# Coincidences on these forums

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047 "2026-10-21T21:42:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047/1 "2026-10-21T21:42:42Z")

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We’ve had threads about coincidences but none to my knowledge about them happening specifically within the forums. This just happened to me.

I was reading the “Lanterns - the green kind” thread where this was posted: “If you’re wondering how he eats and breathes and other science facts…” I knew the line was from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 song but couldn’t remember the next line. I couldn’t come up with it and thought about googling it but let it go. I figured it would come to me later and moved to the next thread which was “The Poochie Award for…” The first new post was "I get it. It’s a great joke. It’s meta before “meta” was a thing. "Repeat to yourself ‘It’s just a show, I really should relax’ “, and etc.” Whoa. That’s the line. I laughed so loud I scared the cats. Now that’s a coincidence.

Have you had any coincidences take place on the board?

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**Author:** ![ThistleDew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thistledew/32/13873_2.png) [@ThistleDew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThistleDew)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047/2 "2026-10-22T09:27:20Z")

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I had shrimp on a plate yesterday.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047/3 "2026-10-22T15:57:36Z")

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I was just thinking about that, and out of the blue…!