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dborehamyesterday at 8:33 PM2 repliesview on HN

Wait until you live in the same zip code with another person that has the same first name, last name and date of birth!


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Intermernetyesterday at 9:06 PM

When I was 18 I got called up for jury duty along with someone with the same name and age. It was confusing. They started referring to us by the suburb we lived in. Luckily both of us got passed over.

projektfuyesterday at 9:06 PM

This was a story I found amusing when I read it: "Letter from Chicago. Confusion oriented medical records."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1605484/