Wednesday, September 17, 2008

A Striking Resemblance

Lately Andrew has been delving into the history of his ancestors. Then the new issue of National Geographic arrived, and I couldn't help but notice a similarity between his appearance and that of the Neanderthal pictured on the cover. Who knew the Ward family went back so far?









This does explain a lot: his love of fishing, being outside in nature, his unusually large lung capacity, and what some might describe as (and I quote from the article) "a fundamentally archaic lifestyle."

Strangely, this is not even the first time a cover of National Geographic has resembled a member of our family. I'm a little worried about what they'll come up with next.

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Do you know someone who looks more like this Neanderthal? You are invited enter the Ranch Journal's first ever Neanderthal Challenge! Send a photo of your chosen contender to the contact link to your right. I will post the best entries (that is the fabulous prize).
Bad or obvious Photoshopping will be disqualified.

6 comments:

  1. I found your blog during a search for mosaics.

    This post is just too funny! It really is an uncanny resemblance. I'm afraid I resemble those woman in National Geographic with the breasts that hang to their waist but I AIN'T sending a pic of THAT!

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  2. (Yay! You're back!) No way. I got that issue yesterday and loved the cover, but Andrew is way prettier than that guy. I like the challenge, I'll see if we can top your effort, we have a couple Neanderthals around here.

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  3. You'll probably figure this out eventually. After I stopped laughing so hard and could read again, I read the magazine, and realized that Neanderthal is a WOMAN! I almost didn't tell Andrew, because I didn't want him to make me take it down. Luckily, he had a good sense of humor about it. Just thought I'd warn you though. Not sure if your female Neanderthals can top this. But the contest is still open for either gender!

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  4. Anonymous6:02 PM

    It's...it's a woman? THAT PICTURE IS OF A WOMAN??? Wow.

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  5. Anonymous10:30 AM

    That explains those hands!! :)

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