Phone all coincidence
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My wife and I normally speak once or twice on the phone during work hours, but the other day we hadn't spoken all day. At 16:05 I thought I'd give her a call, but the moment the call connected it went through to voicemail. Half a second later I received a second phone call in my call list. I hung up and answered the call - it was my wife calling to see how I was, explaining why my call to her went through to voicemail. We must have dialled at almost the exact same split second during the eight hours I was at work!
I don't believe in 'meaningful matches' as that suggests a third-party pulling the strings, but the coincidence is certainly surprising.
Date submitted:Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:38:49 +0000Coincidence ID:6951
