Doorstep caller coincidence

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I was watching an episode of Mr Bean on a Sunday afternoon, about two years ago, where he was walking through a shopping centre. It reminded me of the time when I was walking through a shopping centre, in the 1970s, and was stopped by a market researcher who asked me about the Radio 1 Newsbeat programme. The next minute there was a knock at the door. It was a market researcher from NOP who was asking questions about pop music. He wanted to talk to somebody under 30, so I was no use to him.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:18:20 +0000Coincidence ID:4477