Iphoto 08  big trouble - distorted images

I am having a problem with my iphoto 08. when i open up the library in the photos tab, underneath the events tab. all of my photos appear. however, their are a group of photo/thumbnails, that are in no particular order that look distorted. when i click on the photo/thumbnail to view it, a completely different picture appears. they are both pictures that i have taken at different times with my camera and have been input at different times, but somehow are cross referenced.
for example, in thumbnail view - when i click on a picture that is of me in jamaica. when it opens and gives me the options to either edit, email... etc. a picture of my daughter at age 3 appears. it does this with several different photos even photos i have named. which i thought was the original problem, but soon discovered it wasnt.
any help would be appreciated.

Did it fix the edit/save problem you asked about in your other post?
If not, try deleting iPhoto's preference file. Close iPhoto. Go to your Home file(YourUserName)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphoto.plist
Drag this plist file to the trash. Reopen iPhoto and see if it is working ok now.

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