were even a couple times she gave me 2-for-1 on the pizza or charged me only for a refill when I got a new cup of coffee. Based on these actions, my stellar intuition, and her comments today, I think New-Young-Unknown-Ethnicity-Checkout-Girl (NYUECG) has the hots for me.
I walked into the cafeteria this morning for some breakfast. There's typically not a lot to be said for the breakfast here, except for the omelets. Not only are they good, but they seem to make them the size of Rhode Island, which is enough to satisfy my taste buds and tummy for most of the day. As I am watching my omelet sizzle on the grill/stove thing, I glance around the cafeteria and catch NYUECG starring at me. Being a guy, this doesn't happen often, but I am sure the ladies can sympathize with this when they catch a man just starring. Now, since this doesn't happen often, I haven't yet been able to distinguish between the I am starring off into space in your general direction stare, or the I think you are super hot and am trying to mentally convince you to ask me out stare. I smiled to see her reaction and based on the fact that she smiled back, I am guessing it was the latter. Busted!
I grab my egg/cheese/ham/onion/mushroom paradise and head over to pay. Sure enough, as I am handing over my money, she says "You know who you remind me of?" When I hear this I typically get prepare for the Kiefer comment. However, she said something else: Kevin Bacon. I was naturally pretty shocked about this ... as you probably are too. I indicated my surprise and she went onto elaborate that it wasn't so much my looks, but my actions and mannerisms. She also made it clear that it was a good thing.
So, this got me thinking How innocent is a comment like that? In this case it seemed to be a compliment. Would anyone ever say someone looks like a celebrity and not mean it as a compliment. "Hey, you know who you remind me of? Roseanne!" or "Has anyone ever told you you look like John Candy?" I don't think that would go over too well, which leads me to believe that people general only tell other people they look like an attractive celebrity - hence, complimenting them - hence, hitting on them. So next time someone says you look like Jennifer Garner (Jen), Justin Timberlake (Josh - pre-long hair), or That One Guy/Girl in That One Show/Movie, say "Thank you" and ask them out (as long as they look like someone famous too)!
