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Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, "Papa" Hemingway look-alikes join Turtle Hospital staff to watch "Papa," a 185-pound loggerhead sea turtle, crawl into the Atlantic Ocean off Marathon, Fla., Thursday, July 21, 2022. Named by its rescuer after being found entangled in fishing line, the reptile was treated at the Florida Keys-based hospital and cleared for release on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's birth. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Joe Swinford, left, and Steve Usuina, right, have fun while standing next to a photographic cutout of Ernest Hemingway during the first round of the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The competition, that has attracted about 135 entrants, is part of the subtropical island's annual Hemingway Days festival honoring Ernest Hemingway, who lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Wayne Collins, left, tries to impress the judges during the first round of the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The competition, that has attracted about 135 entrants, is a part of the subtropical island's annual Hemingway Days festival honoring Ernest Hemingway, who lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Tom Gizzard, center, the 2008 winner of the "Papa Hemingway Look-Alike Contest and other previous winners/judges examine contestants during the first round of the 2022 contest Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The competition, that has attracted about 135 entrants, is a part of the subtropical island's annual Hemingway Days festival honoring Ernest Hemingway, who lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Joe Maxey, the 2019 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner, smashes birthday cake on the face of Zach Taylor, the 2021 winner, on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's birthday Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The antics preceded the first round of the 2022 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that is a part of the subtropical island's annual Hemingway Days festival. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, "Papa" Hemingway look-alikes help staff of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital carry "Papa," a 185-pound loggerhead sea turtle, to be released into the Atlantic Ocean off Marathon, Fla., Thursday, July 21, 2022. Named by its rescuer after being found entangled in fishing line, the reptile was treated at the Florida Keys-based hospital and cleared for release on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's birth. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)