I have to tell this little story, even though it's a little mean-spirited, but I don't really mean it to be. For those of you who watch American Idol, Melinda Doolittle is turning out to be the best by far. I really like her, she sings great, and she's extremely sweet. But...well...she's kinda funny looking. (Sorry, Melinda). Before I'd seen her enough times to remember her name, I just called her that "no-neck chick". Tonight, we were watching her sing, and it dawned on us that really she looks like Shrek.
So I decided to go grab a couple of images - one of Shrek, and one of Melinda and compare them side by side. The first thing I did was go to Google images and search for [Melinda Doolittle]. To my extreme surprise, in the first row of images (5 images to a row), the first 3 images were of Melinda Doolittle and the next 2 images were of Shrek! Either Google images is a mind reader, and REALLY KNEW what I was searching for...or...more likely...other people have seen the resemblance. But seeing that while searching was just spooky! Which Google service secretly implanted a mind-reading chip in my brain, anyway?
The below comparison pic really doesn't show the similarity as much as I'd like. That's a good pic of Melinda, but it doesn't show the faces she often makes that causes her to look like Shrek. Still, it's the best I can come up with in the middle of the night.
I hope Ms. Doolittle never sees this post, because I'd hate to hurt her feelings.
I think Melinda is great, but my mom said the same thing about the neck. (I think it’s the nose!)
I’m not sure if the two images side by side do it justice. It’s better watching her sing. Either way, I have loved Melinda since the auditions and hope she’s our next idol. 🙂
I agree about the two images. Wish I could have found one more representative.
Donna,
You are prescient regarding this observation. In my quick search on Google, you were one of the first, if not the first person to point out this similarity about which we posted a poll a week later.
Judging by the chatter in the blogosphere, you were really onto something. In fact, according to our poll, 4 out of 5 people agree with you.
You can see updated poll results here: http://vizu.typepad.com/vizuble/2007/03/melinda_doolitt.html
Cheers,
DB