Phones and Phone Numbers
In my first year at uni I shared a house with 12 girls but only one land line. Before I left for the big city I told all my college friends my new phone number and told them to ask for me in room 4, figuring that although I was sharing, this would be enough to get hold of me. On the day I arrived I found a whole load of boxes belonging to my new roomie, clearly labeled with my name. Talking to her later about her accommodation application, the only thing we could see that we had in common (her being sciency and sporty, me being artsy and lazy) was our names. Stupid selection people.

Fortunately we became good friends and are still mates now. Weirdly though she has a friend with exactly the same phone number as me (bar the area code).

And unrelated to her, but sticking with the QotW topic I've another weird coincidence relating to phone numbers. Ignoring area codes, the last 3 digits of my phone number are the same as the first 3 of my Grandma's number and my Dentist's number. My other Grandparents number is made up of the last 3 numbers of my Dentist's followed by the last 3 numbers of my Grandma's number.

I think the only way I can make that clearer is by using a diagram or some kind of algebra.

Coincidentally, all of my coincidences in this QofW relate to phones and phone numbers in someway. Spoooky huh?
( e.m.m.y. foxtrot uniform charlie kilo india tango, Fri 9 Feb 2007, 16:06, Reply)