Gemini
The Twins
Eye dentical twins yet. If you looked real close for several years you might have been able to tell one from another. The immediate family had trouble, strangers had no chance. This attribute alone opened a world of opportunity for chicanery, which they realized at an early age.
Our row house was in the middle of a group of about 20 houses on a street with a slight incline. In the back was an alley and between the next group was a walkway which we called an “airy way.” Twin “A” would loiter at the bottom of the hill and engage roaming young cyclists in conversation about their bikes and then bet them that “even though the kid’s bike was fast, they could run up the alley to the air way faster than the unsuspecting dupe could pedal his mount up the street.” The poor sucker would ante up whatever loose change he had on him and take off like a rocket. Low and behold, when he crossed the finish line, there was twin “B” waiting for him, panting and holding her chest with her hand out to collect on the wager!
Anything that is scarce is more desirable. During WWII butter was rationed and therefore a real treat. Mom came home from the store with her groceries, including a pound of delicious butter. Twin “A” begs and pleads for “just a little taste.” Mom finally gives in with the warning “don’t tell your sister!” She hasn’t even finished putting the food away when in storms twin “B” moaning “you gave A some butter, I want some too. What’s a mother to do? She cuts off a chunk and it is gobbled down hurriedly. “Thanks mom, but I’m the same one” Ha ha.
In the early days of TV, there was a “quiz show” called “There’s one in every family.”
Entrants were selected based on letters sent to the producers about why their “one” was special. This was a natural for mom, who said there was not only one, but two! The twins were about 8 or 9 years old when they appeared on the show. The prizes were insignificant by today’s standards. The grand prize for the girls, if they won, was a Cocker Spaniel puppy. The $64,000 scandal had not happened yet, so there was no problem with a pre-show interview where the twins were asked the same questions that they would get live in a few minutes. The final question was “Which way do you screw in a light bulb?” Wow, they went all the way – the puppy would be on its way to Kimble Road. They named it “Mikey” in honor of the show’s host, Mike Wallace (yes, THE Mike Wallace). Mikey lived a long and happy life.
Eye dentical twins yet. If you looked real close for several years you might have been able to tell one from another. The immediate family had trouble, strangers had no chance. This attribute alone opened a world of opportunity for chicanery, which they realized at an early age.
Our row house was in the middle of a group of about 20 houses on a street with a slight incline. In the back was an alley and between the next group was a walkway which we called an “airy way.” Twin “A” would loiter at the bottom of the hill and engage roaming young cyclists in conversation about their bikes and then bet them that “even though the kid’s bike was fast, they could run up the alley to the air way faster than the unsuspecting dupe could pedal his mount up the street.” The poor sucker would ante up whatever loose change he had on him and take off like a rocket. Low and behold, when he crossed the finish line, there was twin “B” waiting for him, panting and holding her chest with her hand out to collect on the wager!
Anything that is scarce is more desirable. During WWII butter was rationed and therefore a real treat. Mom came home from the store with her groceries, including a pound of delicious butter. Twin “A” begs and pleads for “just a little taste.” Mom finally gives in with the warning “don’t tell your sister!” She hasn’t even finished putting the food away when in storms twin “B” moaning “you gave A some butter, I want some too. What’s a mother to do? She cuts off a chunk and it is gobbled down hurriedly. “Thanks mom, but I’m the same one” Ha ha.
In the early days of TV, there was a “quiz show” called “There’s one in every family.”
Entrants were selected based on letters sent to the producers about why their “one” was special. This was a natural for mom, who said there was not only one, but two! The twins were about 8 or 9 years old when they appeared on the show. The prizes were insignificant by today’s standards. The grand prize for the girls, if they won, was a Cocker Spaniel puppy. The $64,000 scandal had not happened yet, so there was no problem with a pre-show interview where the twins were asked the same questions that they would get live in a few minutes. The final question was “Which way do you screw in a light bulb?” Wow, they went all the way – the puppy would be on its way to Kimble Road. They named it “Mikey” in honor of the show’s host, Mike Wallace (yes, THE Mike Wallace). Mikey lived a long and happy life.
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