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I've always wanted to open a photocopier store and hire sets of identical triplets as salespeople.
speaking of cloning...
http://www.wired.co...hive/9.02/full.html
a way to achieve this? [mihali, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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How common are identical triplets? Do they occur at all? |
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By analogy with celebrity doubles, maybe there's a supplier of non-celebrity doubles. Employers could then find doubles (triples too, if you like) for top salespeople, combining top-notch peddling with multiplicity. |
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This would only work if their name tags all stated them to be the same person... |
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But one would look slightly paler than the other. |
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"You have saved our lives! We are eternally grateful!" ... *shudder*... just creepy, man, creepy. (that's toy story/2, btw) |
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What about conjoined multiple-birth salespeople? |
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The only famous triplets I've ever seen were the Dahm triplets. I think they were the December 1998 or 1999 Playmates of the month. |
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Awesome idea! Wish I'd thought of it. |
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I'm an identical triplet. |
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See? Not only is it an amusing idea, but now you have job security. Wish I were a triplet, though the rest of the world is probably grateful I'm not. |
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In SOME circles they'd call that "integrated branding" :) |
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If there are more multiple births on the scale of the McCaugheys (which we Iowans hear about every November), the idea might have some merit. But quadruplets, quintipulets (or septuplets, for that matter) would have their downside, such as causing confusion among the customers. |
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Anyone rememeber the triplets on Charles in Charge? It's funny, because I just watched that one less than 24 hours ago. |
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Actually JB, if I remeber my biology correctly, identical multiple births aren't possilbe beyond 4. The egg cells start to diferentiate at that point. |
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<What about conjoined multiple-birth salespeople?
-absterge, Nov 15 2000> |
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That would be for a stapler store. |
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I recall reading that Xerox got some odd responses when it opened up a "Reproduction center" in another country. |
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"...such as causing confusion among the customers." I beg to differ. Think about it: you call later to check on your order and are asked, "Who took your order?" You only have to remember one name. And with all employees named the same, they couldn't pawn off any mistakes on some other employee as they are will be equally responsible for any errors. It would create better customer service by default. |
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Ooooooooo, A new reason for cloning... |
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Maybe have all the workers wear photocopied masks of the manager. |
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What a lame idea. Who needs 3 salespeoples anyways in a photocopier store? |
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The movie theatre I once worked at had 2 ticket boxes at the front where you bought your tickets. (yes, redundant, but some people need clarification) |
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A pair of twins applied to work there and they were always scheduled together working the boxes. The looks customers would give.. oh that was fun =) |
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I *was* wondering how you managed it, all on your own, bris. |
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Yes, the Dahm triplets...hmmmm....i'd employ them any day of the week. or month. heck, just an hour, please! Please, I beg of you! |
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triplet-bris: the artistic wonder, the horse-loving, caring mother and the charming, witty, technical authority. |
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No, [FarmerJohn] - that's her sister. |
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Speaking of such things—I know it's a long time later (decades, yeesh!), but I wanted to share this story (which they also printed in the Canadian version of Readers' Digest): |
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Whenever I went to Canadian Tire, it seemed like the same young woman was always at the till. I finally said, "You're always here! Do you ever get time off?" |
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"My twin sister works here too," she laughed. "You're seeing both of us." |
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"That explains it!" I said. |
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"Before she worked here," she said, "my manager told me, 'You're such a great worker—I wish I could clone you!' So the next day I brought her in, took her to the manager, and said, 'Here you go!'" |
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This is brilliant! Thank you for refreshing it. [+] |
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