Quite! The other really unflattering person I've been compared to is Irma Prunesquallor (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/gormenghast/characters/irma.html). That one's particularly nasty because, my confidence about my looks is pretty undentable,* but of course so is Irma's...


* I don't think I'm Helen of Troy or anything, but I'm confident that if you find skinny redheads attractive you'll find me attractive, and that there are always plenty of people around who find skinny redheads attractive.