Darryl Peebles meet ... Daryl Peebles

Reuters ^ | Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:54am ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When an American minister, Darryl R. Peebles, typed his name into an Internet search engine he was surprised to find another Daryl R. Peebles living in the Australian island state of Tasmania. But the surprises kept coming.

After the minister contacted the Australian Daryl Peebles and over a series of e-mails the two found they had far more in common that just a name.

They were both born in 1949. Both have three children with a child born in 1975 and in 1977. Their fathers both came from small towns and worked on lathes of some kind.

The two Peebles also found they are both keen performers, and enjoyed magic, ventriloquism and playing music.

After over a year of e-mailing, the two men got together last weekend in Graham in North Carolina where the American Peebles runs the Providence Christian church and put on two variety shows for about 400 people. Neither was disappointed.

"It is as through we have known each other forever. Our minds and our personalities are so much alike. It's as if we were brothers," the minister Peebles told Reuters on Monday.

"What are the chance of finding someone with your name with so many similarities. I still can't believe it has happened."

The American Peebles said he now hoped one day to get to Tasmania for a second series of shows with the Australian Peebles, who works for the Tasmania government.

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This is an odd story. Makes you think: Do you have a twin in the world?

[Names Ash Housewares]

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hmmmmmmmmmm...fascinating.

[Shelayne]

Wait!

Doo-doo-doo-doo

Is that "Twilight Zone" music I hear?

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"Hi, my name is Daryl and these are my two brothers: Daryl and Daryl." ~~ The Newhart Show

[Drammach]

Ahhh.. the Doppelganger...

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Heat Miser and The Incredibles' Syndrome

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yep, Daddy Peebles was in the last war, why do you ask?

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Some call it 'Doppleganger" I call it spreading my seed!

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[avg_freeper]

... or a woman by the name of Candy DeeVine finding out she has the same career and hobbies as another woman by the name of Candy DeeVine.

;-)

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[madison10]

I think my "twin" from somewhere on the plane, sleeps while I'm awake and vice-versa. We share a brain that way. Sometimes she stays awake too much and my brain malfunctions when it's my turn to use it. She's such a greedy brat. :)

[Names Ash Housewares]

John Kerry and the crazy doctor from the B horror movie "re-animator".

Scary how much they look alike! Well anything Kerry is skerry.

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