All over the news recently, there’s been reports that Kim Jong-Il may be dead, and that he’s just using body doubles and look-alikes to trick the country into thinking he’s still around.

The difference between me and others is, when they hear it, they say, “Wow, that would change a lot of things if he were dead,” and I keep thinking, “Holy shit…a body double?  That would kick so much ass.”

Basically all the arch-villain-esque bad guys had them…Kim Jong-Il, Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro, etc.

Did they hold casting calls for these people, or did they just wait until they saw someone on the street that looked like Castro and said, “Whoa…grab that guy.  We may need a back-up Castro at some point.”

And how awesome would it be to be a back-up world figure?  Sure, you’d be there in case anyone took a shot at you, but you would have a ton of make-believe power.  Screaming fans, world notoriety…it would be like if they swapped you into a rock band without anyone noticing, and all you had to do was smile and wave.

Anyways, this also got me thinking that I want a look-alike to make public appearances for me when I don’t feel like doing something.  I want a back-up at a boring dinner party making an appearance for a few minutes, smiling and waving, and then leaving.  And then the fake-me can go back to his small, one-bedroom apartment, watch an episode of Becker, and wind down from his exciting foray as me.

I think going from playing Fidel Castro in public to coming home would be a little tough, also.  One second, you’re standing in front of a massive crowd of people, pretending to be a country’s leader, and the next second you’re back at your tiny house, having your wife yell at you to take out the trash.

“Don’t give me that Castro shit!  You smiled and waved to people while I stayed at home with the kids all day.  Now get off your ass and take out the trash.  And take off that stupid hat!”