“For fun, we liked to switch places in class to see if our friends or teachers would notice. We did it over 10 times, and only got caught once”, so say Dana and Delanie Kriner, identical twins who have just outed themselves.
Many of us have dreamed of playing such a prank on our friends but if you’re not half of a matched set, there is no chance of doing so.
What kind of pranks have Dana and Delanie thought up?
They once swapped their math and science classes in middle school. That doesn’t sound so serious, but they did get in trouble for that one. Dana forgot Delanie’s seat assignment and asked another student where her desk was, which a teacher overheard. The school worried about consequences during an emergency situation.
During college, they both swapped classes when the other twin was out of town so that they’d still get marked for attendance. Ooh, oh, that sounds more serious. I wonder if they ever got caught.
Are they completely identical? According to them, “Dana is a little more reserved and the bigger decision-maker between the two of us, while Delanie is more outgoing and talkative.”
And they did choose completely different career paths once they graduated from the University of Toledo; Dana pursued a criminal justice degree with a minor in psychology, while Delanie studied healthcare administration with a minor in business. Eventually Dana became a police officer and Delanie a nursing home administrator.
But they still live only about 15 minutes away from each other.
They’re still as close as they ever were and they love to attend the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, which they have been going to since they were 10. This year they served on the “Royal Court” of the festival as ambassadors who talked to festival first-timers and rode in the parade float. It was a great way to spend a long weekend and honors a tradition they have loved since they were kids.
I wonder if they gave the newcomers any tips on how to switch places and get away with it.
