Coincidence Lorries
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I was on the way back home from uni, in the car with my mum, when we saw a hideous yellow car drive past us. My mum commented saying it "looked like a "Pirelli lorry". I'd never seen a Pirelli lorry in my life and I'm now 20 years old. I laughed along with her, not really knowing what she was on about, thinking what an odd thing to say but I didn't question why she'd said that (whether it was colour or shape or anything else that she made the comment in relation to). As we came off a roundabout a Pirelli lorry drove straight past us. As I told my mother about how odd it was and how I'd never seen one before in my life, a second lorry passed by. Very strange!
Date submitted:Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:20:51 +0000Coincidence ID:6407
