Mistaken identity..

[MehGuy]

I thought it might be amusing to make a thread about times you were mistaken for someone or something you are not.

From my own experience I once attended a Christian music festival with my church's youth group. For whatever reason I had a crowd of people confront me asking me if I was someone famous. I told them no, but many people thought I was lying. Throughout the day I had a crowd that followed me around. Pretty strange. I had no idea who they thought I was, and sadly cannot remember the name now.

 

[.Mikha'el.]

I'll never forget the time I went into WalMart and three people asked me for help with finding things. They thought I worked there because I was wearing blue that day.

 

[MehGuy]

I'll never forget the time I went into WalMart and two or three people asked me for help with finding things. They thought I worked there because I was wearing blue that day.

Lol, I've had that happen before too.

One more scary, I was constantly asked if I was Jewish when I was a kid/teenager. A neo-Nazi thought I was one. He screamed "are you a JEW!?!?" and I was like no.. thankfully nothing happened and I was out in the open but I think he was ready to beat me to death, lol. Although as an adult everyone tends to assume I'm Italian. Even though I'm like 99% northern European. My looks are more Southern European.

 

[Tigger45]

I made the mistake of wearing an orange t-shirt to Home Depot. Nuf said

 

[Tone]

People always say I look like some actor or another.

*Or they say I look like their cousin or friend or something.

 

[MehGuy]

Cool, can't say anyone says I look like a cousin or whatnot. Most of them are women and the men look nothing like me, lol.

 

[Tone]

Garfield the cat is 42 today.

That's why it wont be a good day?

Wait, that was before the 80s then.

 

[MehGuy]

That's why it wont be a good day?

Wait, that was before the 80s then.

Lol, check the other thread, Posted here by accident.

 

[Broken Fence]

People have never mistaken me for anybody, people say I would recognize him a mile off. Guess cause I am big and brawny.

 

[Tone]

People have never mistaken me for anybody, people say I would recognize him a mile off. Guess cause I am big and brawny.

And you break a lot of fences huh...

 

[Broken Fence]

And you break a lot of fences huh...

Yep usually I am like a big sheep dog walking around.

 

[thecolorsblend]

I thought it might be amusing to make a thread about times you were mistaken for someone or something you are not.

From my own experience I once attended a Christian music festival with my church's youth group. For whatever reason I had a crowd of people confront me asking me if I was someone famous. I told them no, but many people thought I was lying. Throughout the day I had a crowd that followed me around. Pretty strange. I had no idea who they thought I was, and sadly cannot remember the name now.

The Backstreet Boys came to town for a concert one day and I went to the mall with my then girlfriend because she wanted to go shopping. A big group of girls all wearing Backstreet Boys t-shirts were convinced I was one of the band members (I have no idea which one). I denied it but they didn't believe me. They acted pretty weird too. One of them randomly hugged me.

My girlfriend thought it was funnier than anything but I couldn't wait to get out of there. I've never wanted to be famous. But if that experience is what fame is like, it's even worse than I imagined.

This other time, I went to a restaurant by myself and a woman there mistook me for her blind date. Unlike some people I could mention tho, she believed me when I said that wasn't me.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Someone at my high school (2 years younger I think) had the exact same first and last name as I. While I don't have the most outlandish name, it's not really common. He was not quite the model student I was, so occasionally my parents would get calls about me being truant. My favorite part was when other kids would come up to me and say so-and-so was going to beat my brother up after school. Since I am an only child, I would just shrug and laugh.

 

[Chesterton]

Everybody thinks I look like a young Brad Pitt. I don't know why no one ever says it though.