# Three! Odd Coincidences I've had lately.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 4, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749 "2012-02-04T12:32:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749/1 "2012-02-04T12:32:23Z")

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1. Grocery shopping: I usually buy Oreos for Mr. Sali’s lunch. Yesterday I saw, and bought, some hard-to-find lemon cookies. I get home and see a note on the table asking I see if I can buy those very same lemon cookies. Done!

2. Bought a cheapie boom-box for Mr. Sali to use at work. Later that day I get a call from a relative asking I take him to Walmart so he can buy…the very same model of cheapie boom-box!

3. Friend called, to vent, in tears, breaking up with Man A in favor of Man B. “It’s so hard, I feel so bad!” etc. Daughter calls a couple days later, to vent, in tears, breaking up with Man A in favor of Man B…

What the heck? Three coincidences in a week. Have the planets aligned?

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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749/2 "2012-02-04T13:30:13Z")

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> [@salinqmind](#):
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> Daughter calls a couple days later, to vent, in tears, breaking up with Man A in favor of Man B…

Not C and D? Your daughter broke up with the same guy as your friend, and then dated the same guy your friend is dating?

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-odd-coincidences-ive-had-lately/611749/3 "2012-02-04T17:47:15Z")

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OMG NO! Friend is breaking up with her man, daughter breaking up with her own man - in separate cities!