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Matt Gineo eyes a resident cat as he poses at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum Sunday, July 24, 2011, in Key West, Fla. Gineo won the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest late Saturday, July 23, at Sloppy Joe's Bar. It was the 12th try for Gineo, a 64-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., biomedical engineer who bested 120 other entrants. The contest was a highlight event of the annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Clinton Hough, left, holds a reproduction of a "Time" magazine cover featuring Ernest Hemingway, while his dad, John, speaks to judges and the audience late Saturday, July 23, 2011, during  the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The father-and-son team reached the finals during the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, but did not win. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Supporters of Greg Lane, right, urge  judges to vote for their finalist late Saturday, July 23, 2011, at  the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The contest was a highlight event of a six-day festival that honors Ernest Hemingway and ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Finalists in a Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, including Richard Filip, left and Denis Golden, center,  dance to the Village People's "YMCA" late Saturday, July 23, 2011, while judges deliberate their 2011 decision at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest was one of several events during an annual festival that honors the late author who lived and wrote in Key West throughout the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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2009 Ernest Hemingway look-alike winner David Douglas, left, plants a playful smooch on Matt Gineo after Gineo was selected the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner late Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. It was the 12th try for Gineo, a 64-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., biomedical engineer who beat 120 other entrants. The contest was a highlight event of the six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Matt Gineo shows his enthusiasm after learning he had been selected as the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner late Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. It was the 12th try for Gineo, a 64-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., biomedical engineer who bested 120 other entrants. The contest was a highlight event of a six-day festival that honors Ernest Hemingway and ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Matt Gineo, center, jumps for joy after learning he had been selected as the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner late Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Next to Gineo is Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ernest Hemingway's great-granddaughter, and previous look-alike winners. It was the 12th try for Gineo, a 64-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., biomedical engineer who bested 120 other entrants. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Ernest Hemingway look-alikes ride and push fake bovines as they make the turn on Duval Street, during the "Running of the Bulls," Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Key West, Fla. The whimsical activity was a much safer response to its namesakes activity in Pamplona, Spain. The hijinks was one of many activities during Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival set to conclude Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Ernest Hemingway look-alikes ride and push fake bovines during the "Running of the Bulls," Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Key West, Fla. The whimsical activity was a much safer response to its namesake activity in Pamplona, Spain. The hijinks was a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival set to conclude Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Ernest Hemingway look-alikes get ready to begin the "Running of the Bulls," Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Key West, Fla. The whimsical activity was a much safer response to its namesake event in Pamplona, Spain. The hijinks was a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival set to conclude Sunday, July 24.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Ken Turner  endeavors to impress judges with a reference to the novel "Old Man and the Sea" during the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. More than 120 men resembling Ernest Hemingway are competing in the contest that is a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival. A second preliminary round is set for Friday, July 22, and the finals are Saturday, July 23. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Past winners of the  "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, including Jack Waterbury (1987), front left, and Rick Kirvan (1999), front right, judge contestants during the first of two preliminary rounds Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. More than 120 men resembling Ernest Hemingway are competing in the contest that is a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival. The final round is set for Saturday, July 23. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Some of the semi-finalists of the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest including, from left, Arnie Inge-Mathisen, Bear Hoochuck, Greg Fawcett, Charlie Boice, Ed Lindoo and Frank Long show their to looks to the audience during the first of two preliminary rounds Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. More than 120 men resembling Ernest Hemingway are entered into the contest that is a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival. The finals are set for Saturday, July 23. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Past winners of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest gather on the stage at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla., Thursday, July 21, 2011, to sing "Happy Birthday" to Ernest Hemingway on the 112th anniversary of the late author's birth. Hemingway lived in Key West in the 1930s and each year around his birthday, the island city stages a six-day festival in his honor. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau)

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David Douglas, right, gets a congratulatory smooch from Tom Grizzard, left, after winning the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest late Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Douglas, a 55-year-old Cypress, Texas, mechanical contractor, won the contest that chooses the man that best emulates Ernest Hemingway after eight tries. Grizzard won in 2008. The contest was a highlight event of the six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, honoring the author who lived in Key West in the 1930s.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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David Douglas, center, beams after winning the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest late Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Douglas, a 55-year-old Cypress, Texas, mechanical contractor, won the contest that chooses the man that best emulates Ernest Hemingway.  Douglas, who won after eight tries, is surrounded by previous Hemingway look-alike winners. The event was a highlight of the six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, honoring the author who lived in Key West in the 1930s.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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David Douglas, center, celebrates at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla., after winning the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest late Saturday, July 25, 2009. Douglas, a 55-year-old Cypress, Texas, mechanical contractor, won the competition after eight tries. Douglas is surrounded by previous Hemingway look-alike winners.  The event was a highlight of the six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, honoring author Ernest Hemingway who lived in Key West in the 1930s.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Fans of Hemingway look-alike Mike Rix cheer on their entrant in the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The competition to choose the man that best emulates Ernest Hemingway attracted 140 entrants from all over the United States. It's a highlight event of Key West's six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, honoring the author who lived on the island in the 1930s.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Paul Gagnon displays a vintage "Life" magazine cover featuring Ernest Hemingway to convince the judges he should win the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The competition, to choose the man that best emulates Hemingway, attracted 140 entrants from all over the United States. It's a highlight event of Key West's six-day Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, honoring the author who lived on the island in the 1930s.  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Carlie Coley,  the 2000 winner of the Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, eats cake celebrating Hemingway's 110th birthday anniversary outside Sloppy Joe's Bar Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Key West, Fla. Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival began on Hemingway's July 21 birthday and continues through Sunday, July 26. The Nobel prize-winning author lived and wrote in Key West during the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)