re: What's your greatest "what a coincidence" story?

she liked the taste of champagne, getting caught in the rain?

When I initially met my wife, we realized that we had crossed paths a few times before and some other odd coincidences. Some of these could individually be chalked up to just pure coincidence but I fully believe that it's not possible to be coincidence in a collective sense.

Drew Brees seemed to be saying the same thing when he described meeting his wife at Purdue and suddenly running into her everywhere. Not knowing their situation, I would have said the more likely scenario was that she was following him around campus. Which is probably what an outsider might think of my situation without knowing all of the details.

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I banged your mom. Not a coincidence just wanted to throw that out there.

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What a coincidence. We're Eskimo brothers.

Took a chick out on a first date here in Baton Rouge and just by talking we figured out both of our dads graduated in the same high school class in Columbia, SC. If that ain't pretty random, I dunno what is

Mine isn't as good but at the time it was a pretty big coincidence. I was on a flight and there was a couple in front of me with two kids. Pre-flight we were making small talk and come to find out they were engaged and each of them had their one kid with them. They told me that they actually were born on the exact same day and year. I asked when their birthday was they said May 18th, which is my birthday as well. Thought that was kinda neat.

My first born son was born on my wife's birthday. My next child, a daughter was born on my wife's mothers birthday and my next son was born on my dads birthday.

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I guess it isn't THAT big of a coincidence seeing that both of our families have a few mutual friends, but just thought it was kind of neat.

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not my greatest but the only one i can think of. when doing wedding invitations, we sent two to the same person, who was my MiL's cousin, and my mom's best friend growing up. Our families had no reason to know each other before that.

Had no idea that they knew each other until they called that they got two and were blown away at the chances.


ETA: another one that wasn't me but my sister, she rear ended our next door neighbor in a town 60 miles away. both there for completely different reasons.

I was at a CVS in Vegas, and I was the 3rd person in line. The slightly older guy at the register was buying alcohol, and was asked his birthday. When they guy said it I thought to myself wow, we have the same birthday. Then the guy between us tells the first guy that he had the same birthday, so I chimed in and said I did also. 3 people in a checkout line all with the same birthday, but different years.

My grandmother's 2nd husband has a great granddaughter that was born the exact same day in the same hospital as one of my nieces (making her my grandmother's great granddaughter).

Remembered another one: I was walking around in DC wearing an LSU shirt. Guy behind me says Geaux Tigers. I turn around and start talking to him. Turns out he was a doctor at the hospital I was born at. Had to ask my mom what the doctor's name was that delivered me. It wasn't him, but he was in the building at the time.

I have a friend with a computer program, too. I wonder if it is the same guy.

Two seasons ago we were headed from Houston to Baton Rouge for the A&M game. I get past Baytown and realize I had left my tickets in the dresser drawer like a dumbass. It was too late to turn around and go back so my wife texted our friends looking for tickets and we were offered a couple of seats in the North End Zone. We got to the game and sat down and this other couple about our age are sitting beside us. After a few inquiring looks the woman asked my wife if she was _____?

Turns out to be one of my wife's room mates at LSU who she had not seen in over 25 years. This would of never happened if I had not forgot our season tickets which are not in the North End Zone.