tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post8083332917790784775..comments2024-02-03T09:49:50.836+00:00Comments on 67 Not Out: General Montgomery's Double In WW2Mike Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-50468750780469839902016-05-24T21:53:32.089+01:002016-05-24T21:53:32.089+01:00"I Was Monty's Double" was the first..."I Was Monty's Double" was the first ever book re WW2 I read at age 12 (1963). It totally sparked an "obsession" with war tales which lasts still. Lynne M-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786188489313884471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-13526160754799777532010-06-12T14:30:05.155+01:002010-06-12T14:30:05.155+01:00Barbara Martin: That's the interesting bit ab...Barbara Martin: That's the interesting bit about coincidences: are they more than just chance? I like your idea of <i>ordained meetings from above</i>. As I see it everything is linked: past, present, future and sometimes the coincidences do turn out to be meaningful i.e. synchronicity at work. Other times the coincidences seem to have little meaning other than perhaps reminders for us to pay attention to what is happening.67 Not Out (Mike Perry)http://www.67notout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-5060330694225339122010-06-12T14:21:23.688+01:002010-06-12T14:21:23.688+01:00Suzie: Reckon you are right there!
JamieDedes: Th...Suzie: Reckon you are right there!<br /><br />JamieDedes: There seems to have been several flms based on this idea. Hadn't heard of the Danny Kaye one though.<br /><br />musingegret: Thanks for the link. Stories about doubles of politicians and leaders always interest me. So the Churchill one is yet another urban legend - pity! <br /><br />I saw a photo of Hitler's double, Gustav Weler, recently - he was found with a bullet through his head in 1945 and for a while they thought he was the real Fuhrer. That's the story anyway.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments - appreciated.<br /><br />Mike.67 Not Out (Mike Perry)http://www.67notout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-59444447089308508152010-06-12T00:51:22.113+01:002010-06-12T00:51:22.113+01:00A very nice tidbit about history which I found enj...A very nice tidbit about history which I found enjoyable. <br /><br />I love your site which is pure fodder for a writer, although I have had a variety of different things happen to me in my life.<br /><br />With respect to coincidences, sometimes they aren't that, but specifically ordained meetings from above. The persons were intended to meet for whatever reason.<br /><br />Thanks for your visit and come back anytime you need an armchair virtual hike into relaxation.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-9667088723383842322010-06-12T00:19:29.188+01:002010-06-12T00:19:29.188+01:00In 1961 Hollywood ran with this idea in a movie, O...In 1961 Hollywood ran with this idea in a movie, On the Double, staring Danny Kaye as an American GI with a resemblence to a British colonel. When the colonel becomes the target of an assasination plan, the GI is given a bliz course in being a colonel and moves in to double for the real guy. As I remember, the movie is set just pre-D-Day and was actually quite funny.JamieDedeshttp:.//musingbymoonlight.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-5925948089451813642010-06-11T16:00:56.643+01:002010-06-11T16:00:56.643+01:00I imagine that nowadays Lieutenant Clifton James w...I imagine that nowadays Lieutenant Clifton James would have made a lot of money as a celeb double! Good post, liked it.Suziehttp://www.squidoo.com/english-mustardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-4582541588612303192010-06-11T15:40:05.612+01:002010-06-11T15:40:05.612+01:00I'd long held to the urban legend that Winston...I'd long held to the urban legend that Winston Churchill had a double/political decoy, but that seems not the case!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_decoy<br /><br />Great post, Mike.<br /><br />wv: whooffemusingegrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000667855500413032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-45181171364461915082010-06-11T14:50:07.276+01:002010-06-11T14:50:07.276+01:00Thanks for your kind words, Tom. Sometimes new sto...Thanks for your kind words, Tom. Sometimes new stories just come out of the blue. I usually have 7 or 8 in the pipeline.<br /><br />Look forward to 'seeing' you again.<br /><br />Mike.67 Not Out (Mike Perry)http://www.67notout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-22300183893815052622010-06-11T14:47:36.764+01:002010-06-11T14:47:36.764+01:00you have some interesting posts, don't know ho...you have some interesting posts, don't know how you can keep finding them every day. well done, i'll be back again tomorrow.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-63459829317782113872010-06-11T14:46:15.916+01:002010-06-11T14:46:15.916+01:00'Double, Double' - it's still their le...'Double, Double' - it's still their lead story!! <br /><br />I suppose the Montgomery story isn't a 'real' doppelganger. Maybe it was simply the right person in the right place.67 Not Out (Mike Perry)http://www.67notout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-52288431361019271232010-06-11T13:46:13.827+01:002010-06-11T13:46:13.827+01:00You'll love this one, Mike. I clicked out of y...You'll love this one, Mike. I clicked out of your blog to huffington post and look at the headline:<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/<br />Just in case they've put up a new lead story, I clicked to "double, double."Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569682519423498805.post-62565734085204756082010-06-11T13:44:42.311+01:002010-06-11T13:44:42.311+01:00I wonder if this qualifies as a doppelganger? Mayb...I wonder if this qualifies as a doppelganger? Maybe there are levels to doppelgangers. Cool story.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.com