TK Small World / IRL Close Calls?

akhensley81

OK so Amoro and I just realized that we both lived on the same floor of the same dorm at the same time back in college. Hilarious!!

Now I'm curoius about any other IRL close calls that anyone here has had? I'm sure there's been more. It's a small world, after all!

salt78

I've been hanging out in the bushes outside Fishy's house for the past year. Does that count?

btrflykate1230

Gina's best friend is friends with someone who was a BM in my wedding. Small world!

ETA: Would-have-been wedding.

andyandhillary

I am 90% sure I saw Mandapanda on the metro back in the fall. 

Brie2010

I saw someone's wedding pics (Jessiesgirl, I think) once and recognized one of the guests--turns out I worked with her new SIL in college.  She doesn't post here anymore, but  was pretty cool. 

I got geekily excited the other day because Poli just graduated in the chapel we got married in and I saw the pics on FB.

Oh, and I do recruiting, and once, Jillnumbers got an e-mail promoting my visit to her college.  She didn't stop by and say hi, though.  Biitch.

louisvillebride21

Whit and I are totally convinced we are related SOMEHOW. My bio mom married a guy from Whit's area with the same last name. There aren't that many people in her town with that last name.

shellydiane820

Someone on here recognized Nick one time.

Brie2010

Oh, and not TK related, but when I was running my half marathon, I got recognized by a blog reader, which was totally random, because I was at mile 9 or so and about to die.  That was crazy.  I guess that's what I get for wearing obnoxious lime green, though.

akhensley81

salt that definitely counts.

baystateapple

I've stumbled upon two people on TK who were friends I knew from high school. 

pirategal03

A couple girls on my local I knew IRL pre-Knot. 

akhensley81

LVB I've always wondered about running in to unknown relatives online... what with the whole adoption thing. But actually, recently my sister (the one I posted about yesterday) found 3 more half-siblings who all share the same father. People we never knew about. Who knows how many more are out there?!

arbolita

I have IRL connections to several people on my local, including someone being my sister's big in her sorority, having mutual friends with people, and having the same employer.

I'm trying to think if I have a tie to anyone from the national boards...

crfische

Just let me know when you need more coffee, Salt.

JessAndTrav

There's a girl who usually posts late at night who is from the same city as me, and was good friends with my cousin in HS, but we have never met IRL.

crfische

Also, I do wonder sometimes if one day some random stranger lurker will recognize me from here. Because that would be weird.

arbolita

Oh! And one of my coworkers who is actually in the same office as me was posting on the boards quite a bit leading up to her wedding, and would talk to me about how crazy people on TheKnot were, haha.  She never knew who I was though, or that I was reading her posts. Heh.

FutureMrsTR

No and it's weird bc DE is so small so I'm always expecting to recognize someone on my local, but I haven't so far.  I mean, I know I live close to a couple of people on here, but I've never seen them walking down the street or anything.

baystateapple

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tk-small-world-irl-close-calls?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:951562c9-3090-45bf-b7b0-200a01983dfdPost:b22e6c80-00c6-4261-a1c3-39831c48766c">Re: TK Small World / IRL Close Calls?</a>:
[QUOTE]Also, I do wonder sometimes if one day some random stranger lurker will recognize me from here. Because that would be weird.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

You mean someone running up to you fangirling and asking you for a sip of your margarita?

akhensley81

fische that would definitely be weird.

Apparently I've been chosen to have centered-text posts today. Nice.

crfische

YES BSA! That would be weird. But I think about that sometimes when I'm sitting in airports. I mean, I've posted over 20,000 responses on one of the most popular wedding planning websites. (Shakes Fist at the changeover glitches) The odds of rando strangers having seen one of those posts is pretty high, I'd guess.

opalsky007

Mag and I went to the same middle school, a number of years apart. I think we also lived in the same neighborhood as kids.

I work about two blocks from where MoneyPenny said she met her DH. It's probably creepy that I remember that, but I was all, "Oh! That's right down the street!" when she mentioned it.

JessAndTrav

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tk-small-world-irl-close-calls?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:951562c9-3090-45bf-b7b0-200a01983dfdPost:2fa449cb-83fa-416e-8261-d331e8c41af6">Re: TK Small World / IRL Close Calls?</a>:
[QUOTE] I've posted over 20,000 responses on one of the most popular wedding planning websites. (Shakes Fist at the changeover glitches)
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

LIAR!

jk :D

pooh8402

lala and I lived a stone's throw from each other until June when I moved out of my apartment and into mine and DH's house.

crfische

J&T, I am not afraid to punch you in the beavermuffin. NOT AFRAID.

[Deleted User]

there was someone who said they worked in a wedding-related store and met me while i was there. she wouldn't say who she actually was though, or where i met her. i think she was surprised that i was nice irl.

crfische

Pooh, do you now live TWO stones throws away?

JessAndTrav

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tk-small-world-irl-close-calls?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:951562c9-3090-45bf-b7b0-200a01983dfdPost:5edeb569-5b10-4116-a660-e08059e46604">Re: TK Small World / IRL Close Calls?</a>:
[QUOTE]J&T, I am not afraid to punch you in the beavermuffin. NOT AFRAID.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

OMG, THAT WAS OFFENSIVE.

You're getting banned.

cmhershey

My SIL's SIL (hopefully that makes sense) is on the local on the nest.  Once I saw that I didn't want to post there.

parker624

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tk-small-world-irl-close-calls?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:951562c9-3090-45bf-b7b0-200a01983dfdPost:b22e6c80-00c6-4261-a1c3-39831c48766c">Re: TK Small World / IRL Close Calls?</a>:
[QUOTE]Also, I do wonder sometimes if one day some random stranger lurker will recognize me from here. Because that would be weird.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]


I have recognized a regular poster from her bio and pictures (we went to school together), but I haven't said anything because (1) I think she'd be weirded out and (2) I'd like to remain somewhat anonymous

akhensley81

LOL "beavermuffin" is making me giggle uncontrollably while coworkers walk by wondering what's wrong with me.