More than 125 stocky, white-bearded men are gathered in Key West, Florida, competing in the “Papa” Hemingway look-alike contest.
The contest is part of the island’s annual Hemingway days festival, which honors the famed author who lived in Key West throughout the 1930’s.
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Thursday evening’s contest at Sloppy Joe’s Bar is a preliminary round for the Ernest Hemingway look-alikes – the best looking “Papa” will be selected Saturday.
Hemingway days runs through Sunday, with events including an offbeat “running of the bulls”, a marlin tournament and a short story competition.
Hemingway wrote some of his most famous classics in key west, including “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “Death in the Afternoon.”
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