Birthdate coincidence
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Out walking with a friend we came across a group who were taking a break from their work mending the path's surface. We had never seen them before. We got chatting with them and one offered us a Mars Bar he had in his lunch box saying he was full and didnt want to return home with it. He was very insistent that we took the Mars Bar, so, although we didnt intend to eat something given by a complete stranger, we did accept it. On leaving the group I looked at the Best Before date on the Mars Bar which showed the day and month of my birthday.
Date submitted:Sun, 04 Aug 2013 10:35:57 +0000Coincidence ID:7160
