Psychic Phone Call to Mum Coincidence??

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Around 5 years ago my husband, Steve, randomly decided to phone his mum Joan, for a catch-up chat. He picked up the receiver and was about to start dialing, only to discover his mum was already on the line. Turns out she'd had the same idea at exactly the same time. She told us that she had dialed our number which had connected, but hadn't yet started to ring.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:43:18 +0000Coincidence ID:4540

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Anonymous (not verified)

Sun, 15/01/2012 - 12:44pm

This happened to my husband Steve Mulhearn and his mum Joan about 5 years ago.