Fans of our first and second collections of “Separated at Re-birth?”images of Buddhist figures and their lookalikes know that the idea is stolen from an homage to the late, great SPY magazine. (Its”Separated at Birth?” pairings are perhaps what the magazine is best remembered for.

Here’s one from the masters themselves.

Reader Tom Armstrong sent in the following note:

“[Here are] a couple sets of “Separated at Re-birth” candidates. I’ve held onto these for awhile thinking they weren’t good enough. While, certainly, they don’t rate with some of your AMAZING pairs, they don’t seem too bad to me today.”

We took the photos he sent and worked them up into the standard SaR style. Here’s the first. (The second is in the post below.)

What do you think?

Tom A. also sent this one. Do you see it?

This one’s brand new, with thanks to reader Andrew C for the tip:

Andrew writes:

“Friends,

“I just saw your terrific “Separated at Re-birth” feature, and it called to mind something from some years back. When my daughter was younger, she watched a show called “Hey Arnold”, in which one of the characters, the Grandpa, bore a striking resemblance to Daido Loori, who I had known at the Zen Center of L.A. Every time I saw the show, it cracked me up.”

…never saw the show, but the match here cracked us up, too. Thanks for that, Andrew.

Enjoy more cheap “Separated at Re-birth” laughs here and here.

It’s new! Just go here.