Which co-incidence is less likely - a family at war!
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My Brother-in-Law (Trevor) and I often trot our two co-incidences out and ask anyone who cares to listen, which is the least likely.
Mine: I live in Cheshire and I was talking to a friend of mine, an amateur film maker, who was describing his latest script. To get a better understanding of the characters, I asked him who he saw as the male lead. He said the actor John Thompson. The next day I was walking down the front at Blackpool (on an annual trip) and I, quite literally, bumped into John Thompson.
B-i-Law: Trevor was working at a house in his home town. The phone rang, the homeowner answered and said to Trevor, "it's for you!" It was a friend and after they had their conversation Trevor asked him how did he know he was at this particular address. The caller, a friend of his, said he didn't. It turned out that the caller had mis-dialled by one digit and reached Trevor on the one occasion that he was at the mis-dialled number.
I can not tell you how much I would love to know the chances of both these, but particularly if mine is less likely.
Date submitted:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:42:15 +0000Coincidence ID:6620