Comments on: Synchronicity, Plum Pudding and the Twitterverse http://www.silvermansherlikerblog.com/synchronicity-plum-pudding-and-the-twitterverse Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Michael Scutt http://www.silvermansherlikerblog.com/synchronicity-plum-pudding-and-the-twitterverse/comment-page-1#comment-1016 Michael Scutt Mon, 31 May 2010 17:35:21 +0000 http://www.silvermansherlikerblog.com/?p=583#comment-1016 Weird coincidences occur in real life as well, of course. It is well known when attending A&E departments in hospital never to say "oh, it's quiet here tonight" to avoid provoking a flood of casualties (or is that just in Casualty?). Furthermore, why is it when there's a particular client that I haven't heard from for quite a while and I think "I haven't heard from X for weeks" the phone rings and it is indeed X. Real life imitating Twitter? This only seems to work with those clients that I don't actually want to speak to. It is never the client who owes money on a long outstanding bill phoning to apologise. Funny that ... Weird coincidences occur in real life as well, of course. It is well known when attending A&E departments in hospital never to say “oh, it’s quiet here tonight” to avoid provoking a flood of casualties (or is that just in Casualty?).

Furthermore, why is it when there’s a particular client that I haven’t heard from for quite a while and I think “I haven’t heard from X for weeks” the phone rings and it is indeed X. Real life imitating Twitter?

This only seems to work with those clients that I don’t actually want to speak to. It is never the client who owes money on a long outstanding bill phoning to apologise. Funny that …

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