Separated at Birth: Darko Milicic and Dan Haseltine
November 30, 2007 – 11:32 am Posted by bryan in » Separated at Birth
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Everyone has their own superpower. My wife Erica can tell that a woman is pregnant before she’s even thinking about showing. My buddy Nate can recognize a celebrity voice in a commercial in 3 seconds or less. My friend Jake can cheer for the Broncos and not throw up in his mouth every time he looks in the mirror (an extraordinary gift, I know).
My superpower is recognizing similarities in faces. I’ve always been fascinated with random people who look alike, as far back as i can remember. I like to think that the facial recognition software that i have in my brain is superior to that of most people. For years I’ve been saying, “Doesn’t he look a little like so and so?” Sometimes the response i get is “Wow, you’re right, I would have never noticed that.” More often than not, the response is “I’m totally not seeing it.” But that’s okay, they just don’t have the gift like I do.
I’m so convinced that the facial recognition software in my brain is a cut above everyone else’s, that i firmly believe that the government kidnapped me at one point and pulled a Matrix on me by sticking a probe into the base of my skull and downloading the software out of my brain. I know this is how they created the complex software algorithms they use in the facial recognition programs in airports.
Because of my gift, I’m always on the lookout for people who look alike. Some of these can be subtle, like say a 40% match (most of you can’t pick up on matches until they hit about 60%, my brain gets triggered at about 25%). Other matches, like today’s, are very obvious.
With all that said, I’m excited to give you the first (of what I hope is many) PFB Separated at Birth posts.
on the right is Darko Milicic, a player for the Orlando Magic, is most famous for being drafted by the Detroit Pistons ahead of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade .
on the left is Dan Haseltine, the lead singer for Jars of Clay, may or may not play basketball. I have seen him play a mean tambourine in concert, and frankly I’m not so sure that Darko can do that.
What do you think, are you feeling this match? Have any other Separated at Birth candidates that bridge the spiritual and the athletic? Think I’m an idiot? Have your own super power? As always, the comments section is there for you.
7 Responses to “Separated at Birth: Darko Milicic and Dan Haseltine”
By danny on Nov 30, 2007 | Reply
i think darko looks more like hasteline than hasteline does.
i think andrew osenga looks like sonny corleone. not sure what that has to do with sports. james caan did play bobby bowden, i mean sam winters in ‘the program.’
my wife doesn’t see most of my look-a-likes either. sadly, it hasn’t stopped me.
By danny on Nov 30, 2007 | Reply
i have a cousin who is the white michael jordan (and not because of his bball ability). my brother-in-law is the white kobe bryant.
i can’t believe i’m not the only one who does that.
By brenton on Nov 30, 2007 | Reply
ok, it has bothered me since the first day i saw darko. who does he look like? bothered me. bothered me.
thank you for saving me from myself.
i always thought drew gooden sort of looks like scar from the lion king. i know, that one is really weird.
By bryan on Dec 1, 2007 | Reply
glad to help, brenton. i hate when you know there’s a connection but you can’t figure it out.
my brother told me the other day that a friend of ours thinks i am the white ray allen. i thought that was interesting. i get andy roddick all the time…so much that i’ll have to post pics of that at some point.
By Aaron on Dec 1, 2007 | Reply
Dude, I was going to say Andy Roddick. Hilarious.
Maybe you can find photoshop your face onto the cover of Men’s Health (or Fitness?) with huge guns like they did for him.
By buddy watts on Dec 2, 2007 | Reply
Maybe it was a Jason Bourne thing instead…..Maybe you are a trained killer and that is why you recognize people so easily???? It is a very real possibility…