# I got duped by Stephen King's utterly untalented doppleganger **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885 "2016-03-22T19:55:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/41 "2016-03-24T16:52:58Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > _[Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still > But he told us where we stand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction/Double_Feature)_ Now I know of two! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/42 "2016-03-24T18:42:36Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > Maybe that means Stephen King is d-d-d-d-dead! In his case, that probably would not stop him from writing. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/43 "2016-03-24T19:59:28Z")
I think I got duped by this (really, by me not reading carefully before I hit click to buy) once and that’s how I learned that you can return a Kindle book and Amazon will credit you right back. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/44 "2016-03-25T16:02:56Z")
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**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/45 "2016-03-30T21:16:50Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > _[Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still > But he told us where we stand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction/Double_Feature)_ on our feet! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/46 "2016-03-30T21:26:31Z")
I thought that the OP was making a thinly veiled criticism of 11/22/63, of which I would heartily endorse. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/47 "2016-03-31T01:36:39Z")
I thought Steven Gould was Stephen Jay Gould when he was [writing sci-fi](http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Side-Steven-Gould/dp/B000GTNH3M/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8). Nope. [Hey, it had a strong natural history bent, so sue me…] ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885/48 "2016-03-31T01:44:50Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > on our feet! [throws slice of toast at **JSexton**] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-duped-by-stephen-kings-utterly-untalented-doppleganger/749885.md?page=2)