the Double

In football, the winning of both the premier league and knock-out competitions in the same season. Achieved 6 times this century in England, the latest by Arsenal, the second time they've done it. The first time being in 1971.

In literature, a story by the great Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

The Double is a story about our hero, Mr. Golyadkin, and how his miserable life becomes even more miserable when his double, Mr. Golyadkin junior--a person identical in name and look to Mr. Golyadkin, shows up out of nowhere acting like a brown-nosing, hard-working bastard and completely ruins every bit of Mr. Golyadkin senior's pathetic little life.

Kinda shows how confusing real life can be for those who aren't the social type. Also kinda shows someone suffocating their life outside of work--their real self--in order to survive.


Mr. Golyadkin is evolving!!! Mr. Golyadkin evolved into Mr. Golyadkin junior.

Damn. I liked Mr. Golyadkin senior better.