The Thompsons are identical twins, with a habit of repeating what the other has just said, for added emphasis. Here's a list of their bungling repetitions... There must be many more, so if you can, mail them to me.
Psst... here's how to tell them apart: see if his moustache has a Point. If it does, his name won't. If his moustache has no Point, his name will.
The Broken Ear
page 4 Thomson: It was removed by a collector.
Thompson: To be precise: it was collected by a remover.
page 5 Thomson: ...This letter is anonymous. Nobody knows who wrote it.
Thompson: To be precise: I agree. An anonymous letter nobody wrote!
The Cigars of the Pharaoh
page 5 Thompson: He won't get far, if my name's Thompson!
Thomson: To be precise: is my name's Thomson, we won't get far!
page 25 Thompson: Bother! We were mistaken!
Thomson: To be precise: we're a mistake.
page 57 Thomson: And there was a plan of this bolt-hole, too. We heard about it, so this is where we are.
Thompson: To be precise: so where are we?
The Black Island
page 4 Thomson: He gave us the slip. Got away, with handcuffs, too. What a cheek!
Thompson:: To be precise: He's given us away. Slipped the handcuffs, too. What a sneak!
page 5 Thomson:Just wait till I get my hands on him
Thompson: To be precise: just wait till we get our hands!
page 37 Thomson: The vandals! Our best hats, almost brand new… A pair of perfect bowlers!
Thompson: I remember when we bought them, seven years ago… A bowl of perfect purlers.
page 37 Thomson: I'm beginning to agree with Tintin: they look like crooks
Thompson: To be precise: so do I. Tintin may be right: they cook like rooks!
Explorers on the Moon
page 19 Thomson: This… this man has insulted us, and we demand an apology!
Thompson: Quite right... This man has apologized to us and we demand an insult…
Thomson: No! You great oaf! You're back to front!
Thompson: Oh?… You mean… We've insulted this man, and we owe him an apology?…
The Castafiore Emerald
page 41 Thompson: Laugh, madam?… Us, madam?… We are not amused, madam!… Good night!
Thomson: Quite so: we are not amusing.
Tintin and the Picaros
page 47 Thompson: We've been wearing moustaches since we were born!
Thomson: To be precise: we were worn bearing them!
page 47 Thompson: He certainly doesn't mince words… He means to go the whole hog!
Thomson: To be precise: His words certainly mean he's going to mince the hog whole!
page 60 Thompson: Blindfolds? Certainly not!… A Thompson looks death straight in the face!
Thomson: To be precise: A Thomson with a straight face looks like death!
The Thompsons are identical twins, with a habit of repeating what the other has just said, for added emphasis. Here's a list of their bungling repetitions... There must be many more, so if you can, mail them to me. 
