When you share your name with a prominent politician, you might expect this sort of thing to happen occasionally.
@gavmacn no I didn't
But Jim Murphy, the president of a web company in Ontario, is being endlessly and repeatedly mistaken for Jim Murphy, the new leader of the Scottish Labour party.
@farrochie huh?
You might think he would get annoyed with it, especially as Scottish politics tweets can be quite angry after the independence referendum.
@kernewek61 I don't
But Jim (let's call him Ontario Jim) seems to be the politest and calmest man in the world.
@albasfree @The45Storm ah, no.
He's also quite funny.
@browna_ab @scotlandcallin @kinghoopy @JaneyGodley I totally did it
Even when people aren't very nice to him.
@JaemeyS @ChrisDarroch2 ouch
Although, to be fair, people are quite apologetic when they realise their case of mistaken identity.
@jimmurphy @DinnaeBlameMe @GeordieGhirl88 I feel for you mate, very unfortunate for you that we have a Jim Murphy. Not a very liked guy.
@jimmurphy Whoops! Sorry jim from abroad! You must get this a lot.
@jimmurphy Please accept sincere apologies. Incorrect address, missed suffix. Hangs head in shame.
We're not sure how long Ontario Jim will be able to keep being the politest man on Twitter.
@jpak1888 @DinnaeBlameMe @GeordieGhirl88 thanks! This is indeed getting old!
But, still, it's only four months until the election.
So, to be clear, he's this guy.
Not this guy.
UPDATE: The two Jims have had a brief discussion on Twitter and, beautifully, have bonded. What a wonderful world.
