Eggcentricity IV: More Egg Salad with Fragments of Nonsense

Eggcentric
Southern White House:
Mar-a-Leggo

     Twins 
(more than a fragment)

A initials ‘alter ego’:

mon ami y mi amigo.

A’s as well ‘another you’ –

one boastin' bubbe’s eyebrows, nu…?

B initials ‘body double’:

brooks all brunts in times o’ trouble.

B’s, as well, for ‘blizniak.’*

(Too late to send that brother back.)

     * Polish for ‘twin.’

C initials ‘corollary.’

One’s okay; a second’s scary.

C is also for the ‘clone.’

(So nice to know we’re not alone!)

D initials ‘dvyniai.’*

(The elder’s straight; the younger’s bi-)

D’s, as well, for ‘dopplegang.’

That’s twice – at least! – the postman rang.

     * Lithuanian for ‘twin.’

E’s for ‘extra pair of hands.’

He goes to bat. He understands.

E’s, as well, for ‘evil twin.’

Take care! ‘Sno telling where she’s been.

F initials ‘faithful friend,’

one’s kemo sabe. Hands he’ll lend.

F is also for the ‘fetch.’*

Which kid’s the khaver, which the kvetch…?

     * An Irish supernatural double.

G initials ‘gemini.’

(One pair I know’s named Clem ‘n’ Cy.)

G’s, as well, for ‘gimoozaabi.’*

(Etymology’s my hobby.)

      * Ojibwe and Potawatomi for “he/she

looks out in secret.”

H initials ‘hologram.’

Both boys; both bald. (One sports a tam.)

H is for the Hortons* (Tom

and Addie), famous soaps phenom.

     * Cf “Days of Our Lives.”

I’s for ‘ihmiskaksoset.’*

A pickle to pronounce…? You bet

I is for the ‘Ito teens,’**

of Nippon Pop they’re former queens.

     * It may be Finnish. It may be Chinese.

It has something to do with twinship.

     **Cf Nippon Girls 2

J’s the letter for ‘jumeau.’

(Have I the accent right…? Who’d know!)

J is for ‘Johansson,’ too.

Young Hunter’s Scarlett’s twin. (Who knew…?)

K’s the letter for ‘karoha,’

twin from Samar (not Samoa).

K is also for ‘kembar,’

heard mispronounced on NPR.

L initials ‘lookalike.’

(Is not Kid Two the cuter tyke…?)

L is also for the ‘likeness’ –

equal parts sauvage and tykeness.

M is for the ‘mirror image.’

Each exchange with him’s a scrimmage.

M’s, as well, for ‘matching set.’

Brings meanings new to ‘tete-a-tete.’

N is for the ‘‘nother self.’

Each crows, “My bro’s a freakin’ elf.”

N is for the ‘Norvo girls.’*

(That‘s Mim and Liv to you, you churls.)

O is for ‘one’s opp’site number.’

One is dumb and Two is dumber.

O is for the ‘Olsen twins.’

Much like the Norvos, for their sins.

P initials the ‘pretender.’

One’s of unspecific gender.

P is for the ‘Polish pair.’*

These twins make films. Pretend to care.

     * Children born in the same year but not twins

Q initials the ‘quintuplet.’

Pair’d’s a triplet with a couplet.

Q is for the Brothers ‘Quay.’

They’re into film and puppet play.

R is for ‘reciprocal.’

One sib is hip; one sib is dull.

R initials, too, ‘reflection.’

Viva natural selection!

S is for the ‘symbiont.’*

(Can you name ev’ry Dax…? I cahn’t)

S is for the ‘surrogate.’

Resemblances seem clear…somewhat.

     * A symbiotic lifeform in the Star Trek world.

T is for the ‘Tweedle brothers.’

Think of Dick and Tommy Smothers.

T’s for ‘twin’ as well as ‘tvilling’:

flesh and spirit both unwilling.

U initials ‘Ubermensch,’

the better self (in Deutsch, not French).

U’s, as well, for ‘ut’rine double.’

Both survive…within a bubble.

V’s for ‘verisimilar’ –

not fine when Heinrich Himmilar.

V’s, as well, for ‘vardøger.’

To play the twin’s been hard on ‘er.

W’s for ‘Weatherbee.’*

He’s Tony’s twin. A wether, he.

W’s, too, for ‘wulawa.’**

Both simulacra drool, their flaw.

     * Tony and Waldo Weatherbee in Archie Comics universe.

     ** Footnote to come

X…? For ‘xystos’ and for ‘xyst.’

Both language doublets. (Don’t get piss’d.)

X is for the ‘Xerox copy.’

(She’s so slick. Why’s he so sloppy…?)

Y is for the ‘Young named Will.’*

Twin Rupert fills this double bill.

Y initials ‘yokalogue.’

This pair’s enough to choke a blog.

     * Depressive twin of Pop Idol’s Rupert.

Z’s the letter for the ‘zwilling.’

Two’s okay; three may prove chilling.

Z…? ‘Zikarskys,’ Bjorn und Bengt.*

Enough with twins. My vision’s spent.

     * Footnote to come.