I was kind of referring to people who I knew personally....

Regardless though - the effects of astrology on straight up physical appearance tend to be greatly overstated and misunderstood from my observations.

i meant thanks for sharing

I appreciate what you're trying to say about recognising people from their sun signs alone. Yet, I believe that your own success in doing this and the man at the carnival's success at it were probably attributed to those people having the Sun sign reinforced by either the moon being in the sign, the actual ascendant, and other personal planets. Or, perhaps if you had correctly assumed someone being a Scorpio, Pisces, Virgo, Aries, Taurus, or Leo, they may have had those signs' rulers emphasised. For example, Pluto on an angle, Neptune angular and making many aspects, Mercury highlighted in some way, a strong Mars, Venus, or Sun, etc. I would not be surprised.

I know a woman who has her Sun and Moon in Scorpio and Mercury. I didn't initially guess that, due to her moon-ruled Cancer ascendant, which overrided those typical textbook traits belonging to Scorpio. You may think that the Scorpio traits would be a dead giveaway but I didn't notice a thing when interacting with her during those early stages. She is what I imagine a Cancer Sun Sign person to look like and act like. Moon face, compassionate eyes, slightly rotund build, worries about everyone else's needs, strongly committed to family, very attached to her own mother, as well as being a devoted mother herself. She also takes great comfort from food (more than the average person, but still nothing wrong with that whatsoever), and openly expresses enjoying an active sex life with her husband (she has those Scorpio planets in the 5th house - surprise!).

As I have grown to know her better, I have seen the Scorpio traits filtering through that dominant ascendant of hers. She is a huge fan of gothic horror (namely vampires, spirits, demons, etc), and she also has very black-and-white views on many subjects. Once she has made her mind up, there is no discussion to be had. That said, she is usually very well informed on those subjects, as well as insightful. No subject in conversation is ever too taboo, which is cool. You know the way some people immediately 'batten down the hatches' when you raise a subject with them? Total dead end. Boring.

Anyway, another luminary (moon), personal planets reinforcing the Sun sign, Sun sign ruler highly emphasised, and THE ASCENDANT play a major role in determining a person's physicality and behaviour. Additionally, family genetics should not be discounted. Regarding the Scorpio woman with the Cancer ascendant I just spoke about.. She looks and acts very much like her own mother. Then again, her mother has a Cancer moon sign, which may be angular. I don't have her birth time to be able to gauge the mother's ascendant or house placements, though.

I only noticed the Scorpio traits filtering through as I got to know her better. For instance, she has

When I was a teenage college student walking to class, this woman walked abreast me and said "You're a Scorpio". She just kept on walking. From that experience, I became interested in astrology.

The planet that rules the Ascendant Sign.

" Whats an ascendent lord"

The planet that rules the sign on the Ascendant. Such As: Venus is the lord of Taurus - The Sun is the lord of Leo

I completely disagree. I have not observed people's Mars to take precedence over their chart ruler. To give just one example now..

Kurt Cobain's Mars was in Scorpio in his 3rd house and trining some of his Pisces planets. He certainly did not look like a typical Scorpio to me. Yes, he had Pluto conjunct his Virgo ascendant from the 12th house, but his Virgo ascendant and highly emphasised Neptune (ruling his Pisces planets, found as part of a water Grand Trine, and also angular) completely dominated any possible Scorpionic physical appearance. He was unassuming in person, quietly spoken, usually understated in dress, modest, and shy. This is without going into the details of his Pluto conjuncting his Virgo ascendant from the 12th house and his Uranus in the 1st house conjuncting the same Virgo ascendant.. But look at any footage of him, and you will probably assume (like many others, believe me), that he embodied Virgo/Piscean qualities in how he projected himself.

The scorpio moon tribe was just discussing this. I have to say that I look nothing like what my Sun/Moon or Acs traits are said to look like.
I'm a Scorpio Sun/Moon and a Taurus Asc. Both signs are said to be heavier set.. short stout. I'm tall and willowy thin, long limbs.
I DO have a long slender neck which could be the Tuarus rising since that sign rules the throat and I have very sharp cat green eyes (the famous scorpio eyes) but other then that the descriptions that have been given are totally off.
Perhaps other planets in my chart have something to do with my apperence but I have a Scorpio Stellum with not only my moon and sun but mercury, venus and jupiter in scorp too.
I have a planets in Libra and Sag maybe that has something to do with it?

That's more about mannerisms, outlook, behavior etc. ...but the original thread was specifically about physical appearance, not behavior.
I'm Aquarius sun and ascendant, but I don't look anymore or less like someone else with those placements, or a Libra moon, etc. There's still no empirical study that corroborates any ties between astrology and physical appearance (at least not a well known study). I agree that it's fun to play around with and speculate...but not to be taken seriously.
In any case, it's just my own personal opinion.

Peace, Bo