Thursday, April 21, 2022

Vanity of Age: "You Look Like ...."

Person A (of any age) says to Older Person, excitedly: "Do you know who you look like?

Older Person pauses. A moment passes. An inner girding of one's loins occurs.

Older Person asks, in a neutral tone: "Who"? 

Person A: "Jodie Foster!"

Older Person thinks to self: 

Well, I know it's not Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, obviously. Nor is it Jodie Foster in The Accused. Obviously. Nor Silence of the Lambs. Obviously. 

Bottom line, Dear Self: 

Is it Jodie Foster of today, ready for the red carpet? 

Jodie Foster still for Golden Globes site.
Jodie Foster still for Golden Globes site. 

Or is it Jodie Foster of today, in Hotel Artemis?

Jodie Foster in Hotel Artemis. Found: Bouquets & Brickbats
Jodie Foster in Hotel Artemis. Found: Bouquets & Brickbat


Interestingly, in this hypothetical example, Older Person's own hypothetical mother (a More Older Person, may she rest in peace) may or may not have said several years ago: "You look like Jodie Foster." 

Which one????


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