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Cye_sonofAphrodite t1_ixqm7rh wrote

The man's identical twin shows up at the monastery a few weeks later, and takes the same job. The monk insists that he shouldn't run at the bell the same way, but he does, and meets the same tragic fate.

When the cops arrive, they're surprised to see an almost identical scene as the last time!

"So, do you know THIS one's name?" An officer asks.

"No," the monk replies, "But he's a dead ringer for his brother."

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aclumsypotato t1_ixrq5ml wrote

i don’t get it?

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Cye_sonofAphrodite t1_ixs24h4 wrote

A "dead ringer" is an exact (dead) duplicate (ringer). Comes from horse racing. The guy's identical twin is a dead ringer for him because he 1) Looks exactly the same, and 2) Died while ringing a bell in his brother's stead.

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theplutosys t1_ixrqc18 wrote

would have been nice if you didnt steal it from another comment

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Cye_sonofAphrodite t1_ixs1p6z wrote

I didn't, I stole it from my dad. Didn't realize someone else had posted the same thing already, sorry!

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