July 31, 2001

10:56 AM

Special DeliveryLike a plot out of a movie (or TV show): "You know, my daddy's name was Johnny Johnson," Simmons said, figuring that it was little more than a coincidence. The man paused for a moment and then asked Simmons what his name was. When Simmons told him, he saw tears well up in the man's eyes. "David, is that really you?" the man asked, his voice quivering. Link courtesy Obscure Store.
posted by internal (13 comments total)

Thanks for the link, that's a nice story.
posted by msacheson at 11:25 AM on July 31, 2001

Wow. That just made my day.
posted by kindall at 11:31 AM on July 31, 2001

Sounds like one of those sappy inspirational spams I get from my mother... half expected it to end with "now make a wish and forward this to 10 people".
posted by uber at 11:47 AM on July 31, 2001

Heightening the 'small world' feeling, Winston-Salemn is where my whole extended family lives, and my parents also went to Reynolds High School.
posted by jragon at 12:03 PM on July 31, 2001

This is one of those stories that reaffirms my faith -- not in anything in particular, but just in the notion that life isn't random. There are too many variables for something like that to have been a coincidence.
posted by Dreama at 12:16 PM on July 31, 2001

Dreama, just keep telling yourself that.
posted by mrbula at 12:21 PM on July 31, 2001

wow, I must turn my membership card as a member of the MeFi Cynic brigade, that one even got me (or maybe I'm just getting soft)
posted by tj at 12:42 PM on July 31, 2001

My life sure as hell is random. As hell.
posted by websavvy at 1:12 PM on July 31, 2001

Yeah TJ, you're getting soft...
you're off the case!

I don't think it was that random, considering this guy delivered a couple hundred packages a day. But still, the odds are stacked against it.

This link made me warm and fuzzy inside. I'm now ready to start my day at 1:16.
posted by starduck at 1:17 PM on July 31, 2001

That's a very warm and fuzzy piece of coincidence you've got there.
posted by Ptrin at 2:18 PM on July 31, 2001

I like Winston-Salem, it is home to one of my favorite restaurants.
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 3:56 PM on July 31, 2001

Hey, my father's name was John Johnson -- and his father's name was John Johnson. Seriously. Maybe we're ALL related! (cou*morons*gh)
posted by krisjohn at 6:06 PM on July 31, 2001

I think it's interesting that both father and son were delivery drivers.
posted by stevis at 8:59 PM on July 31, 2001