Wednesday, December 20, 2006

A new "has anyone ever told you you look like"

A conversation I just had...

STUDENT: Has anyone ever told you you look like...

ME: Jeff Goldblum?

STUDENT: No.

ME: Really?

STUDENT: Yeah.

ME: Who then?

STUDENT: That guy from the Verizon Wireless "Can You Hear Me Now?" commercials.

Honestly, I fast forward through all of my commercials, or I mute, so I wasn't completely sure who he was talking about. I definitely didn't have an image in my head. So I did some googling and found a photo:

First of all, I'm at school and google is semi-blocked on the computer system here, which means I can make searches but I can't click on the searches, and so I can only see thumbnail pictures of the Verizon Wireless guy. And the funny thing about only being able to see thumbnail pictures of him is that, as far as I can tell, everyone looks like this guy. I mean, I see that we both wear glasses and I happen to be wearing a similar jacket today (because, as I said in a previous post, it's freaking cold), but otherwise I don't see any similarities.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

first!
lindsay!

Anonymous said...

If you say, "can you hear me now?" you'll be spot on. Lindsay

Erik said...

So if I say "Let them eat cake" will I look like Marie Antoinette?

Anonymous said...

Yes.

Erik said...

What if I say "tickle me," will I look like Elmo?

Anonymous said...

Does Elmo actually say "tickle me?" Or does he just giggle. Maybe if you giggled in a really nasal way....

There's an April 10 release date for season two of TWIN PEAKS!

Erik said...

DUDE, i am so freaking excited that season 2 has a release date. There is something right in the world. The next step is getting the original pilot released on DVD (without the lame European ending), which is a pretty big longshot, but for now we can revel in the Season 2 news.

Are you gonna see Inland Empire?

Anonymous said...

Yes, although I'm a little scared. But I'll follow Laura Dern anywhere. I saw her in HAPPY ENDINGS the other day and was reminded yet again how stunning and watchable she is. And I loved Maggie G. in that too, but I digress.

I'd like to see IE on Friday, because we're off that day, but I've got some last minute running around to do. Otherwise it'll be the new year, because I don't think it'll be playing in Arkansas!

Anonymous said...

The guy in the verizon ads looks exactly like my uncle and you don't look like him.
And I don't think you look just ike Jeff Goldblum either but..

You remind me of Peter Fonda in a Jeff Goldbum sort of way.

Erik said...

Who thinks look like "Peter Fonda in a Jeff Goldbum sort of way"???

And what does that mean?!??