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Post number 9388

internal — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:56:01 -0800

Special Delivery Like 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.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:25:21 -0800

Thanks for the link, that's a nice story.

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:31:04 -0800

Wow. That just made my day.

By: uber

uber — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:47:47 -0800

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".

By: jragon

jragon — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:03:34 -0800

Heightening the 'small world' feeling, Winston-Salemn is where my whole extended family lives, and my parents also went to Reynolds High School.

By: Dreama

Dreama — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:16:24 -0800

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.

By: mrbula

mrbula — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:21:50 -0800

Dreama, just keep telling yourself that.

By: tj

tj — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:42:50 -0800

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)

By: websavvy

websavvy — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:12:58 -0800

My life sure as hell is random. As hell.

By: starduck

starduck — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:17:17 -0800

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.

By: Ptrin

Ptrin — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:18:27 -0800

That's a very warm and fuzzy piece of coincidence you've got there.

By: hotdoughnutsnow

hotdoughnutsnow — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:56:25 -0800

I like Winston-Salem, it is home to one of my favorite restaurants.

By: krisjohn

krisjohn — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:06:10 -0800

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)

By: stevis

stevis — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:59:49 -0800

I think it's interesting that both father and son were delivery drivers.