Rapper Travie McCoy and NBA Star Joakim Noah are Twins!

Ever since I first started watching Joakim Noah [26] play with the Chicago Bulls, I knew something about him seemed very familiar.  Then it hit me - he looks just like Travie McCoy [30], lead vocalist in the band Gym Class Heroes.  This resemblance is more than just their looks.  The two have many similar mannerisms, and I've even seen the same exact goofy smile come out of the two.  If there were ever twins separated at birth, these two would be the guys.

Noah in College

McCoy at Album Release

                    



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Ron Paul Looks Like Magneto!

Not that I am particularly interested in watching a bunch of old white men with sticks up their butts embarrassingly argue their way to the white house - but I was recently watching a clip of the Republican Presidential Candidates on television.  Ron Paul, 76, not only seems to be the least awful of the Republican candidates, but a bonus (for me) is that he also shows a resemblance to one of my favorite comic-book-turned-film villains.  Yes, Ron Paul TOTALLY looks like Ian McKellen, the British actor who plays Magneto in X-men (among many other bad ass characters in his repertoire).  DANT, right?

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DANT Zac Efron looks just like rocker Jared Leto!

As I was watching this year's MTV Video Music Awards, I noticed that there was an announcer by the name of Jared Leto [39].  I had heard the name before, but didn't know who he was.  A few clicks online and I find that he is a critically acclaimed 90's actor and lead singer of modern rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.  I didn't really care about that - what I did care about was that Leto was a spitting image of tweenage heartthrob Zac Efron [23].  Not only do they share the same dreamy hair style, but they have the same blue eyes, dark eyebrows, and pensive stare.  DANT readers, here it is!

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DANT - McDonald's menu prices are whack!

We've all been to McDonalds.  Even if you are a progressive hipster who claims to be "above" eating at McDonalds; you know you've been there and you will probs go back.  They have good cheeseburgers and shakes - nuff said brah.  But has anyone noticed that their prices (at least the ones in Chicago) defy common sense?

Single Cheeseburger

The McDonald's menu is probably the most well-known menu on the planet.  Lets take a look at it.  The "McDouble" is a relatively recent development in the McDonald's world.  It is the exact same thing as a cheeseburger, but with two meat patties instead of one.  The single slice of cheese remains.  But here is the whack part; the McDouble is on the dollar menu, and one regular cheeseburger is $1.39. WTF?  They are making customers pay .39ç MORE for one less beef patty?

McDouble

 

 

 

The insanity doesn't end here.  In addition to the discrepancy in burger prices, they went loco on their drink prices as well.  For a period of time, it was one dollar for any size beverage at McDonalds.  That means it's $1 for a small, medium, or large.  Now obviously most people would always choose a large... but why would they even give you the choice then??  The entire concept is making my head spin.  Its like having a travel agent tell you that it costs 200 $$ to fly from Chicago to New York, or From Chicago to Poland, or from Chicago to Bangkok.  All the same  price.  STFU.  You know we would all go to Bangkok.  Especially after seeing the Hangover 2.

1 Dollar Drinks - Any Size - Advertisement

Back to the issue at hand.  I recall the time that I asked for a small coke at McDonalds, and the man at the register said I should get a large because it will still be a dollar.  I told him I didn't care because I was only thirsty enough for a small.  He didn't understand why I didn't want to be wasteful.  Can someone please explain to me the absurdity in this world? 

Oh well, DANt.

DANT Monte Carlo copied The Lizzie McGuire Movie.

 

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This is another undeniable copy cat film.  Monte Carlo, starring tweeniebopper Selena Gomez, is a film that follows the life changing experience of three girls on a trip to Paris.  Gomez's character is mistaken for a British heiress and finds herself in a whirlwind adventure where she finds love, excitement, and ultimately learns that you can always count on your friends. 

Now, does anyone remember a film called The Lizzie McGuire Movie?  Replace Gomez with Hilary Duff and "British heiress" with "Italian pop star", and you've got the same exact movie.  I guess Disney felt like this was a successful formula, because they basically paid millions of dollars to make the same movie twice.

I don't need to say anything else - we all get it.

& I feel like someone that's reading has noticed "this", but still I shall say...

DANT!

DANT - Sabi thinks she is Rihanna.

There is this new girl on the pop scene, and her name is Sabi.  She has generic pop looks (she probably thinks she's edgy), and to add to that - her voice sounds exactly like the current reigning diva in the Top 40 game - the one and only Miss Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty, 23.  You can really hear the resemblance in her pre-chorus verse on the Cobra Starship track "You Make Me Feel".  What's funnier is that Sabi is also featured on Britney Spears' track "(Drop Dead) Beautiful", however on this track, she sounds quite similar to France's cheekiest femme rapper, Uffie.  
 

There is only one conclusion that can be drawn.  Sabi is what I call a "chameleon artist" - her producers will "alter" her voice to sound like whoever they want her to sound like, depending on the track.  In this case, Sabi magically obtained a Barbadian accent for a single recording session.  The point is that she is stealing identities - and she isn't the first to have done this in pop music.  However, DANT?  Because the vocal similarity is shocking.  I've already had two of my friends hear this song and assume it was Rihanna.  Take a listen to this clip and you'll see what I mean...

"It makes me feel so..."  jipped.

DANT!!

DANT - Justin Timberlake looks like Eddie Haskell.

Speaking of Justin Timberlake...

Have you ever watched TV Land at 4 in the morning when the Leave it to Beaver re-runs are on?  Well I have.  And one night (or morning, whichever you'd like to call 4am) I was watching the Beave re-runs, and I saw Justin Timberlake on the black & white screen.  I had to rub my eyes a bit - but that was not JT - it was his cosmic twin from a previous generation, Ken Osmond.  I'm telling you, his mannerisms, voice, and facial features are identical to that of former Mouseketeer, Justin Timberlake.  Take a look for yourself... 

Now, did anyone actually ever notice that?

DANT!!

DANT - Friends With Benefits is the SAME freaking movie as No Strings Attatched.

Lets start out with a super obvi one.  These two films are carbon copies of one another.  What unoriginal fool felt that it was so necessary to recreate a film that came out like two months ago, that they did it so insanely obviously?!  It looks like Will Gluck (FWB Director) did.   Did he REALLY think we wouldn't notice?  Additionally, they used Natalie Portman (the star of No Strings Attatched)'s costar in Black Swan, Mila Kunis,
to play the exact same role as Portman did but in Friends With Benefits.  How embarassing.  One mediocre romantic comedy about attractive-opposite-sexed-friends-obliviously-engaging-in-a-purely-sexual-and-nonemotional-relationship-then-inevitably-falling-in-love was not enough for America this year.  We needed TWO of them.  Thank you, Will Gluck, but I'd rather watch Justin Timberlake in cliché pop music videos that in cliché romantic comedies.  His acting isn't exactly "groundbreaking". 

DANT!!

Welcome to DANT: Did Anyone Notice That? The Coincidences in Pop Culture Blog.

DANT has been created with one thing in mind: careful observation of everyday pop culture.  Have you ever seen a person on the street who looked exactly like Joan Cusack, and you had no one to back you up on it?  Have you ever heard a song by Mariah Carey and sworn that you heard Phil Collins sing that exact same song 20 years before - but no one understands your reference?  This blog is for all of you who care about those seemingly pointless connections.  And you know if I am talking to you - there is a small subgroup of Americans, just like me, who notice intricacies in popular culture and need someone to share it with.  Search no longer, you've found your blog.