Odd experience today

**mudskipper** · 4 May 2015, 16:28

Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Went for a walk and was standing in the car park looking at my map when a group of girls, probably 13-14 I'd guess, walked by and they were all staring at me. Heard one say "get an autograph". Then one came up beside me and said "Can I if I do a selfie?" While I was still going er, you want, er, she stood next to me and took a photo of the two of us on her phone.

Trying to think who 13 year old girls would be interested in that they could have mistaken me for. I know I am fabulously good looking and youthful but sure I'm not quite Justin Bieber. Or maybe they were doing a "who can take a selfie next to the weirdest looking old bloke content"

Pretty sure you once told us you were an Albert Steptoe lookylike - teenage girls are mad for him!

**Gumbo Robot** · 4 May 2015, 16:44

Happened to me at Charles De Gaul Airport once, before the days of selfies though.

First off a couple of baggage handlers shouted something at me then a group of French school kids came over and asked for my autograph. I didn't know what they were on about when they inquired as to whether or not I was Rocco.

Rocco, it turns out, is Rocco Sifreddi - some Italian Frankie Vaughan performer and I'm a deadringer for him by all accounts. Had people come up to me all over the world since then.

I'm quite happy to go along with it but never go all the way; one look at the size of me chopper and they'd know I was of dubious provenance.

**fullyautomatix** · 4 May 2015, 16:51

Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View Post

Happened to me at Charles De Gaul Airport once, before the days of selfies though.

First off a couple of baggage handlers shouted something at me then a group of French school kids came over and asked for my autograph. I didn't know what they were on about when they inquired as to whether or not I was Rocco.

Rocco, it turns out, is Rocco Sifreddi - some Italian Frankie Vaughan performer and I'm a deadringer for him by all accounts. Had people come up to me all over the world since then.

I'm quite happy to go along with it but never go all the way; one look at the size of me chopper and they'd know I was of dubious provenance.

Wiki says Rocco chappie is a porn actor. How can school kids know about him so much that they are mad about him?

**Gumbo Robot** · 4 May 2015, 16:59

Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post

Wiki says Rocco chappie is a porn actor. How can school kids know about him so much that they are mad about him?

They were French schoolkids....

**xoggoth** · 4 May 2015, 17:01

Pretty sure you once told us you were an Albert Steptoe lookylike - teenage girls are mad for him!

Could be that if he wasn't dead. He was just so hot and sexy. Or maybe I will see an article in the local paper "Jimmy Saville not really dead, seen in local car park"

**FatLazyContractor** · 4 May 2015, 17:03

Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Went for a walk and was standing in the car park looking at my map when a group of girls, probably 13-14 I'd guess, walked by and they were all staring at me. Heard one say "get an autograph". Then one came up beside me and said "Can I if I do a selfie?" While I was still going er, you want, er, she stood next to me and took a photo of the two of us on her phone.

Trying to think who 13 year old girls would be interested in that they could have mistaken me for. I know I am fabulously good looking and youthful but sure I'm not quite Justin Bieber. Or maybe they were doing a "who can take a selfie next to the weirdest looking old bloke content"

Just make sure she doesn't use that pic to blackmail you for abuse

**fullyautomatix** · 4 May 2015, 17:06

Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View Post

Just make sure she doesn't use that pic to blackmail you for abuse

These days there is danger of getting arrested if you even glance at a school kid

**FatLazyContractor** · 4 May 2015, 17:09

Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post

These days there is danger of getting arrested if you even glance at a school kid

True words 'em!

Odd experience today