Raphael Orlove Has A Doppelgänger

"Michael Ballaban" (ballaban)
12/30/2014 at 12:30 • Filed to: Attack of the Clones

Not many people outside of Gawker Media ™ know this, but our very own Raphael Orlove actually sits in front of a portal to the Mirror Universe.

Raph's twin actually claims to go by the moniker of "Nicholas Stango," and professes to work for Gawker Media ™ property Gizmodo ™ , but we all know this is simply false .

These two are virtually identical, despite their own obvious disagreement.

I took the liberty of blocking out Raphael's rude hand gesture (how rude) because his very own mother might be seeing this right now, at this very instant.

No one can prove me wrong.

DISCUSSION (39)

Raphael Orlove > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:30

go to hell and die

Raphael Orlove > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:31

burn in a fire, Mike

Michael Ballaban > Raphael Orlove
12/30/2014 at 12:31

love you ;-)

 > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:31

And I am just sitting here looking at my sweater because it's same as Orlove's.

Nicholas Stango > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:33

I dont think we do personally

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:34

This needs the head-bobbing Orlove gif.

Party-vi > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:35

Mike you're welcome in Oppositelock any time.

Raphael is only welcome if he refers to himself as "Stango", but the "S" must be silent.

Michael Ballaban > Party-vi
12/30/2014 at 12:36

Which Raph is the question????????????

(??????????)

505Turbeaux > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:37

I got made fun of by numerous ladies for wearing a sweater like that.

"You ACTUALLY wore that out in public?"

Nicholas Stango > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:38

Mike is deleting my comments. I'm against this

Nicholas Stango > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:38

I should also automatically have approval on posts i am in

Gamecat235 > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:39

Clearly Nicholas is a time shifted doppelgänger, given the facial hair. Has the office experienced any anomalies when they approach each other? Could this be the cause of all of the Kinja issues? Have they ever been in the same photo together? This only introduces more questions than answers!

Gamecat235 > Nicholas Stango
12/30/2014 at 12:41

I have taken the liberty of making you an author here. Please do with it as you see best.

Kinja'd!!!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:45

Oh.

Fuck.

It's a glitch in the Matrix.

We're all going to die!

Get the fuck out of here!

gordonbombay > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:45

Kinja'd!!!

Gamecat235 > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:46

This one:

Kinja'd!!!

 > Raphael Orlove
12/30/2014 at 12:46

Nice sweater.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:46

Kinja'd!!!

 > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:47

Perhaps the other Ralph can chime in?

macanamera > Raphael Orlove
12/30/2014 at 12:49

as opposed to like, other things you can burn in

$kaycog > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:50

Who knew Raph had a twin! I don't know if I can stand so much handsomeness in one post.

macanamera > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/30/2014 at 12:50

...this looks like someone that is happy about selling a medium to large amount of cocaine.

Dusty Ventures > Michael Ballaban
12/30/2014 at 12:51

I looked at the photo and saw the background I remembered from my visit to the Gawker offices behind the gent in the photo on the right, so I was certain the one on the right was Raph. Then you said Raph was the one making the rude gesture and they both work at Gawker. I AM SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > macanamera
12/30/2014 at 12:51

*ingesting

macanamera > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/30/2014 at 12:52

*insufflating