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May 11·edited May 12Liked by Andrew Smith

So many duos, man. Sherlock Holmes and SpongeBob SquarePants. Captain Kirk and C3PO. John Lennon and Scooby-Doo.

And there might even be some that aren't in my fan fiction novels.

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Hall & Oates

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Winner winner chicken dinner at an abandoned luncheonette.

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May 12Liked by Andrew Smith

Bill and Hillary. “Buy one, get one free!”

Looking back, it is insane that they actually used that slogan.

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May 12Liked by Andrew Smith

Earnest and Julio Gallo

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Julio died in a car accident with $300 million in the bank. Earnest was a billionaire in the Forbes 400 in 2006.

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There are many duos, in fact and fiction, and in most fields of endeavor, that could be written about like this. They were all cases where the complimentary factor was evident.

Apparently, like many brothers, the Wrights argued a lot- so loudly that anyone near their bicycle repair shop in Dayton, Ohio could hear them! That might have contributed to Wilbur dying relatively young in 1912. Orville outlived him by three decades, and was dismayed to find the machine he and his brother invented used in warfare, since he was a peaceful man.

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That's a really neat tidbit about the Wright Bros! They got along well enough to get the job done, but not much beyond that.

I also recently wrote about Banting and Best. I think that might have been your suggestion! That's another good duo.

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