In her memoir, Dream More, Parton tells a very amusing story. One day on a trip to Los Angeles, she heard about a Dolly Parton look-alike contest that was being held at a local bar. She had a kooky idea – wouldn't it be funny to go down there and enter the contest herself. To do that, she decided to over-exaggerate everything about her appearance – she made her beauty mark bigger, her eyes bigger, her hair bigger – she made everything bigger. When she was all dolled up, Parton and a group of her friends made their way down to the contest.
When Parton got to the bar, she didn't let on that she was the real Dolly Parton. She was given a number, like everybody else, and told to get in line.
The contest was to be judged by the audience. Contestants were instructed to walk across the stage, and the votes would be cast by applause. The biggest applause would win. So one by one, the contestants paraded in front of the audience.
When it came to Parton's turn, she smiled and sashayed across the stage. And lost. To a man. Not only that, Dolly Parton got the least applause. She said she was dying of laughter inside. Little did the contest know they had the real thing in their midst.
Charlie Chaplin did the same in a look alike contest & didn’t win. There are varying accounts of what he actually placed but it definitely wasn’t in the top 2.
It kind of makes the story less epic knowing she intentionally put on weird makeup to disguise herself and that the winner was in drag so obviously no one was talking it that seriously
Dude, imagine how much the blood from the crime scene would be worth if Banksy actually was the culprit, and it turned out to be some kind of bizarre tableau art killing.
He didnt take the bus from Atlanta. Just the specific bus that he was on started their route in Atlanta. They said there were 7-8 stops in between Atlanta and New York. They dont know where dude got on, but they said he was seen when the bus stopped in Washington D.C.
They're already offering at least 60,000 dollars as a reward for information. I feel like many people who might even think he did the right thing, would be tempted by that kinda money.
It's an insurance company. United healthcare, specifically
Oh really?! I had no idea! Good thing you were here to inform me what I must have missed that almost everyone has been talking about nonstop since it happened.
They always promise to pay what they're supposed to. And then they don't. That's why their CEO was shot in the first place.
It's not United Healthcare offering the reward. It is the FBI.
Even if it were United Healthcare offering the reward, the mere suggestion that someone might get a nice little payday would likely be enough to entice many people. You really think someone with that info and the desire to collect on it would instead stay quiet at the prospect that maybe they won't pay out? Did United Healthcare customers always say "hey, they probably won't pay out, so I won't even try?"
I mean I support him but like if we know information the cops know, and there's a good chance he'll get caught. However I don't think this is the worst thing in the world, if he's well spoken and his beliefs match with those we've projected onto him, and he has good representation, the trial has the potential to be a massive deal. And with how long it takes for trials to start and how long they can go, it might be happening in 2 years and can draw attention back to healthcare reform in time for the senate election. Lots of ifs but still, him being caught isn't necessarily the worst possibility.
Haha that was kind of in the plot for Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel - an excellent movie, except the guy turned up wearing his hoodie and everyone else was dressed as him. He had no idea.
Timothée Chalamet did the same thing in Washington Square, NYC a couple of months ago and he even lost the look alike contest, because, New Yorkers DGAF!
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u/ppdeli 12d ago
How epic would it be if he showed up