Anderson Cooper had three guests on his show at the same time and they all looked like him

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If you've ever had the experience of meeting your doppelgänger in real life, it can be quite surreal. And a little intense. Well maybe not as intense as when Jake Gyllenhaal met himself that one time, but still, pretty intense.

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It's a bit unnerving because we tend to think we're special and unique and then wham! There's someone out there with nearly the same exact haircut and face and sense of style that makes you question if you even know what your life means anymore.

Which may have been what was happening with Anderson Cooper recently when he invited three guests to his show that all kind of looked like incrementally older variations of him.

Anderson Cooper hit by a north korean aging beam. pic.twitter.com/s3EuuCB7ed

— Denizcan Targaryen (@MrFilmkritik) September 19, 2017

People immediately cranked out appropriate memes.

pic.twitter.com/1YJTrYeSJA

— UnderdogWS (@luca_lago) September 20, 2017

He chose...poorly. pic.twitter.com/Lx9f2B1Zt8

— Robert Price (@RobertPriceTV) September 20, 2017

Third dude from the left looks like he’s about to found the Purifiers and announce that mutants are the spawn of Satan. pic.twitter.com/0vh3vecpJu

— Dr. NerdLove (@DrNerdLove) September 21, 2017

He had so much life left... Sad. pic.twitter.com/z0QXUbgF5u

— Remember This House (@KyleDHouse) September 19, 2017

While others asked the important questions.

How is it possible Mike Pence is not on that panel?

— Ken Redler (@redler) September 20, 2017

While others had jokes about diversity.

CNN is so diverse

— Immortal Opinion (@presidentporker) September 21, 2017

Think CNN had a white out this morning?

— Donny M Peach (@TheRealBiglyOne) September 19, 2017

Props to Cooper for handling it professionally. I would've been losing my mind on air.

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