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Looking For Your Doppelgänger? Try Facebook

by Amar Toor on January 3, 2011 at 09:24 AM

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Graham Comrie is a professional photographer. So is the other Graham Comrie. Graham Comrie has a red-headed wife, two daughters, and a Lhasa Apso. So does the other Graham Comrie. And, as if that wasn't enough, both bald-headed Comries happen to look a lot like each other. This weekend, the two Grahams finally met each other, and may just strike up a friendship -- thanks to Facebook.

It all began when one Graham received an e-mail from a friend, who warned him about another Facebook user who appeared to be impersonating him. The friend went on to say that the alleged "impersonator" was even using Graham's photos. Graham decided to investigate the man, and soon discovered that he had a 47-year-old doppelgänger, living just ten miles away from him.

"It was quite amusing at first," Comrie number one told the Daily Record. "We realized we were virtually the same age, with almost the same name and were both photographers. But the freaky part was when we saw each other's profile pictures. I did a double take." The elder Comrie was similarly taken aback. "We could've been separated at birth," he added. "I call him my nemesis."
The two met up for a beer a couple of days ago, to compare notes and blow each other's minds. Eerie as the similarities may be, the younger Comrie says they've already ruled out one possible explanation: "We've checked and we are definitely not related."

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