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Post number 9274

msacheson — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:22:34 -0800

How about some feel-good stories? Anybody heard about the lovesick guy in Australia who flew to England to surprise his girlfriend, only she flew to Australia to surprise him at the same time? And from Cincinnati, a healthy baby girl was born to a mother who's been in a coma since a car crash 8 months ago.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:24:13 -0800

I know people have asked to post less regurgitated news on MeFi, but I at least wanted to balance darker stories with nice ones such as these. I hope they brighten your day!

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:50:39 -0800

I read the second on this morning, made me a bit sad really. (ick, the gate's site blows. a link a little closer to the story.)

By: moz

moz — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:17:34 -0800

i don't know if a baby being born to a woman in a coma is such a feel-good story. the baby's mom is in a coma, after all. the lovesick guy story reminds me of that friends episode where ross flies to britain. in fact, it's pretty much exactly that episode, except australia, not britain.

By: mudbug

mudbug — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:29:23 -0800

It probably made the father/husband feel pretty good. He didn't lose both of them, after all.

By: Dreama

Dreama — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:02:03 -0800

The lovesick guy story is a duplicate of a recent commercial, where the guy and girlfriend fly to surprise each other in Paris and DC. . . anybody remember that ad?

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:18:41 -0800

Their return planes passed each other in mid-air. Why didn't one of them just stay put?

By: Singular

Singular — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:15:01 -0800

The second story sounds a little to close to 'girlfriend in a coma' (the book, not the song) for my liking. I hope this isn't the start of the end of the world.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 23:37:52 -0800

> I hope this isn't the start of the end of the world. I'm half hoping it is.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 06:51:41 -0800

I know, I know, it's serious....