#5: “I was reading a humor/memoir-key in book and the author was describing her kidney stones.
Cut to an hour later, and I’m in the emergency room being treated for kidney stones.”
Here are a bunch that recently blew my mind:
1.
“I was on the bus, reading a magazine.
The article was about a specific woman who happened to live in the city where I live.
I happened to look up from the magazine when the bus stopped for a moment.
The bus had stopped to let somebody cross the street.
The person crossing the street was the same woman in the magazine article I had been reading.”
irisg2
3.
I signed and was told they were confident wed get it soon."
It was the same address shed had some 20 years earlier.
‘Do you have central air?’
‘Why do you ask?’
‘“greenpuppy89
4.
Back then all you needed was a four-digit passcode.
“I asked her why she chose that number and she told me it was her ATM pin number.
It was also my ATM pin number.
“cornyalligator96
5.
“I was reading a humor/memoir-key in book and the author was describing her kidney stones.
Cut to an hour later and I’m in the emergency room being treated for kidney stones.”
I specifically told them I loved the large closet and built-in shelving.”
Realizing it looked familiar, I scanned the names and saw my name on the list.
raizun
7.
“Hubby and I were watching R. Lee Ermeys showMail Callon TV one night years ago.
I made hubby two sandwiches to eat while we watched, and he had just finished one of them.
radiantlamp62
8.
All of her kids have at least one cousin the same age.
Her youngest is the same age as my son.
They were born exactly six weeks apart to the hour.”
“A couple of years ago, my mum and I were living in different but adjacent towns.
aliceinautieland
10.
“In 2004, I was backpacking around Europe with my then-boyfriend after the end of a semester abroad.
It was before smartphones so we were very out of touch unless we stopped at an Internet cafe.
We chose Copenhagen, and when we got there it was INSANELY crowded.
Like, couldnt move on the sidewalks.
We thought ‘Wow, didnt realize it was so densely populated!’
We got to watch the procession!”
OxfordCommasPlz
11.
“I married in 1999.
I have a sister who never wanted to get married.
Shes been with the same guy since ‘96.
Neither one of them celebrates any holiday or birthdays, so it made sense they wouldnt marry.
While packing their house I found their marriage certificate from seven years earlier!”
“I called her to tell her I knew about their marriage.
She said she forgot all about it.
She said, ‘We married for the taxes.
We will divorce if its more favorable economically for usbut will still be together.’
I asked her: ‘When is your wedding anniversary?’
She said, ‘I dont know.
I cant remember.’
I say, ‘Its the SAME as MINE!!
You married on MY wedding anniversary and didnt even tell me about it!’
We still laugh about it.”
Its the top random fact for us.”
Jacquesloui
13.
“In 1996-1997, I was attending junior college in California and had some pretty great teachers.
My favorite though was my Early Childhood Studies teacher.
She was kind, supportive, and encouraging.
Flash forward 22 years, almost 800 miles, and a state away.
My favorite teacher from decades ago was living in another state and remembered me and my name.”
itsnotleeanna
14.
Anyway, my brother grabs a tennis ball, and tosses it to the dog.
The dog had really bad timing and closed his mouth before the ball got there.
So the ball bounces off thedogschin and right into my brothers open eye.
It ended up scratching his cornea, and he went to an urgent care clinic.
The doctor was surprised, because when he was younger he scratched his cornea the exact same way.”
broken-foot
15.
“I have a 10-year-old daughter in 5th grade who has a classmate that has become a good friend.
At this friends birthday party, I met his grandmother.
My father taught math for one year at that same school.
Guess who was in my fathers class that year?
The friends grandmother.”
This is not the town that we currently live in, either.
Any one of those coincidences would be strange enough.
But all three of those things with coincidences spanning four generations?
The odds of that are astronomical.
“awkwardshield13
16.
I decided a few years later to move to the same city.
We had been next door neighbors for months without knowing it.
Really, what are the odds?
“jealousjester45
17.
“My father’s name is Peter John.
My father-in-law is John Peter.”
We do NOT live in a small town.
She has an unusual name, so I know it’s definitely her.”
oh, no thank you
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