An Uncanny Coincidence!
Jul. 20th, 2011 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
slycatI was in an IRC channel this evening which was being rather quiet. I attempted to stir up conversation by asking what people were up to and one person said:
I thought this was quite a coincidence as only half an hour earlier, I had tweeted:
It's not normally a show people talk about and so I thought it was quite a coincidence and so the conversation continued:
So now at this point, it just seemed too much of a coincidence. I didn't really know the person who was saying what they were, nor why they would be mocking me about a random, rather mundane tweet. I'm not sure if they follow me on twitter either. However as it just seemed too close to when I tweeted, I took offence as it just seemed that for some reason they picked on that tweet to mock me with. So conversation carried on:
Obviously due to the precise similarity between what he was saying and what I tweeted, I had been certain he was mocking me but in fact, this was just an incredible coincidence! I of course felt terrible for accusing him as such and so apologised for the misunderstanding. Ended up feeling rather silly about it all, which added to the surreal nature of the whole thing as that's the kinda thing Larry David, the lead character of Curb Your Enthusiasm, would end up getting himself into. Something which in itself is another amusing coincidence!
I should have bought a lottery ticket or something this evening :P
"can't talk. watching curb your enthusiasm"
I thought this was quite a coincidence as only half an hour earlier, I had tweeted:
"Been playing DVDs more since I got the blu-ray player (still waiting on the blu-rays to arrive). Currently watching Curb Your Enthusiasm :)"
It's not normally a show people talk about and so I thought it was quite a coincidence and so the conversation continued:
Me: "Heh, that's odd. I'm watching Curb Your Enthusiasm too O.o"
Him: "on blu ray"
Me: "Ah, I'm watching season 3 on DVD"
Him: "ever since i got my blu ray dvd player i've been watching more movies."
Him: "on blu ray"
Me: "Ah, I'm watching season 3 on DVD"
Him: "ever since i got my blu ray dvd player i've been watching more movies."
So now at this point, it just seemed too much of a coincidence. I didn't really know the person who was saying what they were, nor why they would be mocking me about a random, rather mundane tweet. I'm not sure if they follow me on twitter either. However as it just seemed too close to when I tweeted, I took offence as it just seemed that for some reason they picked on that tweet to mock me with. So conversation carried on:
Me: "ok, sounds like you're mocking me"
Him: "?"
Me: "you have to be mocking me, you're quoting the tweet I made earlier..."
Him: "i am?"
Me: "If you're not, it's the biggest coincidence in history. http://twitter.com/#!/SlyCat/statuses/93781441149796352"
Him: "lol wow. i just picked up a bluray player at best buy for 30 dollars. been watching my brother's movie collection"
Me: "... that's kinda freaky. I could swear you saw my tweet and thought to mock me about it for some reason :P"
Him: ":/ you think very low of me x.x"
Me: "Well I had no idea why you would, it just seemed too much of a coincidence! I've been watching too much CYE, I feel like Larry David now :P"
Him: "?"
Me: "you have to be mocking me, you're quoting the tweet I made earlier..."
Him: "i am?"
Me: "If you're not, it's the biggest coincidence in history. http://twitter.com/#!/SlyCat/statuses/93781441149796352"
Him: "lol wow. i just picked up a bluray player at best buy for 30 dollars. been watching my brother's movie collection"
Me: "... that's kinda freaky. I could swear you saw my tweet and thought to mock me about it for some reason :P"
Him: ":/ you think very low of me x.x"
Me: "Well I had no idea why you would, it just seemed too much of a coincidence! I've been watching too much CYE, I feel like Larry David now :P"
Obviously due to the precise similarity between what he was saying and what I tweeted, I had been certain he was mocking me but in fact, this was just an incredible coincidence! I of course felt terrible for accusing him as such and so apologised for the misunderstanding. Ended up feeling rather silly about it all, which added to the surreal nature of the whole thing as that's the kinda thing Larry David, the lead character of Curb Your Enthusiasm, would end up getting himself into. Something which in itself is another amusing coincidence!
I should have bought a lottery ticket or something this evening :P
