weird/interesting real life experiences

[jacques]

I saw this girl on this plane flight to Melbourne from hong kong in january, and I said to myself i would see her again at uni in my class. then only like 3 weeks ago, this is the end of the semester, i recognise her, she looked  bit different (i recognised the tattoo on her neck from the airport). so we have been in the same class the whole time, and i only just noticed. now im shy to talk to her but would be cool to find out if we actually were in HK at the same time and it is her, i dunno, there's only 1 class left.

[jacques]

i feel kind of lame posting this but i cant help but write it down

anyone else had experiences like this?

[satanicusjinxus]

May 17, 2017 9:53:53 GMT jacques said:

i feel kind of lame posting this but i cant help but write it down

anyone else had experiences like this?

nah that's a great anecdote. thanks for sharing. Iv'e had some crazy coincidences happen, though i can't recall any atm.

Why did you say to yourself that you would see her again? Was it because she was cute?

[beanstalk]

May 17, 2017 9:44:13 GMT jacques said:

I saw this girl on this plane flight to Melbourne from hong kong in january, and I said to myself i would see her again at uni in my class. then only like 3 weeks ago, this is the end of the semester, i recognise her, she looked  bit different (i recognised the tattoo on her neck from the airport). so we have been in the same class the whole time, and i only just noticed. now im shy to talk to her but would be cool to find out if we actually were in HK at the same time and it is her, i dunno, there's only 1 class left.

Embrace the awkwardness and do it, you'll regret it otherwise.

[Deleted]

nah dont do it or youll beat yourself over the head for being a cringelord 5 years later forever like i do over like 3 girls

[softest]

People are always pullign me up saying i'm rude for not recognisign them somewhere. Like if we were in a class for a year but I don't know who they are at a party or something, or if I've talked to a bunch them but don't notice them walk past. I dunno, i'm in my own head a lot and don't see people.

i've def seen people in photos and just had a feelign about them then met them much later not remember I'd seen them then like ending up in a relationship or something then see the old photo again and go aaaaaaaaaaa.

Also happens all the time that I see some stranger and go aaaaaaa I should talk to them for some reason, then I see them one other time and still don't do it, and then I never see them again.

If there's one lesson I never learn is to take your chances when you get them.

Anxiety sucks but psychic powers are good imo.

[nl]

Throughout multiple different highways in my general area, I've always found this strange set of symbols in the most random locations. They mostly appear on old concrete highway overpasses or bridges.

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Does ANYBODY know what these symbols means?

[nl]

I also live next to crossroads that not only has had multiple brutal car accidents but also a known suicide in the field right next to the crossroads. 

[beanstalk]

Maybe they're hobo symbols? Triangle is usually inverted (otherwise there's other markings along with it) to mean that the road is full of hobos already, the three lines to mean that the place isn't safe, and the dotted circle that an ill-tempered man lives there.

Or they could be some type of arcane construction signs.

[nl]

Oh my god i just discovered something called "hobo code"
After looking at the lists, it led to this translation reading: "tramps located here" "dangerous location" "very good"
I think there's a specific code for New England because the second and third contradict eachother.

[jacques]

May 17, 2017 15:13:36 GMT satanicusjinxus said:

May 17, 2017 9:53:53 GMT jacques said:

i feel kind of lame posting this but i cant help but write it down

anyone else had experiences like this?

nah that's a great anecdote. thanks for sharing. Iv'e had some crazy coincidences happen, though i can't recall any atm.

Why did you say to yourself that you would see her again? Was it because she was cute?

lol yeah, i guess its kind of silly. but im intrigued cos she actually was in the same class as me out of the 4 time slots of the same class at rmit. oh well, the semester is over now and she wasnt there today. FUUKC

[nl]

May 20, 2017 15:07:57 GMT beanstalk said:

Maybe they're hobo symbols? Triangle is usually inverted (otherwise there's other markings along with it) to mean that the road is full of hobos already, the three lines to mean that the place isn't safe, and the dotted circle that an ill-tempered man lives there.

Or they could be some type of arcane construction signs.

the ill tempered man is actually a square and circle with a dot inside

[jacques]

i've been reading stories about people seeing the future in their dreams and then it becoming real in this book 'a paranormal file'. also I was talking to my grandma and she says that everybody already knows everything (or at least, you know a hell of a lot more than you're aware of). it's bringing things to your conscious level of thinking that is hard to do. this makes a lot of sense to me cos, i mean, we are related to everything on the planet in some way and everything beyond the planet too i guess. so it isn't surprising to me that everyone already knows everything there is to know to the point that there is no different between knowing everything and knowing nothing?

[Jinxtengu]

Perhaps that's true to some extent Jaques, but I'm somewhat sceptical, mainly from what I know of cognitive psychology. There's a book called blink by malcom gladwell (who's just a journalist fyi), its about split second decision making and how people can make good decisions based on limited information, maybe it would interest you? But quick decisions have their limitations, and it notes that. For examplr trusting your gut isnt always right (for one example take junk food), and then self knowledge is also pretty limited. People around you know you better than you know yourself, this goes against intuition but if you delve into social and cognitive psychology a bit, this is demonstrated in many many studies. You can't even trust your own feelings(affect) because the brain frequently confuses a physical state with an emotion and vice versa (misplaced affect). Anyway I'm not trying to criticise your ideas or anything, I just wanted to offer my perspective (and i value you for sharing yours) Im really of the impression that people go around making up stories in their heads, constantly, to explain the world and the people around them. Human beings are just really good story tellers. Most people think they see the world clearly when in reality they just see things through multiple crooked lenses. Another example of lack of self insight that I just remembered is the paradox that an unskilled worker is usually more confidant than a person more skilled, that's because the skilled person knows their limitations and also has a clearer understanding the actual difficulty involved. Maybe I missed the point of what you were saying, but my point is that people are prone to majical thinking, which bears no relation to the way the universe is (but is comforting to believe in) I would be wary of this sort of thinking because in the long term it doesn't serve anyone well. You start thinking like that and the next thing you know you'll believe you can predict scratch tickets.

[Jinxtengu]

Don't take what I said personally, I'm just expressing my thoughts that's all. I don't want to convince anyone and I don't care what people want to believe.