double coincidence
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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.
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Years ago, I had just moved to Oregon for my first job. My boyfriend and I were trying to meet people in town and went to a service at a Unitarian church (not something we usually did). We were greeted by Steve and Frosti. After talking a while, they said I had to meet their interim pastor. After talking to him for a while, he opened his wallet and pulled out a paper with my name on it. Someone had told him to look me up. A few months later, I was home in New Hampshire and saw an elderly distant cousin. She said she'd heard I'd moved to Oregon. Where, she asked. Portland. Do you ever go to church? Alex and I went once. To which one? A Unitarian one. The one downtown or Southeast? Southeast. Did you meet Steve and Frosti? Yes, they greeted us. Steve is nephew to her deceased husband.
Date submitted:Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:46:11 +0000Coincidence ID:9413
