Uncles

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My mum's brother and my dad's brother may have Seen each other as kids at my parent's wedding in the eighties but they first officially met at my wedding this Summer. They realised they recognised each other and then worked out why... Chris was on a plane to visit his kids in Spain, Steve was seated next to him to get to a motorbike race. Neither normally talk to strangers but because Chris nearly had a fight with another guy on the plane it started the conversation, they are both passionate about motorbikes. If they'd mentioned their niece's wedding in July they would have realised sooner that they actually have a lot more in common than they knew!
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:11:53 +0000Coincidence ID:4448