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teej on May 19, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Marriage

> Even if you saw Steve Jobs or Bill Gates on the street, chances are you'd never think it was them.

I saw Eric Schmidt on University Ave in Palo Alto last year, and I didn't need a Ferrari to believe it. He was actually driving a Prius.

vaksel on May 19, 2009 [–]

How do you know it was him and not just someone who looked like him? Thats what I mean, if you more or less appear average, most people won't link you to the "celebrity".

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