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I love the SDMB. 
In a way I kind of envy the sense of close-knit community that this story implies. You might figure that twins would have a pretty good idea of what goes on in the other’s mind, but to be able to freely share these sorts of aspirations with a third party-- that’s some kind of intimate friendship. Offhand I can’t think of anyone in my own circle of acquaintances that I’d feel comfortable enough with to even broach such a subject.
On the other hand, the story does nothing to dispel my long-held contention that all people whose surnames end in “-ke” are total deviants.
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Really, you don’t have to be intimate friends to make observations like that. You just have to train the people around you to expect unusual responses from you. We all think some very odd thoughts, and if YOU say a few, some other people will have also THOUGHT it but not SAID it, and you will FIND new friends.
And the way to keep out of trouble is to maintain some level of situational awareness so you don’t go over the top with VIPs or lots of strangers around. And even more importantly, don’t attempt real hard to defend whatever nonsense you just spouted. Explain it, yes, but don’t be dogmatic about it. “Eh, I’m probably wrong.”, is gonna cool most people right off if they get a little hot. And some them will start kind of an “Explain yourself” game with you, where you have to try and twist logic to explain why you said something, you end up in some really amusing conversations, for both parties. The point is that you find some friends, you avoid making enemies, and you have a lot more fun along the way.
I feel lucky that these kind of comments are expected from me IRL. I’ve got people around me, including my boss and co-workers and relatives to expect VERY ODD (to them, anyway) responses from me. My sister often introduces me to her friends with, “This is my brother Boyo Jim. You’ll have to excuse him. He was born without a filter.”
Really, so long as you’re obviously not mean spirited, people will accept a lot more divergence of opinion than you would think. I wish more people were willing to try it.