They say that two is better than one. I have twins that are 8 weeks old. So two babies is better than one right? Is that why when we tell people we have twins they say things like (and I quote) “I don’t know how you do it with two. One was really tough.” “Oh my! Twins. One baby at a time was all that I could handle.” Wait…I’m not really making my point that two is better than one.
Two is better than one even when it comes to babies. Sure it’s extra hard, but it’s also extra amazing. You have two times the snuggles, two times the cuteness, two times the love. With that in mind I’ve been thinking about the greatest twins in the history of the world. I now declare the Ultimate List of Twins…
10. The Winklevoss twins – these guys claim that they created Facebook. They got on my radar after I saw the movie The Social Network. I think they won a lot of money and they may also be Olympic athletes. The point is that they made the list.
9. Alfred and Fallon Borden – Spoiler Alert: This set of twins was the HUGE surprise in the movie The Prestige.
8. Chip N’ Dale – Are these funny Chipmunks from Disney twins? Yes, says I. They are not identical twins but neither are mine. I loved the cartoon Chip N’ Dale Rescue Rangers. I also used to enjoy the Chip N’ Dale ice cream bars.
7. The Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna – do you remember these twins from the cartoon Super Friends? Form of a bucket of water. Form of a elephant. They would say “form of” and then he could change into any water base form and she could change into any animal. Lame. But I was a kid and they left an impression.
6. Dylan and Cole Sprouse – I first saw them when they played one kid in the Adam Sandler movie, Big Daddy. They later appeared as Ross’ kid in the TV show friends. They then ended up on the Disney Channel. The fact that they have been in acting for so long and are only 16 years old helped them make the list.
5. Jenna and Barbara Bush – You may not like their dad but he was president for two terms. That’s 8 years of them being in the spotlight.
4. Tiki and Ronde Barber – both were amazing football players in the NFL.
3. William and Vivian Shirtliffe – if you aren’t reading ironicmom.com then I think it’s safe to assume that you don’t have a computer. Her blog has taken over the world and her posts about her twins William and Vivian are ha-larious.
2. Julius and Vincent Benedict – not only are these twins played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Diveto but they are also the inspiration to my, never fail to make the doctors laugh, joke. Whenever the doctors would talk about the size difference of my twins (Hayden was born weighing 7.2 lbs and Reese was 3.11 lbs) I would respond with “it’s like a real life version of the movie Twins.” Laughter ensued every time.
1. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – if you grew up watching Full House then there was no question that the Olsen twins would be number one on this list. They are millionaires, but I’m not real sure what they do today. That doesn’t matter. What does matter is that they were awesome on Full House.
So what twins did I miss? Who would you have put higher or lower on the list?
14 Comments
Daniel Carman
on May 26, 2011 at 1:17 pm
It's funny that your list of greatest twins of "all time" only spans your brief life span. I would add to your list just one twin set that springs to mind, just to go a little bit further back in history. How about Jacob and Esau? How about trading your birthright for some freakin' Campbell's soup? (I wonder if it was a cup or a bowl?) Now that is some weird, wild stuff!
Long time reader…first time replyer…replier…re-ply-er? So, google knows everything, I figured what better way to see if you missed any important twins. Quick google search reveals…this post is the #1 result on a search for ultimate list of twins, so apparently it is either the definitive ultimate list of twins (until the google ranking changes) or google hacked my life and simply returned a site they know I visit (cue x-files theme). But if there was a spot 11, gotta give a shout out to He-Man and She-Ra, I used to love those guys.
Sirvhim, thanks for being a long time reader and a first time…er…commenter? That's funny about the google search. I'd say that your comment was top shelf. You should consider leaving them more often.
It's funny that your list of greatest twins of "all time" only spans your brief life span. I would add to your list just one twin set that springs to mind, just to go a little bit further back in history. How about Jacob and Esau? How about trading your birthright for some freakin' Campbell's soup? (I wonder if it was a cup or a bowl?) Now that is some weird, wild stuff!
Wondertwin powers activate! I loved them!
Maybe Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The Double Mint Twins (all of them???).
We loved Full House growing up…I remember thinking it was so cool that they played the same person.
The Wonder Twins should have been ranked #1–none of the others are able to take the form of a gorilla or the shape of water.
Sandwiched between professional football players and actors. What a delight!
Thanks, Rob. All the way from Canada, eh? Can you hear me? 😉
I was hoping that you'd read this. Your twins seem pretty awesome. I hope more people check out your fantastic blog.
Matt, that's true but they were so lame compared to the rest of the Super Friends.
Did you know that they are not identical twins? I didn't know that until this past year.
Tweedle Dee and Dum…dang I forgot about those jokers.
Daniel, that was a bad oversite on my part. You went Biblical on me. I'll do better next time.
Long time reader…first time replyer…replier…re-ply-er? So, google knows everything, I figured what better way to see if you missed any important twins. Quick google search reveals…this post is the #1 result on a search for ultimate list of twins, so apparently it is either the definitive ultimate list of twins (until the google ranking changes) or google hacked my life and simply returned a site they know I visit (cue x-files theme). But if there was a spot 11, gotta give a shout out to He-Man and She-Ra, I used to love those guys.
Sirvhim, thanks for being a long time reader and a first time…er…commenter? That's funny about the google search. I'd say that your comment was top shelf. You should consider leaving them more often.
Ooohh–did you know you can watch He-Man and She-Ra on Netflix? It's crazy!!
Interesting. I didn't know that. On instant download?