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jbsegalDo you believe in dopplegangers?
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)