Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
41 Of The Funniest Photos Of People And Animals Sitting Under Pics That Resemble Them, As Shared By This Online Group
With a population of 7.9 billion, virtually no place on Earth is left untouched by humans. So it makes perfect sense that somewhere in this vast world, there must be someone who looks exactly like you. Long-lost twin parents never told you about, a double, a doppelganger, or whatever you want to call them, a person with incredibly similar looks, from hair color and complexion down to facial expression, is definitely out there.
But as it turns out, you don’t even need to run into your lookalike in real life to learn about their existence. Sometimes, they present themselves in the most unexpected places — as cartoon characters, painting heroes, ad models, or simply strangers found in photographs or posters.
So without further ado, allow us to introduce you to one entertaining online community called 'People Sitting Under Signs That Resemble Them', or PSUSTRT for short. This subreddit is the perfect outlet for members to share examples of this bizarre phenomenon where people (and animals!) spotted striking resemblances to them in the most random locations. Below, Bored Panda has wrapped up the best posts of this glitch in the Matrix to share with you all, so continue scrolling! Be sure to upvote your favorite pics, and let us know in the comments if you ever found yourself in a similar situation.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
This Duck Passing By Its Own Sign
RELATED:
#2
Does This Count?
Juliette Deroulede 3 years ago
James Franco... Sounds familiar. Is that Harry Osborne from the Spider-Man trilogy??
#3
Good Night
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago (edited)
What a beautiful pic(g)ture💓 Lovely animals. Smart and adorable💓
The PSUSTRT subreddit was originally launched in March 2019 and has steadily amassed devoted fans from far and wide who enjoy sharing their discoveries with everyone online. It currently has nearly 21k members and is home to countless pictures of people and animals who found their lookalikes in the most unexpected places.
The forum encourages and welcomes a variety of posts, including eerily similar portraits found on signs, posters, ads, book covers, works of art, and other surprising locations. As you can see from a brief scroll through this list, the subreddit really knows no bounds. Which makes this an absolutely brilliant place to visit.
#4
I’m Back
Headless Roach 3 years ago
You gotta be more precise. We don't need one more person to to a backflip with an apple between his teeth.
Load More Replies...
Ally Joy 3 years ago
For people in the back: Jesus was not a white Christian. He was a BROWN, Jewish Man!
Gala Axy 3 years ago (edited)
Jewish people 2000 years ago didn't look like they do today. They looked like what you would call 'black african'. Africans were the first who believed in god. But the Europeans changed history because they don't want africans to be part of hystory. And lots of Jewish Cmmunities don't want to be associated with Africans but with White European or worsed case brwon people. It was a european pope that used a picture/painting of his son and told europeans that was how Jesus looked like. Before that it was not custom or allowed to paint pictures of Jesus. This is a european invention. The Europeans ripped of many African cultures of their religions that were based on the god we read about in the bible. The Europeans did bring hristianity to Africa, but most Africans already believed in God. Their religion was just not Christinity. But white people pretwnd know they braught the faith in God to Africa like they did to the native Americans or Australians. But no.
Load More Replies...
Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago
If Jesus actually came back from the dead and claimed to be the resurrected Son of God, used get thrown in institution and health medicated for schizophrenia
#5
I Found My Wife In Chicago’s Art Museum
#6
Perfect Alignment
Mirabelle Skyrim 3 years ago
There's a bookstore on Instagram that does this from time to time: https://www.instagram.com/librairie_mollat/
When you stumble upon photos of people noticing someone who looks startlingly like them, it seems like finding your double can be a fun surprise. But throughout history, however, it was anything but. In fact, stumbling upon your doppelganger — also written "doppelgaenger" or "doubleganger" — could only mean bad luck and was considered an evil warning by many folklore tales. The word itself comes from the German Doppelgänger, literally meaning "double goer" or "double walker".
It was considered (and still is!) to be a mysterious double of a living person, which led to a great deal of superstition developing around them. According to Stephen Wagner, a paranormal researcher with 30 years of experience, doppelgangers have traditionally been viewed as sinister or even evil entities and seeing one has also been considered an omen of misfortune.
#7
We Adopted Him At 2-Years-Old And Always Wondered What He Looked Like As A Kitten. Now We Know
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago (edited)
Wow, that really look look like him! Rare to see two identical cats with his beautiful fur colours marks. Purrrrfect💓
#8
I Heard He's Turned His Life Around
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
They're Australian! You don't see them in those hats much these days, though.
Load More Replies...
#9
He's Funny
Headless Roach 3 years ago
You may need to hang your mirror a little lower. Just a suggestion.
Wagner pointed out many reports of doppelganger sightings are probably nothing more than cases of mistaken identity. However, he added that "such an explanation becomes harder to accept when they are seen by best friends, siblings, and parents who know the real person intimately. It seems hard to believe that they would be fooled by another person who simply resembles the original."
But whether people simply experience a bizarre lookalike phenomenon or encounter a creepy paranormal trying to snatch their life, the question still remains — are doppelgangers real? What are the odds of really meeting someone with the exact same features as yours?
#10
Found Myself In A Berlin Museum
Laura Travis 3 years ago
A beautiful subject then, A beautiful subject now. Keep reinventing yourself
#11
The Resemblance Is Real
Martin Kaine 3 years ago
More importantly, he has all of his cranium (at least that we can see).
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
Ancient statues always make people look so regal and impressive, until you realize that the actual person depicted was basically just Larry from next door.
James Cox 3 years ago
Except in this case the guy IS regal lol its the good emporer Hadrian
Load More Replies...
#12
A Modern Egyptian Man Taking A Selfie With A 2000 Years Old Portrait Of An Egyptian Man During The Roman Era
CultOfBambi 3 years ago
Cheekbones aren't quite the same, but everything else...
Load More Replies... 
Michelle C 3 years ago
Maybe the man depicted in the painting is an ancestor of the photographer?
Well, science journalist Zaria Gorvett noted in an article for BBC that everyone has a doppelganger, according to folk wisdom: "Somewhere out there there’s a perfect duplicate of you, with your mother’s eyes, your father’s nose and that annoying mole you’ve always meant to have removed," Gorvett wrote. "We live on a planet of over seven billion people, so surely someone else is bound to have been born with your face? It’s a silly question with serious implications — and the answer is more complicated than you might think."
#13
Bear In Area
#14
Is This Cannibalism ?
mrsmir 3 years ago
I read this as “MEATM” thinking you were also dressed as an ice cream cone ordering an ice cream cone from an ice cream cone 🍦
Load More Replies... Nitka Tsar 3 years ago (edited)
What? No one said it yet? Here you go: „Inception“ Or is it „Iceception“?
#15
Barely Any Resemblance But
Unfortunately, the research found that despite all the folklore and scary tales in literature and movies, it is highly unlikely you have a double who looks exactly like you. In 2015, Dr. Teghan Lucas, a forensic anthropologist at The University of New South Wales and Flinders University, Australia, together with professor Maciej Henneberg, published a study where they compared people for eight facial and eight body measurements (ear length and head circumference, for example) to see how alike they really were.
"If we are talking about measurements of the face there is a 1 in a trillion chance that 2 or more people will match one another on 8 measurements of the face," Dr. Lucas said in an interview with How Stuff Works.
#16
Meme People
AuthorHeart<3 3 years ago
They don't actually look that similar. Also, where is this meme just hanging on a wall?
Frank Ropen 3 years ago
Nope https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/photo-of-10-year-reunion-of-distracted-boyfriend-meme-gets-1-dot-3m-likes-but-is-it-true.html
Load More Replies...
Rachel Benge 3 years ago
Just because they're wearing similar colors doesn't mean they look alike....
#17
This Seems Like It Belongs Here
It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them) 3 years ago
I think it's just because he's wearing stripes that go down the length of his arm, making it look a tad longer.
Load More Replies...
#18
Giant Swallowtail
Hono Klatuu 3 years ago
Interesting fact: butterflies have been observed being able to still fly with up to 70 percent of their wing surfaces missing
Load More Replies...
Shatice Rucker 3 years ago
Just Reminiscing on Better Days when it wasn't😅
Load More Replies... 
But when she looked at the rest of the body, the odds became bleaker: "If we look at measurements of the body, the chance is even lower at 1 in a quintillion based on 8 measurements. This is because these measurements are larger and thus have a larger range which means there is less chance for people to match each other."
So according to these findings, it’s highly unlikely that someone bears a striking resemblance to another person in the true meaning of the word doppelgangers — no matter how many times your mom or best friend swears they saw someone just like you walking down the street the other day. "Two people may look very similar to the naked eye but when you start measuring they will not match each other," Dr. Lucas added.
#19
I'm Told My Newly Adopted Shelter Kitty Belongs Here
FASTSIGNS Baltimore-Northpoint 544 3 years ago
you're not gonna do the same thing to me that you did to him??!!
#20
My Cat Looks Just Like The One On His Food Bag
#21
Friend Looks Like The Painting At A Bar
2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
Thank you! I was wracking my brain trying to remember the artist.
Load More Replies...
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago (edited)
This list is kinda scary. I mean they are all looking exactly like the ‘original’s’. Amazing list I have to say. This is my favourite so far, handsome dude😎
But as it turns out, there’s still a possibility of stumbling upon someone alike. "A lot of the people we see as doppelgangers are people we don't know very well," Dr. Michael Sheehan, a neurobiologist at Cornell University, explained. "You're a lot more likely to see a doppelganger of an acquaintance than your mom. You know your mom really well. If someone looks similar you can appreciate it," he said and added that you still should be able to quickly spot the differences, in comparison to someone you don't know as well.
#22
Found My Doppelgänger At An Antique Mall
Yay Pandas! 3 years ago
I wonder if you're related. I wonder if almost all of these doppelgangers are related somehow.
SongDog2710 3 years ago
Isn't that Mark Green's (Anthony Edwards) daughter Rachel (Hailee Hirsh) from ER?
The Veil of Fire 2 years ago
Picture (left) is a famous silence film star if I'm correct. Can't recall her name but yet very good lookalike.
#23
Mr. Gun And His Autobiography
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
I'm not the woke-iest of people, but I personally don't think it's really that funny to make a joke out of the word "shogun" as if it were a name like "Mr. Sho Gun", like this entry's title does. If we are going to honor cultures and not appropriate/make jokes out of important terms/words/concepts in some cultures, we should do so for ALL cultures. (though I do not consider boomers or Trumpers a "culture", so have at all of their idiotic terms/words)
#24
Selfie At The Doctor's
"There is only so much genetic diversity to go around," Dr. Sheehan told Live Science. "If you shuffle that deck of cards so many times, at some point, you get the same hand dealt to you twice."
However, that "deck of cards" is incredibly voluminous because there’s a huge number of genes that determine the facial structure, hair, eye and skin color. And they are all highly variable. And even if you’re one of the lucky ones who manage to run into someone who looks eerily similar, there’s a high chance that time and other factors like changing hairstyles will distort your doppelganger promise.
"Growing up one of my younger brothers was like the spitting image of me when I was 3," Dr. Sheehan said and added that time has also done a number on that. "We look similar-ish now, but not the same."
#25
This Belongs Here
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago
He’s looking better than the poster. Though both are very handsome. They should both do modelling. Typical model looks on them both.
Madonna Borromeo 3 years ago
If he’d dropped his head down and looked up I’d say it’s really close!
#26
Thought That Painting Looked Familiar
Alaina Jones 3 years ago
Is it bad that the painting head doesn’t have a body attached? She’s got plans… /s
Missy Corron 3 years ago
I think it's St Judith with the head of Holofernes... she took his head off when he tried to rape her. St John's head is usually always pictured on a silver platter presented to Salome...
Missy Corron 3 years ago
Yup! https://artslife.com/2017/07/10/un-dipinto-arriva-arricchire-la-mostra-sassoferrato-perugia/
Load More Replies... Michelle C 3 years ago
As long as she doesn’t have to kill him like Judith killed Holofernes, they’re good!
#27
A Picture Of Me In The Seattle Light Rail Station
Headless Roach 3 years ago (edited)
Sounds a lot like a ransom letter "WE'VE GOT YOUR PASSION COW" and I want to hear the rest of this story.
Pink 3 years ago
"WE'VE GOT YOUR PASSION COW! WE DEMAND 20 GRAND BY SUNDOWN IF YOU EVER WANT TO DRINK ANOTHER GLASS OF MILK AGAIN!"
Load More Replies...
#28
No Way That Isn’t Him Right?
#29
A Little Older, A Little Wiser
Richard Graham 3 years ago
The painting is "American Gothic" by Grant Wood. The man is Grant Wood's dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby. I wonder if that man is also a dentist? (BTW, the woman is Grant Wood's sister, Nan Wood Graham.)
Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago
The house actually exists, too. It is in Iowa, I believe, and people can go look at it and read about the painting.The artist wanted to paint who he thought would live in the house, and the 2 of them only agreed if they couldn't be recognized. They could. It is supposed to be a father and spinster daughter
Load More Replies...
#30
At Least The "Cute Kitty" Is Smiling More Than His Painting
Sofie 3 years ago
I know that you can order paintings like this with your cat’s face and I want to do it 😊
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I did it with my younger cat, Preacher! When he was a kitten he was ill with FIP, which is 90%+ fatal without (very expensive) medications. We weren't sure if he was going to make it or not, so when he reached the end of his 84-day treatment regimen, I got one of those from the company Crown & Paw! I'll post another comment with a photo of his painting and with him XD (and I'll upload it to my Instagram too, which is linked in my Bored Panda profile)
Load More Replies...
Alex Travous 3 years ago
It only looks like the cat because you can get paintings made like this with your pet.
#31
This Butterfly At The London Zoo
#32
This Litter Was Made For Me
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago
Those eyes! They are adorable💓 I had a identical cat. I still miss him though it was many years ago. They remind me of him so much. Gorgeous ginger💓
#33
Met My Own Twin Today
Argha Chowdhury 3 years ago
This guy is amazing. He's a youtuber (NFKRZ) who left Russia just in time and now lives in Tbilisi
Yana A. 3 years ago
it's a boy on the poster. it says Ivan, 23 (Ivan is a boy's name)
Load More Replies... 
#34
Wholesome
Lena Hill 3 years ago
He did! Their Facebook page has a post on his recovery :)
Load More Replies...
Bobby 3 years ago
So I hate that so many people in the states rely on things like gofundme for medical bills, but I would be happy with a similar site that would be able to match me with someone in need of a transplant
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Check out "be the match". It's bone marrow instead of organs, but it's still a worthy cause.
Load More Replies...
#35
Do I Go In For The Autograph?
#36
Found A Guy In A Painting That Looked Like Me
Headless Roach 3 years ago
I guess it's okay to be a little overwhelmed having 7 (8?) under your care at the same damn time.
Load More Replies...
#37
When They Said I Was Going To Be Advertising Our University, This Isn’t What I Had In Mind
Sarah SH 3 years ago
I went on an app where you put in your picture and it finds other photos of people on there that have the closest resemblance to you. Unfortunately the people that popped up for me weren’t the most flattering photos (people that were significantly older than me etc.) and I decided to not do that again.
Sofie 3 years ago
I tried Google arts and culture or what it’s called and cried laughing 😂 You get to see what piece of art you resemble, it’s fun! Accurate for both me and my son though maybe not so flattering for us 😆
Load More Replies... 
#38
Hmmm
#39
Vincent Van Gogh Or Mitchell Pritchett?
#40
Stumbled Upon A Graffiti In Berlin
David Martin 3 years ago
Is that graffiti a picture of Gordon Ramsey? I'm not the only one seeing that, right?
Jonathan Molko 3 years ago
This is more like a t shirt print from wish . Com what there selling what you get ! Haha
#41
My Friend Might Be A Two Thousand Year Old Egyptian Boy
Headless Roach 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe you could casually check if the boy feeds on human blood
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 3 years ago
Yeah, like casually cut yourself and wave it under his/her nose
Load More Replies...
Add New Image
What do you think ?
Pittsburgh rare 3 years ago
Why have you downvoted Matt Hall to oblivion? He's only talking probability on a post about doppelgangers (or the kind)
Pittsburgh rare 3 years ago
Why have you downvoted Matt Hall to oblivion? He's only talking probability on a post about doppelgangers (or the kind)
You May Like 50 Of The Funniest Signs Ever Spotted In The Wild (New Pics) 160 Knock-Knock Jokes That Should Open The Door 110 Yo Mama Jokes To Leave Your Friend Speechless
Mantas Kačerauskas
Aivaras Kaziukonis
Saimonas Lukošius
Related on Bored Panda
