Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The Farce That is MyHeritage

I was first introduced to the concept that is MyHeritage Face Recognition while browsing profiles on the derelict dungeon that is MySpace. I thought "this is cool, I should try this." So I made an account and to my shock and disbelief rounded up this nice collage...



Not too shabby! I wouldn't have ever imagined I could be mistaken for Selma Blair's 3rd cousin or Nicole Kidman's step-niece twice removed but I'll take it!

I could have just stopped there and reveled in my self-inflicted vanity but I was just curious enough to try it again with another picture, you know, just to see how many other hot young Hollywood IT-girls I resembled. Me and my amibition...



Ok, so what happened here? Did MyHeritage all of a sudden figure out that it was waaaay too generous in handing out the Good Genes Awards like E.Coli on Taco Tuesday? Looks like it to me, since last time I checked I was a female, not Harry Potter's sodding red-headed stepchild. And the whole Robert Schumann comparison REALLY throws me. Since when do I resemble homely looking men from the 19th century?

So, being the sneaky farce-exposing strumpet that I am, I decdied to pull a fast one on MyHeritage, just to see if they're really doing their homework, or more appropriately pulling random famous people out of their rears. I think the latter is true considering this interesting find...



I rest my case. It's a sad thing when they can't even match up one of the most recognizable 'celebrities' (and yes, I'm using that term lightly, especially in this case) in the world.

OK, one more, just for fun...



Sheesh. Well, I tried, *sigh*

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, David Boreanaz is HOTT, so ya got that going for you! Yeah, that thing is ridiculous. I got a couple guys too - the fugly guy from ABBA and Gerard Butler. But Gerard Butler is hot and has a Scottish accent to boot, so maybe I don't mind that one so much. The rest are just bunk.

Betho said...

I knoooow! I did try one of Andre's pictures and Johnathan Taylor Thomas was one of his matches, and I used to be obsessed with JTT as a teenager. Now if I could only get Christian Bale to pop up there, yum!