A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-15-06....Twins

DollyCali and all of the Finest AT the Finest | August 15, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Twinsburg, Ohio.. the city hosting the Twins Day Festival, a three-day celebration of all things twins. Held the first full Fri-Sunday Weekend each August since 1976.. The event has a host of activities planned, from the Double-Take Parade to the Twins Day Contests, which feature such categories as Youngest Twins, Twins Coming Farthest Outside USA and Most Alike Twins, to the group photo of all the participating twins. There are parties, talent sharing, costumes, research studies, counseling sharing, and folks (not just twins.. also, triplets, quads & quints) who participate.(the pix shown are from August 2006 Twins Festival)

Many find their spouses here. and it is NOT uncommon for twins to find twins. More than 3500 twins, triplets and quadruplets came to a place named after its twin founders for what event organizers call the largest gathering of twins in the world. From as far away as Asia, Australia, & England & as young as one month old! The oldest this year were twins in their 80s.

Schools such as Harvard, Northwestern and the University of California, San Diego set up tents in attempts to lure twins to take part in studies on reproductive health, dental care, taste preferences and depth perception.

James Fowler, a professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego and his team of researchers were using twin volunteers to learn more about humans' innate levels of altruism and selfishness.

Multiple births - most often twins - occur when an egg is fertilized and then splits into two developing zygotes, or when two eggs are fertilized by different sperm. The results are, respectively, identical and fraternal twins.

And multiple births, especially identical twins, are of intense interest to scientists. Since identical twins have exactly the same genetic makeup, they're a boon to researchers studying what plays a greater role in development: nature or nurture?



Famous twins:

Minnesota Twins
Twin Cities
Chang and Eng(b,1811, original “Siamese Twins” born in Siam (Thailand)
Olson Twins
Doublement (chewing gum)Twins
Bush Twins (Of special interest & thus hi-lighted here)
Thread on their Birthday 2004 found HERE

Conjoined Twins present mystery and agony. Formed when the initial zygote does NOT completely split for twins. The are mostly girls and present a wealth of ethical, spiritual & financial questions to parents and health professionals. More information on Conjoined or Siamese Twins Found here

Any Twins here at the Finest? At Free Republic? My mom is a twin. Her fraternal twin Audrey died at 47 from complications of alcohol abuse. Mom is going strong at 87!

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[Gucho]

Bump! Great thread on twins, Dolly.

[La Enchiladita]

Nice tiger cubs, Meg. Awwww.....

Twins Mom and Aunt were born in the Year of the Tiger!!

[snugs]

Here I am at about 4 or 5 with my grandmother (nan) again I can see a resemblance facially with your daughter on the right. How old is she in the photo?

[stopem]

Wow! "The Finest Boutique" graphic is adorable!

Okay have to ask two questions
1. where are the twins?
2. HOW DID you do that? ;)

[stopem]

Oh LE toooooo Adorable :)

[snugs]

I have just noticed you said they were 11 here is me at 12 in my school uniform, not sure if there is much resemblance here

[Billie]

Wow! "The Finest Boutique" graphic is adorable! 

Okay have to ask two questions 
1. where are the twins? 
2. HOW DID you do that? ;)

Thanks, stopem. :)

First question: No twins - Dolly and MamaTexan were talking about dolls, and we got a little off-track. LOL

Second question: I just gather all these things and start putting them together, adding this, fixing that, removing this, moving it around til it looks right, and saving it often so I don't lose the work!

[Billie]

Hi, PaL - now that's a neat dress - you look fantastic! :) (Did I do you in formal gown?)

[MEG33]

I put vaseline on the hangers and the top of the feeder..It really helps on ants.Do carry a cloth to wioe your hands with after hanging up a feeder in 100 degree heat..!;)

[Billie]

Hey, Dita! So both your mom and Dolly's mom had a twin. Neat!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Oh, thank you!

(Yes, you did, very graciously. I like Cindy's long legs, so I always pick her to be on the web. They used to have a picture of her in a green dress on the web but it's gone now.)

[La Enchiladita]

Yes, very neat!! And, if I may so, we both love and cherish our Moms much.

Hope all is well with you, Billie.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Good nite, Billie. Going home for the day, be back Thusday, taking tomorrow off for some sleep.

[stopem]

Well you are a creative lady! ;)


May I borrow one of your dollz from your boutique to use for Wear Red Friday please?

[La Enchiladita]

:)

[MEG33]

Thank you!

[MamaTexan]

not sure if there is much resemblance here

LOL! She changed between 11 and 12, too. She's gotten taller and her face has thinned out a bit.

It's great you have so many photos from your childhood. There are several people I remember as a child, but we never had pictures taken together.

(sigh)

[Billie]

Oh, of course you may have any of those that don't have someone else' name on them! Will that work for you? If not, and you'd like a 'personalized' one, I'll do one for you. (hair color - long or short? eye color?)

GodBlessUSA or Meg or snugs or LuvW or Dolly or Mrs.Nooseman have all made their own at one of the doll sites, too. I don't think I have it saved anymore - I used to, for the basic heads, etc.

[Billie]

Will see you when you get back then, PaL - enjoy your nap tomorrow. :)

[MamaTexan]

I put vaseline on the hangers and the top of the feeder..It really helps on ants

That's usually what I do, and it works most of the time.

In the heat of the summer, though, the Vaseline 'cooks' and gets hard enough for the little buggers to walk across and get into the feeder.

Next thing I know, sugar coated ants!

:-)