Funny Mistakes.
Have you ever had one of those days, that no matter what, everything seems to be going wrong? Promise you won't laugh too much when you read this anecdote.
Without realising it the everyday pressure of life can build up. A clue might be restless sleep and consequently tiredness throughout the day. Feeling irritable with no patience, in this state I woke and saw that I had overslept, so I jumped up hurriedly. I got dressed and super quick I got into the car. In an agitated state I arrived at the firm's car park but I felt something was wrong as there were not the usual number of parked cars. It soon became apparent the reason being that it was Sunday, which was not one of my work days. I don't know whether the fact that I wasn't actually late could compensate for my distressed feeling at that time but the accustomed practice of a routine had certainly got the better of me on that particular occasion.
Recently I heard about an embarrassing incident about the mother of a friend. The mother had been shopping, while the father had been sitting in the car. Clutching the purchased items in a shopping bag the mother set about charging straight towards their vehicle, she opened the car door, plonked the shopping down and sat in the passenger seat. There was a few minutes of awkward silence and it was only then that the mother realised that things were not quite right. Slowly she turned her head to come face to face with a total stranger sitting in the driver’s seat, both matching each other’s expressions in equal shock and confusion. Inadvertently as it turned out, the mother in her haste, had ended up sitting in the Wrong car which had been a very similar make and colour to their own.
Looking the same can have some advantages as I wonder how many identical twins have at different times impersonated their twin. Film makers have exploited this phenomenon with great effect. A historical fictional story written by Mark Twain and first published in 1881 is that of the Prince and the Pauper. The main characters of the story are the son of King Henry the Eighth and a peasant boy who looked so much like the Prince. The main theme of the story is the contrast of the characters. Many audience members have, I am sure, had fun trying to tell apart the two boys. The pauper’s behaviour traits being of a far more attractive nature and a sign to indicate who is who.
Many stories with identical twins focus on the similarity element in appearance of the two characters and the conflict in juxtaposition of their personalities. Often this kind of who did what to who scenario can make for some extremely funny mix it up moments. Intentional or accidental mistakes can lead to much hilarity but funny aspects aside, do not be lulled into a false sense of security because in the final scene, one does not always know if the good twin has in fact prevailed.
Without realising it the everyday pressure of life can build up. A clue might be restless sleep and consequently tiredness throughout the day. Feeling irritable with no patience, in this state I woke and saw that I had overslept, so I jumped up hurriedly. I got dressed and super quick I got into the car. In an agitated state I arrived at the firm's car park but I felt something was wrong as there were not the usual number of parked cars. It soon became apparent the reason being that it was Sunday, which was not one of my work days. I don't know whether the fact that I wasn't actually late could compensate for my distressed feeling at that time but the accustomed practice of a routine had certainly got the better of me on that particular occasion.
Recently I heard about an embarrassing incident about the mother of a friend. The mother had been shopping, while the father had been sitting in the car. Clutching the purchased items in a shopping bag the mother set about charging straight towards their vehicle, she opened the car door, plonked the shopping down and sat in the passenger seat. There was a few minutes of awkward silence and it was only then that the mother realised that things were not quite right. Slowly she turned her head to come face to face with a total stranger sitting in the driver’s seat, both matching each other’s expressions in equal shock and confusion. Inadvertently as it turned out, the mother in her haste, had ended up sitting in the Wrong car which had been a very similar make and colour to their own.
Looking the same can have some advantages as I wonder how many identical twins have at different times impersonated their twin. Film makers have exploited this phenomenon with great effect. A historical fictional story written by Mark Twain and first published in 1881 is that of the Prince and the Pauper. The main characters of the story are the son of King Henry the Eighth and a peasant boy who looked so much like the Prince. The main theme of the story is the contrast of the characters. Many audience members have, I am sure, had fun trying to tell apart the two boys. The pauper’s behaviour traits being of a far more attractive nature and a sign to indicate who is who.
Many stories with identical twins focus on the similarity element in appearance of the two characters and the conflict in juxtaposition of their personalities. Often this kind of who did what to who scenario can make for some extremely funny mix it up moments. Intentional or accidental mistakes can lead to much hilarity but funny aspects aside, do not be lulled into a false sense of security because in the final scene, one does not always know if the good twin has in fact prevailed.
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