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Q: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double? ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   3 Comments )
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Subject: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double?
Category: Relationships and Society > Law
Asked by: probonopublico-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 02 Apr 2003 21:50 PST
Expires: 02 May 2003 22:50 PDT
Question ID: 185269
I receive a great many invitations to Dinners, Parties, Masked Balls,
etc. from all over the world.

Consequently, to prevent disappointing my prospective hosts, I have
found it expedient to employ an actor to help to spread the load.

This actor has great charm and good looks and, not surprisingly, he
has also found a certain amount of fame under his own name ...

And, now, I am sometimes mistaken for him! 

I have to admit that, when such events have occurred, I have
sometimes been rather indiscrete (on one occasion I praised George
Bush and Tony Blair), confident that he would have to carry the can.

However, I have now discovered that this actor is an unprincipled cad
and a bounder ...

Now, what can I do to avoid personal liability for any indiscretions
that he should commit in my good name?

Clarification of Question by probonopublico-ga on 02 Apr 2003 22:06 PST
Hi, Ace

I am sorry but the rules of the Bar Association AND the Football
Association prevent me from disclosing such personal information.

I must therefore remain ...

Completely Anonymous
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Subject: Re: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double?
Answered By: j_philipp-ga on 02 Apr 2003 23:02 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Probonopublico,

While I cannot exactly enlighten you on your question, I might have
information that should be even more valuable to you, as my research
shows the situation is slightly more complex than you thought.

Actually, the actor you employed was not happy at all by the job --
after attending one of the high-society party events and hearing the
same anecdote [1] for the twentieth time -- and employed yet another
double to impersonate him (that is, you), for only thirty percent of
the money you paid to him. Now all would be well if not for the fact
that the second double soon started complaining about the low share
and black-mailed double number one, threatening him to enclose details
to you, the original. Upon receiving the threat, double number one
agreed to pass the money in small, unnumbered bills at midnight of
same day. However, being afraid of any complications, double number
two send not himself, but his identical twin brother -- and as the
saying goes, only their mother could tell them apart. Indeed a clever
move since double number one brought along a long knife, and of course
filled the black suitcase with old newspapers instead of dollars. One
of the two got killed that night but investigations as to who it was
prove to be difficult. As a matter of fact one detective was reported
to jump out of a five-story building, madly screaming, when he found
out the twin brothers were actually part of an identical triplet (one
of them separated at birth), a rare and historical case on its own.

Now I don't know exactly who you are, but just in case you ponder a
low rating, be aware I might not be myself today. Sometimes in the
morning when I look in the mirror after a night out, I think that I
wouldn't pay me a single cent to impersonate myself that day.


Hope it helps!


Footnotes:

[1] The anecdote involves the phrase, "Don't just do something, stand
there!", attributed to a variety of people, like Peter Ustinov.

Request for Answer Clarification by probonopublico-ga on 03 Apr 2003 08:32 PST
Hi, Again

Yes, I recall hearing the anecdote[1] but it was not then attributed
to Peter Ustinov.

I've been pondering all day who it was!

[1] The anecdote involves the phrase, "Don't just do something, stand
there!", attributed to a variety of people, like Peter Ustinov.

Still Completely Anonymous

Clarification of Answer by j_philipp-ga on 03 Apr 2003 21:43 PST
Bryan,

I've read the anecdote in one of those offline paper bundles neither
search engines nor trees favor much, there attributed to Peter Ustinov
(the man who can say "thank you" and "men's toilet" in most
languages). Online research didn't reveal that connection; instead,
names like Clint Eastwood and Jim Hall popped up.

And some more:

Anecdotes
http://www.euphoria.force9.co.uk/realhumour/html/jokes/anecdote.html


Hope it clarifies!
probonopublico-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Hi, j_philipp, or whoever you are

Or, better still: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Thank so much for analysing the situation for me so fully ... You have
put my mind at rest so, in addition, to 5 Twinklers, I am going to
send you a conatiner full of VV (Vintage Virtual) Australian
Chardonnay.

Please feel free to share this around ... There'll be plenty more at
the Masked Ball.

KR (Bet you don't know what that stands for)

The Completely Anonymous One

Comments  
Subject: Re: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double?
From: aceresearcher-ga on 02 Apr 2003 21:58 PST
 
Excuse me, sir, but aren't YOU the barrister???
Subject: Re: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double?
From: pinkfreud-ga on 03 Apr 2003 07:13 PST
 
Bryan,

Your doppelgänger was very naughty the last time he passed through Oklahoma.

Do send him back sometime. My evil twin wants to meet him.

~Pink
Subject: Re: Am I Personally Liable for Indiscretions made by my Double?
From: probonopublico-ga on 03 Apr 2003 08:23 PST
 
Hi, Pinky

Many thanks for the tip off.

I shall send him out again and ask him to look up the Evil One.

KR

Bryan

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