Birthday hospital coincidence.

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My Dad had an operation in the University College Hopsital in London. They had one of those all in one tv, phone things by the bed. It was not working. I rang the call centre in Scotland. Whilst waiting for something to happen, the lady on the other end mentioned that she was born in the UCH. I said so was I, I said 1961, she said she was born in 1961. She said April, I replied that was when I was born. I then asked her the date, she answered 7th April. And yes that was when I was born! I could not believe this. She had a Scots accent but moved north of the border when she was do.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:25:18 +0000Coincidence ID:4077