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Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 27 Apr

Last week I was working at an event where we were at the registration desk most of the time and nearby was a drink kiosk. I chatted briefly with the man running that (Tom); he told me he was from the south coast but was staying...

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Pigeons don't like him!

Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 27 Feb

Our Italian lodger seems to inspire heinous acts by the local pigeons, for some unknown reason. He’s quite a fastidious sort of person so maybe they just delight in winding him up, who knows. Anyway one day I was driving him and...

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Not quite a dream - but still uncanny

Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 7 Feb

This morning I woke up from a sort of dream; basically all it was, was a vision of a digital clock with green numbers against a black background, showing the time of 7:52. I woke up, thought ‘that was a bit odd’, looked at the...

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This is just weird

Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 18 Jul

A couple of weeks ago I was at the supermarket and on the way out I stopped at their charity bookstall and on a whim, picked up this old book. First published in 1899, this edition dates from 1948 so not exactly a contemporary...

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Is it just a coincidence...?

Mark-Paul @MarkPaul (302) 2 Mar 25

Are "the red hats" rejoicing that as Elon Musk eliminates government programs and services that he has no personal use for as an (illegal) immigrant, he is coincidentally winning government contracts that replace his...

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Short story: Lost is never really, really lost

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 4 Mar 23

[i]Freda, the mother of two young kids, was a stay-at-home mum. She'd been asked to accompany the children on their excursion to the zoo, but there was only one bus, full with students. No room for her, and some other...

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Short story: Coincidences, are never just coincidences, to the wise man

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 30 Mar 22

The right Reverend, Jack Houston, was giving his Sunday sermon on coincidences. He started with this rather bold, and forthright, statement: "There are no coincidences." and then he went on from there, like this:...

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A pleasant coincidence

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 30 Nov 20

I was mentioning to the Physical Therapist that when I lived in McPherson I kept a YMCA membership and exercised a lot. She said she grew up in McPherson. We talked about schools, and teachers, etc. Her dad was my son's Gifted...

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God, is the ultimate mathematician. He loves numbers too.

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 23 Oct 20

"So, Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn." This verse is from the New Testament, of the Christian Bible, and is...

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I just had a funny experience.

The Horse @TheHorse (238317) • Walnut Creek, California 9 Mar 20

I was returning to my car after depositing some cash (mostly gig money) at a banking machine. Suddenly I heard the excited voice of a child, seemingly calling out to me. I thought I heard my name, but I wasn't sure. The voice...

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Visiting a Tea Garden on the International Tea Day

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 15 Dec 19

Just Came back from the day trip to a tea garden.It is a coincidence that we have visited a tea garden on a international tea day. Do you know about this day? It is a good coincidence. The garden was beautiful. It can be seen in...

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Prescient dream? Or mere coincidence?

The Horse @TheHorse (238317) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Nov 19

I just drove to my local gas station to get some cigs and Gatorade. As I was driving home I remembered that I had had a dream last night about some lady driving into my truck, causing an accident. Not 15 seconds later, a women...

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What Are the Odds?

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21741) • Canada 15 Jul 19

This weekend we went to Charlottetown, PEI. We spent the day touring Green Gables (famous as the home where the story of Anne of Green Gables was based), the gulf coast and finally the city itself. We enjoyed a delicious meal in...

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Short Story: Coincidence, or synchronicity. Is there a difference?

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 9 Jun 19

John's life had been very painful for him since his mother had died about 6 months earlier, before. He just could not get over her death. It had been a terrible death to get over, and he seemed to be fastened to it, thinking...

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Have You Noticed Any Noteable Coincidences or 'Syncs' Today?

MarleneAM @MarleneAM (293) 18 Feb 19

Can you give an example of a coincidence or synchronicity that happened today, that prompted you to take notice? Also, what are your thoughts about the coincidence or 'sync'? Was it significant enough to make you ponder deeply...

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How was this for a coincidence?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 13 Feb 19

Something today reminded me of a remarkable coincidence that happened a few years ago. We were on a family holiday on the Midlands canals, having hired a narrowboat for a week - the one in the photo. We had moored up for the...

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January 6th, 2019

Katt Rocketman @PeachieMew (881) • Cleveland, Ohio 6 Jan 19

Today I learned there's an employee at my local Family Dollar named Will Smith. He's not THE Will Smith, obviously, but he is African-American and equally good-looking. What did you learn today?

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Either everything is perfect, or nothing is perfect. Which of these ideas is correct?

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 13 Dec 18

I have been reading where some guy made these types of outrageous comments about our Universe. "Everything is perfect just as it is. There are no accidents or coincidences. Nothing happens by chance. " Now, is he wrong here, or...

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It will be here by Wednesday

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 28 Oct 18

I am glad I have Amazon money from SwagBucks, because I usually can find what I need on Amazon. Our friend @andriaperry had suggested I make baby blankets and sell them as a way to earn money. Nice idea to make and sell...

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Do You Have A Popular Month For Birthdays In Your Family?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 30 Sep 18

For whatever reason, in my family we have a great deal of birthdays in November, with three of them falling on November 17th, in particular. Three out of my four grandparents were born in November, along with my mother, and one of...

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