Correct Cinema Seats

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My son and I went to the cinema and sat down without looking at the tickets. I then realised the tickets were numbered (Row/Seat numbers) and checked our tickets. To my surprise my son and I had sat down in the correct seats without having first checked the row/seat numbers. Probably not that much of a coincidence (depends on size of cinema), but still strange when it happens.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:48:37 +0000Coincidence ID:4093