Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Cinnamon]

Rhys Ifans & Mackenzie Crook

 

Robert de Niro & Al Pacino

 

John Hannah & James Nesbit

 

Joseph Fiennes & Jake Gyllenhal

 

Colin Salmon & Chiwetel Ejiofor

 

Kate Beckinsale & Rachel Wiesz

 

They are all similar types I suppose,but I reckon there must be lots of people you always get mixed up with someone else?

[Alis girls]

believe me its not just celebs - i call my own kids by each others names (I've only got 2!!) I belive its a sign of age and is very common. A lot of the younger celebs i totally mix up. Can't even remember a name. you are not alone

[Fizzle Knit]

On this forum I always confuse CraftyHunnyPie and Chicky Chicky Chicennn! (sorry, I know that later name is not right

And it was a long while before I realised that Scramble and Scrambled were 2 different people!

I can see why you mix up the people you mentioned, except for John Hannah and James Nesbitt. John Hannah is gorgeous, while Mr Nesbitt makes my skin crawl

[Cinnamon]

I can report he is just as gorgeous in the flesh too - I sat near him in Zizzi a while ago

[C&T]

My Grandmother would never get my name right.... I came at the end of a long list she would real off....

 

First her eldest son, then youngest son, then my eldest male cousin, then my youngest male cousin, then my younger brothers name. She would then try my aunts name, my mums name, before eventually trying mine.

 

Took her a good 30 seconds to get to my name!

 

But then I am so hopeless with names, I get all the famous people muddled up... I end up referring to people as Thingy - my OH then has to translate.

[Fizzle Knit]

I can report he is just as gorgeous in the flesh too - I sat near him in Zizzi a while ago

 

very

[Cinnamon]

...................it was until I told my children it was 'him from the BT ads' & they said no Mum, its Johnathan from 'The Mummy'

[Lavenders_Blue]

I always get Burt Reynolds (in later years) confused with Sean Connery.

 

It doesn't help that I am not very good with names either and call him Burt Lancaster.

 

OH always laughs when I say, 'oh look there's thingummy..... you know, Burt Lancaster, in this film'

 

'You mean Sean Connery'

 

[Fizzle Knit]

...................it was until I told my children it was 'him from the BT ads' & they said no Mum, its Johnathan from 'The Mummy' [/q

 

and when you said "him from the BT ads" did you mean "him" [as in James Nesbitt from the Yellow Pages ads] or "him" as that blonde one who actually is in the BT ads?

[Cinnamon]

Him as in the voice - James Nesbitt, as it is he I awlways get mixed up with John Hannah

[rabbitfluff]

John Hannah & Robson Green I swear are the same person. As are Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller.

[Guest]

anton du becke and rob bryden

[Valkyrie]

Mum's just back from staying with my brother - apparently he's been calling his baby daughter by my daughter's name!

That's OK - I call OH my brother's name and my brother is called my son's name. My nan used to go through all her sisters names until she got to the name she wanted - mum said why she went through her sisters first and not her daughters she will never know. Well the same was done with me but with my mum and aunt added to the long list. She never got my brother's name wrong did she!

[Cinnamon]

Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller.

 

Yes, I get them confused too!

 

anton du becke and rob bryden

 

Now,these two I don't get mixed up, as I love Rob but loath Anton, but they do look scarily similar,don't they?

At first glance either one could be the other

[Seagazer]

There's another comedian chap who looks like Anton and Rob Ryden - no idea of his name but they have them both on QI sometimes.

[Sunshine]

Seagazer are you thinking of Ben Miller? I always get him and Rob Brydon confused.

[Seagazer]

Thats the one. They were both on it once with black and white shirts on. Think they must have planned it.

[Fizzle Knit]

Does anyone know the difference between Ant and Dec?

[Seagazer]

Ant is the taller one and stands on the left as you look at them. (I think )

[Cinnamon]

Reece Witherspoon & Alicia Silverstone - I always confuse them too.

 

Reece was on Jonathan Ross last week, saying how she always gets mistaken for Renee Zellwegger, which I cannot see at all

[Faye&Ant]

The McGann brothers (i'm not even sure of they are all brothers actually)

[BeckyBoo]

Jensen Button and Chris Martin - they are identical twins IMO!!

(And both rather pleasing on the eye )

 

BeckyBoo

[sadietoo]

Mick Hucknell and Charlie Drake - you never see them in the same room

[Reikiranf]

For me it's Robbie Carlisle & Christopher Eccleston

 

Regarding getting names wrong, I used to work for a friend & in work once I called him by my husbands name & he replied by saying "yes, Lois" (his wife's name) in my defence DH is Kev & friend is Trev

 

Thankfully I'm one of only 3 children so my great Auntie Edie always used to call me aPaul aNige Amanda

[Seagazer]

Gordon Brown called Reece Renee at some do last week apparently. Not sure if thats just the name that confused him as I don't think they look at all alike.

 

I call my DD by my sister's name a lot (my sister's middle name is my DD's first name) and my sons are usually TJack or JTom.