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->"So this is what you look like. Many of us have wondered during the past two or three years. How much speculation there's been! How many contradictions... 'He's tall, you know; no, he's of medium height. He's blond; no, he has dark black hair. Very light blue eyes, of course; no, quite clearly, they are brown. His features are sharp; no, they're really quite ordinary, can't pick him out in a crowd.' But nothing was ordinary. It was all extraordinary. Your features have been softened, the character submerged. Change your hair, you change your face... Certain types of contact lenses are designed to alter the colour of the eyes... Wear glasses, you're a different man. Visas, passports... switched at will."
-->-- ''Literature/TheBourneIdentity''
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-->-- A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''Discworld/GoingPostal''

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-->-- A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''Discworld/GoingPostal''
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->I guess I don't really look like Woody Allen, especially since I got my contacts. But what do I look like? Kind of skinny. Kind of tall. Brown hair, shaved at the neck, floppy in the front. I look like everybody and nobody.
-->-- ''Grady''', ''Literature/{{Parrotfish}}''
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->He was about...he was 'about'. He was about twenty, or about thirty. On Watch reports across the continent he was anywhere between, oh, six feet two inches tall and five feet nine inches tall, hair all shades from mid-brown to blond, and his lack of distinguishing features included his entire face. He was about...average.

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->He was about...was...he was 'about'. He was about twenty, or about thirty. On Watch reports across the continent he was anywhere between, oh, six feet two inches tall and five feet nine inches tall, hair all shades from mid-brown to blond, and his lack of distinguishing features included his entire face. He was about...average.
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->He was average.
->Nothing remarkable about him at all except his total and complete averageness. Good-looking. Average height and weight. Middle-aged, maybe thirty-five, maybe forty-five. Hair halfway between blond and brown, halfway between short and long. He wore a pair of nondescript jeans, a dark plaid shirt, scuffed white sneakers.
->He was the kind of guy [[LostInACrowd who would disappear into a crowd instantly]]. The kind of guy who would blend.
-->--''Literature/{{Animorphs}} #40: The Other''
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-> '''Wally''': For thousands of generations, the males in my family practiced selective breeding. The goal was to produce offspring that leave no biometric impression: no pulse, no fingerprint, no DNA.
-> '''Dilbert''': Why?
-> '''Wally''': We like to ask "Why not?"

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-> '''Wally''': '''Wally:''' For thousands of generations, the males in my family practiced selective breeding. The goal was to produce offspring that leave no biometric impression: no pulse, no fingerprint, no DNA. \n-> '''Dilbert''': Why? \n-> '''Wally''': \\
'''Dilbert:''' Why?\\
'''Wally:'''
We like to ask "Why not?"



-> You couldn't pick her out of a lineup of one.
-->--'''Maebe''', ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''

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-> You ->You couldn't pick her out of a lineup of one.
-->--'''Maebe''', -->-- '''Maebe''' on George Michael's girlfriend Ann, ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''



-->--A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''Discworld/GoingPostal''

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-->--'''Robert,''' ''Literature/TheAwakening''

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-->--'''Basil Karlo,''' ''[[ComicBook/New52 Batman: The Dark Knight #24]] - [[VillainEpisode Captive Audience]]''

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-->--The '''Unobtrusive''' merit, ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Guide To The Technocracy''

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-->--''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''

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-->--''Literature/NakedLunch''

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->Take Bradley the Buyer. Best narcotics agent in the industry. Anyone would make him him for junk. (Note: Make in the sense of dig or size up) I mean, he can walk up to a pusher and score direct. He is so anonymous, grey and spectral [[BeneathNotice the pusher doesn't remember him afterwards]]. So he twists one after the other.
-->--''Literature/NakedLunch''
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->The weird thing about the [[HumanoidAbomination prisoner]]'s smile is that Dr Armstrong recognizes the expression but can't be certain what it looks like: whether Fabian is displaying [[CheshireCatGrin a pearly-white row of teeth]] or [[PsychoSmirk keeping his lips sealed]], whether his eyes are blue, green, or brown, whether his hair is curly or straight. He can look at the prisoner and try to memorize his appearance and an instant later, all the details will have slipped his mind.
-->--''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''
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->You don't stand out in a crowd. In fact, you don't stand out at all. People just don't notice you unless you make some kind of fuss. Naturally, such unobtrusiveness comes in handy; while bystanders are paying attention to more-memorable folk, you're off checking facts, investigating details or slipping objects into your trenchcoat. [[BeneathNotice Being bland has advantages]].
-->--The '''Unobtrusive''' merit, ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Guide To The Technocracy''

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-> '''Maebe''': You couldn't pick her out of a lineup of one.
-->--''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''

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-> '''Maebe''': You couldn't pick her out of a lineup of one.
-->--''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''
-->--'''Maebe''', ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''



-> '''Robert''': "There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water."
-->-- Kate Chopin, ''Literature/TheAwakening''

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->Not being noticed. It's a kind of death. The hot girls know every eye is on them. The jocks showboat. Even the geeks get bullied. But not to be seen at all? Makes sense, I guess. I wasn't good looking... wasn't ugly. In fact... I wasn't much of ''anything.''
-->--'''Basil Karlo,''' ''[[ComicBook/New52 Batman: The Dark Knight #24]] - [[VillainEpisode Captive Audience]]''
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-->--A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''GoingPostal''

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-->--A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''GoingPostal''
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-->-- Kate Chopin, ''TheAwakening''

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-->-- '''Detective Faulkner''', ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Absolution''

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->''Twenty people saw a man, and not a single one can describe him apart from being bald with a...[[ScannableMan tattoo]] on the back of his neck.''
-->-- '''Detective Faulkner''', ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Absolution''
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-> '''Robert''': "There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water."
-->-- Kate Chopin, ''TheAwakening''
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->He was about...he was 'about'. He was about twenty, or about thirty. On Watch reports across the continent he was anywhere between, oh, six feet two inches tall and five feet nine inches tall, hair all shades from mid-brown to blond, and his lack of distinguishing features included his entire face. He was about...average.
-->--A description of Moist von Lipwig, ''GoingPostal''
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-->-- ''{{Dilbert}}''

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-->--''ArrestedDevelopment''

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-> '''Maebe''': You couldn't pick her out of a lineup of one.
-->--''ArrestedDevelopment''

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