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Some 50 years ago whilst at junior school the surname Taylor was quite commonplace and whilst I had a friend in my class with the same surname which was not unusual [I believe there were four lads in the same class with surname] what transpired about 30 years later was a coincidence. After leaving junior school I was totally unaware of what happened to my friend until I came across him in a local store. We exchanged greetings as you do and discovered that we had both married, both had two daughters and both had named them Joanna and Diana. What are the chances?
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Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:13:29 +0000Coincidence ID:5363