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the tabloid genius of pointing at two unrelated faces and yelling twins.
means a joke format claiming two people, usually strangers, look implausibly alike, implying a hidden family connection that definitely does not exist.
from popularized by the satirical magazine spy in the 1980s, which ran a recurring feature pairing photos of look-alikes, like a politician and a cartoon villain, purely for comic effect.
spy magazineran the column from 1986 to 1998
no relation requiredthe entire joke is that they are strangers
meme afterlifeoutlived the magazine by decades online
visual pareidoliabrains find face patterns even in coincidence
for instance
steve buscemi memes — endlessly paired with random strangers online for the joke