birthdate and high school coincidence
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I met a women in a meet-up group. I liked her comments, thought we were about the same age and of similar ilk, so being relatively new to the area (Portland, OR) asked her to meet for coffee, suspecting a new friendship could be developed. She is not a native Oregonian either.
We did and got to talking and she mentioned growing up in Phoenix, AZ. I lived in Phoenix for just a few months as a teen, so she asked where I went to high school. I told her Thunderbird HS, to which she replied that was her alma mater. We then talked years, discovered we were both born in 1970, then dates, and to our incredulity, were both born on August 5!
What are the odds of meeting someone with the exact same birthdate, who attended the same high school, in a different state, 30 years later?
Date submitted:Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:23:54 +0000Coincidence ID:7713
