I would be Twins!!

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¢åo¢÷O¢Ý¢÷o¡C¡C¢ôf - 18 May 2005 07:14 GMT

"if I were any better, I would be twins"

Could anyone tell me why "twins" is used in this expression?

thank you for your help in advance.

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credoquaabsurdum - 18 May 2005 19:17 GMT

> "if I were any better, I would be twins"
>
> Could anyone tell me why "twins" is used in this expression?
>
> thank you for your help in advance.

It's a joke. The speaker is trying to say that there is no possible way
for a single person to be better than s/he is.

It's not a particularly funny joke.

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ＷoｏOＯｏo。。ｌf - 18 May 2005 22:39 GMT

Thank you for the explanation

¢åo¢÷O¢Ý¢÷o¡C¡C¢ôf wrote:

> "if I were any better, I would be twins"
>
> Could anyone tell me why "twins" is used in this expression?
>
> thank you for your help in advance.

It's a joke. The speaker is trying to say that there is no possible way
for a single person to be better than s/he is.

It's not a particularly funny joke.

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credoquaabsurdum - 20 May 2005 02:27 GMT

> Thank you for the explanation

You're very welcome.

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John C - 24 May 2005 07:12 GMT

> WooOOoo??lf wrote:
>> Thank you for the explanation
>
> You're very welcome.

Gosh. I am impressed. Nobody could be better than the two of you in terms
of being polite.

John

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credoquaabsurdum - 24 May 2005 21:08 GMT

I know...sweet, decent, polite: I'm just an all-around nice guy. Butter
wouldn't melt in my mouth.

No one in this particular group could possibly disagree with me about
that; no way, no how.

> > WooOOoo??lf wrote:
> >> Thank you for the explanation
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>
> John

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Einde O'Callaghan - 24 May 2005 21:21 GMT

> I know...sweet, decent, polite: I'm just an all-around nice guy. Butter
> wouldn't melt in my mouth.
>
> No one in this particular group could possibly disagree with me about
> that; no way, no how.

LOL!

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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I would be Twins!!