How to behave when your seat mate is your doppelgänger
You board your flight, inch your way down the aisle at a maddeningly glacial pace, find your seat, and there, in the seat next to yours, sits a total stranger who also happens to be your doppelganger. What’s the first thing out of your mouth?
Guy on right is the husband of my friend <a href="https://twitter.com/elrottencrotch">@elrottencrotch</a>. Guy on left is a STRANGER he met on a flight last night! <a href="https://t.co/kwBFOOEoMc">pic.twitter.com/kwBFOOEoMc</a>
—@leebeattie
You board your flight, inch your way down the aisle at a maddeningly glacial pace, find your seat, and there, in the seat next to yours, sits a total stranger who also happens to be your doppelgänger. What's the first thing out of your mouth?
1. "I'm flying to a dumb business meeting in Detroit and I'd love to get out of it. $100 in cash. Whaddya say?"
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3628664.1465569642!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/beard-plane.jpg?im=)
2. "Whoever left their full-length mirror up here should please stow it now in preparation for takeoff."
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3628663.1465569630!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/beard-plane.jpg?im=)
3. "Our third guy won't be able to make it. Airport security said they had to draw the line somewhere."
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4. "Okay, Mom. You win Halloween."
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5. "Oh. I didn't realize I'd already boarded this flight."
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6. "Love your pants. Where'd you get those?"
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3628657.1465569574!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/beard-plane.jpg?im=)
7. "Want to switch passports for six months just because we can?"
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8. "Look. I don't usually do this, but you're outrageously sexy and I couldn't help but notice that the bathroom's currently vacant…"
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3628652.1465569546!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/beard-plane.jpg?im=)
9. "Would you mind smiling on the count of three so that I can take a selfie?"
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10. "I don't give a shit if it's time to turn off my electronic devices. I'm calling my mom with some pretty major questions."
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