The Witness Protection Program
Here are the reasons why I think I would be a good candidate for the Witness Protection Program.
- A new identity would not be a problem. I can’t remember my own name half the time.
- I remember all faces. (In case you want to kill me, I will remember your face….)
- I can keep a secret... whatever you tell me. (Actually I forget it right after your admission.)
- I can barely find my way home, hence the help of Agnes (GPS). So a new location is fine.
- I like to travel.
- I am suspicious of everyone and every circumstance.
- A new career might be nice.
- Every day is a new day for me. (Actually, every blink is a new day.)
- I love mysteries.
- I might, just maybe or perhaps make a good witness. The jury is still out on that one.
There are many people out there that believe they know me and recognize me. I guess it's my fairly common looking plain kind of face... because everyone (yes everyone in the whole wide world) "thinks" I am familiar to them.
- I look like their niece.
- I look like their daughter.
- I look like their best friend.
A few years ago when I worked for a bank an older gentlemen customer came to my teller window. “Are you Tracy?”
“No, my name is Teresa.” I pointed to my little name plaque.
“Well you look like a Tracy I know.” He said.
I just nodded politely.
He called me Tracy for the next year every time he visited the bank. Not only that, he wouldn't let anyone take care of his banking needs except me...Tracy.
When my sweet beautiful Mama was in the hospital almost two years ago, a woman walked up to me while I was there...at the hospital.
“How are you?” she sang with excitement.
My brain scanned her face like a good computer for recognition. I cleared all checkpoints of her face in my mind. No recognition. So, I just nodded.
She continued to talk.
I listened. I don’t remember what she said, though. I was stressed trying to place her in my mind.
Then at some point she realized I wasn’t who she thought. She said, “I thought you were someone I use to know, but you're not. You REALLY look like her.”
I smiled and shrugged and said, “Sorry.”
She was clearly embarrassed and left.
She looked like a nice person, maybe I should have tried harder to be her friend.
That, dear Blogger friends, is why I would and would not be a good candidate for the Witness Protection Program.
Am I the only one? Are you ever mistaken for another person?
Photo source: Me
Am I the only one? Are you ever mistaken for another person?
Photo source: Me
Comments
My memory is really bad, too! I can't remember a thing...
Elizabeth
Mystery Writing is Murder
Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen
have a great day((:
I'm good at remembering people and faces usually. Though recently up at my mother's Home two of the care staff have been chatting away to me and calling me by my name - eventually I've had to say - 'how do you know me? .. then it dawns me they're out of context - not in uniform etc .. we laugh and get on with it!
I agree when you're stressed with your own situation and are 'forced' to relate to another unknown at that stage .. I too have thought afterwards .. I could have been kinder. I believe I've changed that habit now - having had my mother and uncle in hospitals, Nursing Centres, Hospice so often in the last three years .. it's ingrained to react to others - even if my mind is elsewhere - I know they need my help, and I understand where I'm at.
Thank goodness for kindness ..
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters Inspirational Story
I've been told several times that I look like Sean Penn, but it's been a while. That was when he did Dead Man Walking and I had a goatee at the time similar to his in that flick.
Nowadays I look like a tired, overworked dad, so I bear a resemblance to about 150 million other people...
I love reason #1. That fits me so well.
Now if you go into the WPP you will have to continue your blog, you know this, right?
The mistaken identity never bothered me but Bev was a little put off.
For her birthday, I made a shirt that said on the front, "I am Beverly" and on the back, "I am not Gail".
I say no WPP! ;)
Now I can't put a name to anyone's face.
However the feeling about running away? I'm experiencing it too.
Elspeth
Elizabeth, I use Victoria's Secret more than B&BW but can you get us a discount? :)
Tugce, I "think" I would really like to be mistaken for a Hollywood beauty.
Hilary, That's a good point, when we aren't where we normally run into people and we don't recognize them when they are out of place.
Joanne, Lucky you. I am sure there is a book there.
Simon, You do look like Sean Penn a bit, but I would rather call you Spike? Okayyy I wonnnn't.
Mason, Don't you worry, I would for sure continue to blog if I went into the WPP. :)
Gail, That's funny. My sister has been called Teresa sooo many times in our younger years that it might be a sore spot. I'm just saying.
Janna, See I think you remind me of someone, but can't think who. I usually remember things like that at about 2 in the morning. I'll give you a call. ;)
Kat, I wonder what happened to your memory. Mine has never ever been a good thing.
Jane, How funny. Maybe you could be in two WPP's.
Elspeth, I been told it's normal to want to run away sometimes. Great- now I'm normal.
Yes, I too hear the phrase, "You look so familiar to me" all the time. It's the weirdest thing!
BTW friend, you have to actually WITNESS a crime, and it has to be on the federal level before you can enter the program ;-)
I liked your post. It was refreshingly humorous and I loved Gail's comment!
What is that?
I used to have a killer memory, not so much these days, but I think I'm still above average and I hope I stay that way, (my dad had Alzheimer's and I took care of him and it wasn't pretty.)
Nope, never before that day, nor since.
I do know people like you though!
Yep, the court reporter who's never supposed to smile, talk, never supposed to do ANYTHING but be the machine that records the sessions, nearly kicked over her steno with the laughing fit.
Not a muscle moved on the lawyer's face as he said, "So we don't have to mark Mrs. Lacy as an exhibit," can you continue to give more details?"
Yep, I look like folks.
Don't we all?
LOL
patti
www.pattilacy.com/blog