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The number of jokes can be reduced.
For example, George is still female and no doctor has said otherwise. As far as I know, they do not maintain privacy, and "respecting privacy" is just empty words. For example , they smell each others farts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.175.62.241 ( talk) 13:37, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
Is there a citation or reference for the assertion that one or both attended the University of Pennsylvania? I could find nothing.
Avocats ( talk) 08:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
This is from Chuck Shepherd's "News of the Weird" column, October 23, 2005:
"Reba Schappell, of Reading, Pa., a professional country music singer who is also a conjoined twin with sister Lori, was profiled in a September segment of the BBC radio series "Who Runs Your World." Said Reba, "When I am singing, Lori is like any other fan, except she's up on the stage with me (covered in a blanket to reduce the distraction)." Said Lori: "I do not ask for anything from Reba. I don't get in to her concerts free just because she's a conjoined twin. I have to pay, just like every other fan that comes to the concert." [BBC News, 9-21-05]"
Did Reba really rename herself, or is that vandalism? Eastend 12:36, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Lori has had boyfriends, but I thought Dori/George always claimed to be asexual, did she come out as lesbian? NukeIt2Bdone ( talk) 20:38, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
On 21st June, 2007, they were billed at Ropley's Believe it or Not as Lori and George Schapell. I have cited this in the article,, but notwithstanding, someone nameless went through like the proverbial stuff through a goose and changed every George back to Reba. Ther was a sentence that said "By 2007 Reba preferred to be known as George". This was erroneously changed to "By 2007 Dori preferred to be known as Reba"...And then, not to be outdone, another nameless editor altered the statement to "Dori changed her name to Reba in 2007." Totally blinking incorrect, despite the fact that there is discussion on this page, and a reference to the name change.
-- Amandajm 06:16, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Per discussion above, page should be moved to Lori and George Schappell with the names "Reba" and "Dori" clearly noted in the text.-- Tim Thomason 21:45, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
This article has been renamed from Lori and Reba Schappell to Lori and George Schapell as the result of a move request. -- Stemonitis 06:42, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
The move was un-done on 13 November 2007, but it appears to be legit so I have re-done it. -- Icarus ( Hi!) 04:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
The photo is captioned as it being George performing and Lori with the mike but it looks like its Lori on guitar and George singing (ie. "holding the mike"). You can just about see that the twin holding the mike is sitting on something (- that would then have to be George, on her barstool wheelchair). I didn't know Lori accompanies George's singing - maybe that's a recent thing? But I am sure that its Lori on guitar...I changed the pic cap but then changed it back and thought I'd get consensus first. Thoughts? Plutonium27 ( talk) 14:53, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
One of the benefits of having a high wheelchair is that, unlike most people in conventional wheelchairs, the user is raised to about the height of a standing adult, which better facilitates normal communication.
I believe that this claim violates NPOV and is ablist. It is also lacking a citation. If it is to remain in the article, it should be altered to say "According to..." and proceed to indicate who has expressed the opinion. It should not be stated as a fact with the authority of Wikipedia to back it up. If someone else said it, fine, but it should be quoted and cited appropriately. -- N-k ( talk) 01:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
In the article, George is referred to sometimes as "he / him", while in others ie "her sister", George is referred to as "she / her".
I don't know whether it's correct to follow the biological fact that George is female, or describe George as male, as he wishes to be called. Is there a policy on this for people with different gender identities?
Regardless, it needs to be one or the other. The current state seems to be a result of mixed edits.
188.29.153.14 ( talk) 10:52, 13 September 2011 (UTC) Greenaum
Would it be nice if both of these people had their OWN page in addition to this one? George especially. It's quite noteworthy to go through life as a conjoined AND transgender person. Might be worth a mention. I would think the same would go for the Hensel twins. Jfulbright ( talk) 19:30, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
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The number of jokes can be reduced.
For example, George is still female and no doctor has said otherwise. As far as I know, they do not maintain privacy, and "respecting privacy" is just empty words. For example , they smell each others farts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.175.62.241 ( talk) 13:37, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
Is there a citation or reference for the assertion that one or both attended the University of Pennsylvania? I could find nothing.
Avocats ( talk) 08:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
This is from Chuck Shepherd's "News of the Weird" column, October 23, 2005:
"Reba Schappell, of Reading, Pa., a professional country music singer who is also a conjoined twin with sister Lori, was profiled in a September segment of the BBC radio series "Who Runs Your World." Said Reba, "When I am singing, Lori is like any other fan, except she's up on the stage with me (covered in a blanket to reduce the distraction)." Said Lori: "I do not ask for anything from Reba. I don't get in to her concerts free just because she's a conjoined twin. I have to pay, just like every other fan that comes to the concert." [BBC News, 9-21-05]"
Did Reba really rename herself, or is that vandalism? Eastend 12:36, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Lori has had boyfriends, but I thought Dori/George always claimed to be asexual, did she come out as lesbian? NukeIt2Bdone ( talk) 20:38, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
On 21st June, 2007, they were billed at Ropley's Believe it or Not as Lori and George Schapell. I have cited this in the article,, but notwithstanding, someone nameless went through like the proverbial stuff through a goose and changed every George back to Reba. Ther was a sentence that said "By 2007 Reba preferred to be known as George". This was erroneously changed to "By 2007 Dori preferred to be known as Reba"...And then, not to be outdone, another nameless editor altered the statement to "Dori changed her name to Reba in 2007." Totally blinking incorrect, despite the fact that there is discussion on this page, and a reference to the name change.
-- Amandajm 06:16, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Per discussion above, page should be moved to Lori and George Schappell with the names "Reba" and "Dori" clearly noted in the text.-- Tim Thomason 21:45, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
This article has been renamed from Lori and Reba Schappell to Lori and George Schapell as the result of a move request. -- Stemonitis 06:42, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
The move was un-done on 13 November 2007, but it appears to be legit so I have re-done it. -- Icarus ( Hi!) 04:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
The photo is captioned as it being George performing and Lori with the mike but it looks like its Lori on guitar and George singing (ie. "holding the mike"). You can just about see that the twin holding the mike is sitting on something (- that would then have to be George, on her barstool wheelchair). I didn't know Lori accompanies George's singing - maybe that's a recent thing? But I am sure that its Lori on guitar...I changed the pic cap but then changed it back and thought I'd get consensus first. Thoughts? Plutonium27 ( talk) 14:53, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
One of the benefits of having a high wheelchair is that, unlike most people in conventional wheelchairs, the user is raised to about the height of a standing adult, which better facilitates normal communication.
I believe that this claim violates NPOV and is ablist. It is also lacking a citation. If it is to remain in the article, it should be altered to say "According to..." and proceed to indicate who has expressed the opinion. It should not be stated as a fact with the authority of Wikipedia to back it up. If someone else said it, fine, but it should be quoted and cited appropriately. -- N-k ( talk) 01:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
In the article, George is referred to sometimes as "he / him", while in others ie "her sister", George is referred to as "she / her".
I don't know whether it's correct to follow the biological fact that George is female, or describe George as male, as he wishes to be called. Is there a policy on this for people with different gender identities?
Regardless, it needs to be one or the other. The current state seems to be a result of mixed edits.
188.29.153.14 ( talk) 10:52, 13 September 2011 (UTC) Greenaum
Would it be nice if both of these people had their OWN page in addition to this one? George especially. It's quite noteworthy to go through life as a conjoined AND transgender person. Might be worth a mention. I would think the same would go for the Hensel twins. Jfulbright ( talk) 19:30, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
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