TWEEDLEDEE & TWEEDLEDUM WHERE ARE YOU?
Welcome to "All You Ever Wanted to Know about the Dashing Duo: Tweedledee & Tweedledum"!
Surely, you've heard of them...no, they're not the "Bobbsey Twins", the "Doublemint Gum Twins", or even an obscure name for the slugging "Minnesota Twins"...word has it they're not even twins at all!
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Photo Credit Source: From "Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass" by C.S. Lewis, 'Alice and Tweedledee and Tweedledum', illustration by John Tenniel.
WHO ARE TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM ANYWAY?
"Tweedledee" and "Tweedledum" are fictional characters from a well-known children's book entitled, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, written by C.S. Lewis in 1871. Often portrayed as pleasingly plump twins who are identical in speech, attitude, and appearance, they are in fact cousins.The origin of these characters can be found in the early nineteenth century nursery rhymes featuring two pugnacious pot-bellied personalities. Although they argued over trivial matters, they never actually contradicted each other nor ever really got down to blows according to the following delightful ditty:
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Agreed to have a battle;
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
Just then flew down a monstrous crow,
As black as a tar-barrel;
Which frightened both the heroes so,
They quite forgot their quarrel.
So, just in case you're getting a little lost in this shaggy dog tale and scratching your head a wee bit, the dictionary states that "tweedle·dum· and tweedle·dee" is a noun phrase, meaning "two persons or things so much alike as to be almost indistinguishable". Figuratively, any two people or positions that have no real differences are said to be "like Tweedledum and Tweedledee".
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Photo Credit Source: Shazzy63's photostream on flickr.com.
GALLERY OF GIGGLES
Meet the Tweedle!
The Tweedy Pies!
They're everywhere!
Don't give us any grief!
Alice and the Tweedles.
Ta da...the Tweedles!
The TumTum Tweedles!
Oh Happy Days!
Old storybook Tweedles.
Cut the twaddle Tweedles!
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum!
The Marzipan Muppets?
The Odd Squad!
Snooty Sand Sculptures!
THE DEFINITIVE TWEEDLEDEE & TWEEDLEDUM
Alice in Wonderland: Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
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TINY TOMES AND TRINKETS FROM THE TWEEDLES
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Illustrated Junior Library)
For those who adore vintage stories and vintage books!
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 07/26/2008)
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Alice in Wonderland [TV 1985]
For those who can't get enough of imaginary places and people!
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
Canvas Print, Through the Looking Glass: Tweedledum and Tweedledee - 42 x 28
For those who can't get enough of the Tweedles!
Amazon Price: $270.00 (as of 07/26/2008)
MORE TWEEDLEDEES AND TWEEDLEDUMS?
Who would have guessed that there would be more "Tweedledees" and "Tweedledums" hiding in the closet?Let's see there:
1) Two fraternal twins called "Tweedledee" and "Tweedledum" appear in the anime Kiddy Grade.
2) Two long-time DC Comic "Batman" villains, "Tweedle Dee" and "Tweedle Dum" are also known as "Deever" and "Dumfree" Tweed.
3) "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum" is the opening song on Bob Dylan's 2001 album, "Love and Theft".
4) "Tweedle Dee", song by LaVern Baker, (this recording appears on YouTube).
5) "Tweedle Dee" is also the name of a typeface font.
6) Did you know that "Tweedle Dee" is a tweeded yarn with a shaded color effect?
7) Tweedledum and Tweedledee is the name of an album by Blossom Dearie and Mike Renzie.
8) How about Tweedledee and Tweedledum costumes?
A TWEEDLEDEE & TWEEDLEDUM TUNE
TWEEDLEDEE VS TWEEDLEDUM
Who would you vote for U.S. President?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byTweedledee
quippingqueen says:
I say "Tweedledee"...the world has seen enough of "Tweedledum".
Posted May 11, 2008
Tweedledum
TOKENS OF AFFECTION FROM THE TWEEDLES
BATTY BOOKMARKS FROM THE TITANESS OF TWADDLE
FEEDBACK FROM SOME RIPSNORTING READERS!
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