World Must Be Crazy

Ernest Hemingway was a famous American writer and novelist who was born on 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. I’m sure that all of you was familiar with this title “the old man and the sea” that was one of Hemingway’s masterpiece which published on 1952, the story of an old fisherman’s journey, his long and lonely struggle with a fish and the sea, and his victory in defeat. Ok that’s a little biography of Ernest Hemingway.

The island city of Key West has been hosting an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, for the last 20 years. People sporting wool turtle-neck sweaters and white beards try to convince the judges they most resemble the famous writer.

Interestingly enough, Hemingway Day takes place during the month of July, a time when the real Ernest Hemingway wouldn’t have been caught dead in hot Key West. Secondly, during his time spent in the island city, Hemingway was slender man, with black hair and just a small mustache, unlike the contenders of the look-alike contest. isn’t that really weird??

During the Hemingway look-alike contest, competitors have to emulate the late “papa” look of Ernest Hemingway, and are judged by a panel of previous contest winners. This year’s contest took place on July 24, in Sloppy Joe’s bar,

Here’s a picture from that Ernest Hemingway look alike contest in Sloopy Joe’s Bar.

Photos by Andy Newman via Daylife

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