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goljerp ([personal profile] goljerp) wrote in [personal profile] cos 2005-11-04 12:23 pm (UTC)

First a somewhat trivial example, then my explanation of why I don't think it means anything.

Joy and I are in bed, reading, on a Friday night. The only light in the room is on a timer.
Joy: When is the timer going to go off today?
Goljerp: Oh, about now.
TIMER GOES OFF

But I don't think it means anything, because there are many weeks when Joy asks the same question, I give the same answer (or "soon" or whatever) and nothing special happens. I just don't remember those weeks. Similarly, I'm sure there were times when you said or did something and wouldn't it be coincidental if something else happened, but it didn't, so I have to say vague things like this, instead.

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