# Ridiculously Unfortunate Coincidences... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781 "2018-08-17T13:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781/21 "2018-08-19T17:59:11Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > she’s one of the smartest, most well-informed persons I’ve met. But for some reason, her attitude towards me has changed completely this week and these stupid events didn’t help my case. Has she got a sense of humour? Find WORSE ringtones and get phonecalls when she’s around… ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781/22 "2018-08-19T18:29:06Z")
Well, she used to laugh at my jokes. A lot. That was the first thing that made me think “A kindered spirit, perhaps ?” earlier this year. Now, I’m not so sure. I might give your suggestion a try, though 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781/23 "2018-08-19T18:35:43Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > Now, I’m not so sure. Consider this: rather than her attitude towards you having changed, your behaviour might have changed because you’ve gone all self-conscious and embarrassed and she might have reacted to that… Anyway, good luck with her. I’ve had coincidences, but not unfortunate ones. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781/24 "2018-08-20T17:58:31Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > The unfortunate coincidence is that I went for a drive to specifically hit 150k and take a pic. When I bought the car with 122k she was critically ill, 150k was a major achievement. :mad: That’s a great warning tale about the dangers of buying a BMW. Are they normally so unreliable? :eek: I’ve been looking at getting a new touring moto and been looking at BMW’s (I currently have a Buell as my touring bike). I wonder if their motorcycles have these problems as well? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781/25 "2018-08-21T13:59:52Z")
Maybe you are not aware of this, but the idea that there are specialized cell phone police who go around arresting and putting people in prison if they don’t answer their phone after the first ring and talk as long as the caller wants is an urban legend. I know because I started it. Cell phones can be ignored, and even turned off. Go figure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-unfortunate-coincidences/819781.md?page=1)